Saturday, October 12, 2013

Custom Print Shirts: Can They Help Wrestlers?

By Robert Sutter


If you have made a name for yourself in professional wrestling, it is very likely that you're going to have merchandise made for yourself. All you have to do is look at some of the most popular stars in WWE to see what they have in store. It seems like just about everything from wristbands to garden gnomes have been crafted for them. Tees are important as well and I have to believe that wrestlers who are starting out could actually benefit greatly from custom print shirts.

NXT is home to a number of different stars and not one of them as merchandise of their own, which I cannot help but scratch my head at. Yes, they may not be on television but the truth of the matter is that they still have their fans. I look at NXT as almost a cult-like extension of WWE that only those who know about wrestling on a broader scale are going to be able to watch. However, there are many popular stars and I believe that some examples stand out more than others.

I think that Emma stands as my current favorite character in NXT right now and there are many reasons for this. It isn't just that she is a very talented in-ring performer, even though this is still very much the case. It's the confidence that she exudes when playing a dancing character, one that could have been a comedic throwaway but has grown as a very likable babyface. One of the defining features, at least to me, has to be her Emmalution t-shirt and I wonder why it hasn't been sold yet.

I believe that this should be where creation of custom print shirts should come into play, at least on a more constant basis. Emma already has many fans on a more cult-like status, given the fact that NXT is not shown on television. Many of these individuals are older fans who have the means to purchase such items and I have to believe that they would do so in order to show their support for many stars. If you ask me, this is where companies like East End Screen Printing should come into effect.

I can only imagine just how fast these shirts would sell amongst the NXT loyal. I believe that these particular wrestlers have a number of fans on their side, some of them having much more support than others. If WWE was able to bring these particular shirts to the surface, I can only imagine just how much more money the company would make as a result. WWE is looking to build tremendous funds and I have to believe that this is another avenue that could be taken.




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