|
WWE and Milk launch Protein Fight Club in Brooklyn: photos+ e) k; e: V' R) @- v+ z
: ~' T, t2 N" f& T. M" h8 \) ?! G
& v: \: f$ F( S
9 z) X# Q3 I8 _- s
WWE and MilkPEP launched the brand-new Protein Fight Club campaign at the world-famous Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, N.Y.
j4 L; t* D* ^' i
+ }2 f7 S' V( M& j* g8 e8 o$ M d
T- K8 W9 s7 h, d8 X8 ~& U0 \# h: ~; J5 c2 X# w8 x
% \4 M7 O8 V+ n( | J& u9 e0 s+ w1 ?8 q1 l; |" g3 V5 s$ y8 k* M8 ?
% A1 k" L- f8 r/ G9 R, ^. n
$ r% i! {) M) D2 LThe campaign's official hashtag is #MilkWins.
4 A: d' D9 [5 N! U) l# `, l* s4 Z' g" n
- h+ U( q s! l* {+ ?3 I' I% [" }2 \: {/ s7 D9 E" ]1 r
: {$ F/ g9 V+ [7 ^) C5 \- k0 ]% H; S! r( S$ z, A
MilkPEP's vice president of marketing, Julia Kadison, started off the presentation., Z9 {& }" h A- z+ N" q1 w! y+ N
/ ~$ u1 L% ` V& e9 J" w5 j6 y! V2 q- o1 v- o+ n
" }; m- f4 p6 f! U- t) K
MilkPEP is the organization behind the wildly influential "got milk?" series.
- x( ^, m$ `$ c" Z0 c5 D1 K& T2 ^7 w! I+ R) Q
, r* P& }% F: m' c
6 w3 p* w1 ^/ V6 H+ H5 i
* B) v' i$ x! R# g9 B0 v" S
j4 s1 k* M8 o7 z- y6 B' L# rDave Grotto, a registered "Guy-a-titian," joined the presentation to discuss the benefits of drinking milk as a source of protein.
4 [& W' l5 p1 q* \+ Q& U4 G2 ^" t& D) W
! \, B+ \4 J! O" z1 B8 ]/ r1 l, s, q% c
( O% E* t% Q* g
6 `( i' Z, S& @8 p5 ?- oGrotto introduced Triple H, who understands the importance of the protein that milk can provide.
$ X8 e, j7 h0 h
/ L: H3 y6 ]; e4 I/ k" S) S3 P2 y
; i5 y3 x R# z* m$ P9 Z0 O! M @2 Z2 X" g- q! O
, r+ w2 a8 X- ]( m) Y+ L) Y1 y# ~
% [9 V9 ^" j' l" ~& `2 N
Three vignettes were shown as a part of the brand-new Protein Fight Club campaign, featuring milk laying the smackdown on other common breakfast foods.
. @5 {( e% Q" b$ R. _
8 n/ {& @2 c4 z% U) Z" W) |5 B o+ Z( `" ^$ u$ I! R& i+ `
3 T+ O- T& C) S' S4 |0 |+ o
Stephanie McMahon spoke from the perspective of a mom about how critical milk is to kids' diets.; R/ ~ V- {- @ c A: F/ ?1 O
+ o! S4 E% k/ w% v/ X
6 d6 R! r8 l( _! o5 U8 M0 i
7 G: p7 e7 h* D+ c
g* D1 M# ?/ r [% L! l! V
: }& s( T5 `1 k, \# u# o5 z
: P+ x- R& j* G/ f
1 u) C$ q( l# T! q& t; q; r6 U
; r! A+ s0 q$ u$ F% W+ w6 f
; |% I7 T) M2 _6 @- w% m7 V) q q" x/ O8 b8 Q1 y
9 L% H2 }! `, V1 E/ `) ~1 N
/ r& k; i5 f8 Q8 P0 }) l) j3 W/ |/ `8 i' Z: |
The Game and Stephanie presented a custom WWE Championship to MilkPEP, including unique Protein Fight Club sideplates./ [6 L' h* Y$ e( u
* c. \5 W3 y) W d8 f, y* j* \' [4 t4 W/ y
! s. C$ h8 F$ j& [
To milk!8 t2 v2 `! K$ I
! }# A$ g1 {8 y9 G
- S$ v9 m: ]& a
* H, ?! ` ]3 ^3 u- Y1 X# t V& S { M
: B& n# ^: i' j
) r& e& M+ I' y3 Q- C X3 I. t' _' ?5 z B* N" H5 z& q- b0 ^
5 t' O/ Y3 o* s6 @( x- p, ?
$ I8 ~( M; H) [- ^* d3 G& E, A3 a3 o2 t$ H2 n; H: X
Gleason's Gym was the training home of Mike Tyson, real life "Raging Bull" Jake LaMotta and the great Muhammad Ali." u8 u: k } b* e+ c( t- f
r1 q, _9 m5 t6 d/ w
& d+ }% @( T/ k8 M; M' n2 P; N, s
7 c, J; d$ m5 `, |: D6 E: w; ]' M. n. d! N- ?
+ w/ Y# l7 C7 g) Q, w3 F6 Z, v- i5 @4 h# ^9 \& F. P' B
7 M9 i) w$ Q( x4 w# L
WWE Hall of Famer Johnny Rodz operates a wrestling school based at Gleason's, and has trained Tommy Dreamer, The Dudley Boyz, Tazz and Matt Striker, among many others.% B/ K* d( u/ {0 t/ e
2 o W9 ~1 l6 Y
, k- E. l' q/ G9 T
* Y! O/ W$ t6 n( d) h( h. M. m ]( q" J5 {( m( ?; k* ?* Q- M ~' ^
% h; c, Z/ C/ R
4 u/ U- O4 q8 J- u; H2 i" {
4 x! c" x9 \, W/ c* U
* f; J, Y* A3 l
' [) Y( p( R: v% i' UOnly in Brooklyn's hipster haven can milk-pourers get away with a prohibition-era mustache.
/ T) x( a; N9 x- o0 d; J
2 n5 [% ~; ?' B/ s: ]
: {8 Q3 A7 Y- v' f& ?* o* x3 K7 ?1 I0 ~) h0 ~( s
6 X0 y' M3 v2 G; {
) i+ Z2 s4 V! S |
|