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goldfinger0303 t1_ithqniq wrote

Reply to comment by forg1vr in [OC] World's Top 10 Youtube Channels of 2022 by PlasticWriter407

I had figured everyone has heard of WWE. I mean, not knowing about WWE is like not knowing the NHL exists.

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modern_milkman t1_ithvq58 wrote

Keep in mind not everyone is American.

I know the WWE, and I have heard of the NHL. But I'm pretty sure if I would and ask people in the streets in my city here in Germany what WWE and NFL are, most people would have no idea. Especially because the NFL is less known than other American sport leagues here. Many people have probably heard of the NBA (to a large extent due to Dirk Nowitzki), and some of the NFL (due to American Football gaining popularity here). Hockey isn't popular here, so the NHL os less known. Also, "hockey" refers to field hockey in Germany. The sport of the NHL is called "ice hockey" here, so people probably wouldn't even make the "H stands for hockey" connection.

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Cherry-ColaFunk t1_iti4pk7 wrote

Willing to bet more people would know WWE over NHL in Germany in any non-North American country.

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rammo123 t1_itizgpx wrote

> not knowing about WWE is like not knowing the NHL exists

So... completely understandable for the majority of the world's population?

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goldfinger0303 t1_itk9pwj wrote

Right, but a substantial part of that rest of the world's population would know T-series or one of the other channels up there. It's a pretty broad spectrum. Very surprised someone knows none of them

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Platywussy t1_itp480k wrote

I.... don't know what WWE is. And I think NFL is American football? Care to enlighten me?

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goldfinger0303 t1_itsnssf wrote

It's wrestling. Like the staged wrestling thing, not like real competitive wrestling. For Americans at least, I'd have expected most people to at least seen a commercial...or a movie with The Rock (Dwayne Johnson), John Cena, Dave Bautista, Jesse Ventura....there's a fairly decent chance that if a movie has a big muscly man in it, he's a WWE star.

NHL is the National Hockey League (NFL is American football, correct). I said that because I figured a good healthy chunk of Europeans would know about it as well because like half the league is European players.

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Platywussy t1_ittoiaq wrote

Ah then I know of WWE. And I know The Rock, it's just that I didn't know he did wrestling, I only ever saw him in movies. And around here we think of field hockey when someone says hockey. But we do have ice hockey too! I guess it's just not that popular here.

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