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Chevrolet Has Totally Embraced 'World Series Chevy Guy'
Chevrolet Has Totally Embraced 'World Series Chevy Guy'-July 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:13:23

Chevy Rep Rikk Wilde was presenting the World Series MVP award on Wednesday, stammering through a slogan for the he made up on the spot; "technology and stuff." But after the phrase and #ChevyGuy started trending on Twitter, the company went ahead and ran with it.

Here's the hilariously awkward "speech"/sales pitch as delivered by Wilde. Of course, he got the last laugh because he couldn't have done a better job accomplishing his objective: get people talking about Chevy.

The company was quick to jump on the social media momentum and has since thrown "#TechnologyAndStuff" right on the . Right under the similarly un-subtle; "YOU KNOW YOU WANT A TRUCK."

Screengrab 10/30/14

Chevy took a great opportunity to ride the news and at least look like they don't take themselves too seriously, which as far as I'm concerned makes the company a lot more likable.

Can't really blame the Wilde for sounding like a doofus anyway, being cool on camera is always harder than it looks and standing next to superstar must have made the moment even more stressful.

One bizarre side effect of turning in one of the best postseason pitching runs in MLB history is…

But a hat tip to Wilde for taking it in stride, and to Chevy for making the most of his performance.

Image by the author with graphics from Chevrolet & Fox

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