10 Most Ridiculous WWE Commercials Ever

By David Oxford /

2. WWF Attitude "Get It?" (1999)

If there is one thing that WWE (and the then-WWF) is good at, it's not taking itself too seriously (even despite things like entry #3). That seemed to be what Vince McMahon, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Sable, Mankind, and others attempted to convey as they released the above spot during the 1999 Superbowl. Taking place in the company's Stamford, Connecticut offices, WWE says that their staff continue to be asked such questions as €œDo Superstars work there?€ and €œAre there wrestling matches in the office?€ Even for WWE, though, the commercial was a bit over-the-top-- a bit too much for some, in fact, as a pair of television watchdog groups complained to the Federal Communications Commission about the content of the ad. Fox Sports quotes Robert W. Peters, president of the group Morality in Media, as saying that the spot was €œone of the most vile commercials ever aired on network TV€ even though "he conceded he hadn€™t seen it." In particular, it's the portion where a couple are embraced with the woman's legs wrapped around the man which drew ire. €œThe spot was a tongue-in-cheek parody,€ said WWF marketing executive Jim Byrne. €œEverything about it was so over-the-top that for anyone to interpret it literally is interesting.€ Who would imagine that the reaction to such a commercial could possibly be more ridiculous than the commercial itself?