8 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (June 16)
5. WWE Has Changed The Great Balls Of Fire Logo For A FOURTH Time
We wrote last week that WWE attempted to douse the controversy engulfed by the Great Balls Of Fire logo.
You can't blame WWE for wishing to change the first logo. It looked like some intern knocked it together using MS Paint, using precisely nothing in the way of imagination. 'GREAT BALLS' was spelled out in 3D monochrome. 'FIRE' was rendered with an equally bland font evoking low-res flames. WWE recognised that it was the pits, and scrapped it in favour of...a blazing cock and balls. It was the cause of much mirth and embarrassment for the PG-rated, publicly-traded company. That, too, was scrapped.
The third logo was a decent enough compromise. It was more professional than the first disaster, and less of an unintentionally graphic rendering of male genitalia. It sort of looked like an outline of Buddha with his arms flailing about. There was nothing wrong with it, so WWE changed it. PPV logos, NXT call-ups; nothing is safe from Vince McMahon's ceaseless micromanagement.
This week, the logo has undergone a fourth change. It is now the second logo again, only with the phallic flame removed. So that's just a pair of orange testicles with the words 'GREAT BALLS OF FIRE' set next to them. Marvellous.