WWE Fans Lose Their Minds Over Pay Per View Name Change

WWE dropped two bombshells on fans today when they announced that the July Raw brand pay per view […]

November 8, 2017, 3:58pm

WWE dropped two bombshells on fans today when they announced that the July Raw brand pay per view name would be changed from Bad Blood to Great Balls of Fire.

Perhaps the ridiculous sounding ppv name was designed to get fans to pay less attention to the second announcement which was that Brock Lesnar would make his first Universal title defense at said PPV.

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This means 96 days will have passed between the time Lesnar defeated Goldberg for the belt at WrestleMania and his first championship, thus forever making a huge joke out of the infamous 30 day defense rule which states a champion must defend his title once every 30 days.

While the three month absence is completely ridiculous, the absurdity of naming an event after a 1964 Jerry Lee Lewis song (or a 1989 Dennis Quaid film about Jerry Lee Lewis) could not be ignored.

Even former Raw superstar, Big E, couldn’t help but give the upcoming pay per view’s name a shout out.

Clearly, the most disappointing aspect of no longer being on Raw is knowing I won’t be a part of the 1st annual Great Balls of Fire.
— ShinigamE (@WWEBigE) April 28, 2017

And as you might imagine, the WWE Universe completely lost their minds upon hearing the new PPV’s name.

@WWE July PPV being called #GreatBallsOfFire? Can’t wait for @WWE Wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom in September!
— Derec Clark (@MrClarkafella) April 28, 2017

#GreatBallsOfFire jesus christ I thought this was a joke, THERE IS AN ACTUAL PPV CALLED GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
— Tuck Buckford (@AhmedTVJunkie) April 28, 2017

So #BrockLesnar isn’t going to defend this title until July?!?!? #greatballsoffire #RAW #SDLive #wwe #wwepayback pic.twitter.com/wHTnkRDYws
— Benjamin Trecroci (@btron3030) April 28, 2017

*opens twitter* #GreatBallsOfFire #WWE

I’m at a loss for words because I’ve already said every profane word I can think of.. @WWE #GreatBallsOfFire pic.twitter.com/BbuJRdNcew
— Kyle.K (@KiddKnapp) April 28, 2017

BREAKING: The #GreatBallsOfFire are expected to be on a pole.
— Part-Time Heelbook (@Heelbook) April 28, 2017

Worst pay-per-view name ever#greatballsoffire
— Sock Monkey Mike (@SockMonkeyMike) April 28, 2017

#GreatBallsofFire pic.twitter.com/ajeZdpawVk
— WOLf of Wrestling ? (@WOLfofWrestling) April 28, 2017

Can’t wait for further WWE PPVs ‘Sex Bomb’ and ‘Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting’ #GreatBallsOfFire
— Jack G. King (@JackTheJobber) April 28, 2017

@CBOverTheRopes If we are making PPVs out of song titles then I want to see the Universal Title defended at Boom Shake The Room
— kazzy mcjazzy (@KMcjazzy) April 28, 2017

Will WWE bend to the ridicule and change the name or will we be treated to hearing the word balls 7,000 times on Raw between now and July 9th?

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