Fans may not love to see King Baron Corbin, at all for his heel gimmick, WWE creative does not seem to be losing hope on the superstar. It was reported earlier that Vince McMahon is extremely high on this name. But he might be pushing for Corbin’s success like never before as the company wants to rename a city entirely.
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In a strange set of incidents, WWE wants to rename the city of Corbin, Kentucky to King Corbin, Kentucky. This would be something huge to push King Baron Corbin’s current gimmick.
WKYT in Kentucky reported that WWE has started a grassroots campaign to have the Corbin city renamed for the 2019 King of the Ring winner. It will be also to promote Sunday’s non-televised Supershow live event at the Corbin Arena. Here’s more on the campaign as reported by wrestlingINC.com,
“WWE officials and a camera crew will be in front of the Colonel Sanders statue in downtown Corbin on Sunday afternoon to college petition signatures from citizens who support the name change. They will also be handing out free tickets for the WWE Supershow live event that night, which will feature both RAW and SmackDown Superstars.”
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This live event scheduled at Corbin, Kentucky was originally scheduled for Monday, May 6th. Later, it was postponed until Thursday, October 17, 2019. It was then announced in September that the event was delayed again and moved to January 12th for some unknown reasons.
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The main attraction for the night will be King Corbin who will make his grand return to the hometown. Hopefully, the organic heel will give the fans some reasons to cheer for.
No more mind games. @WWERomanReigns will get his hands on King @BaronCorbinWWE one-on-one at #RoyalRumble! https://t.co/iotsMEU800
— WWE (@WWE) January 11, 2020
As of now, King Corbin is booked to battle Roman Reigns at Royal Rumble PPV in 2020. It will be a rematch from TLC where Corbin picked up the win via assistance from his heel friends. Could their presence will give him the upper-hand? We’ll find out on January 26th when the first PPV of the decade emanates.
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Meanwhile, Corbin talked to Cheap Heat Podcast with Peter Rosenburg, to talk about his rise to the occasion from 2019 onwards. He admitted that Vince McMahon loves his character who is more than just a “big guy” with a tough exterior. Here’s more of his comments,
“I think Vince McMahon has been a fan of mine because I’m a big dude, a little bit old school, and have legitimate toughness. He sees motivation in certain guys and certain guys want to have it and some don’t. I knew it was a repackage.
It was a thing that I needed as well because there are just so many angry, bad guys, and I think we were trying to add some complexity to it and give it some different levels and give me some different levels. And I think that is what people connect to.”