The Twitch streamer Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris reportedly turned down a major sponsored deal from a brand, according to his brother. While the deal would have been lucrative, the launch of WoW Classic was more important to Sodapoppin. He definitely did not want to miss it.
Where does this information come from? The streamer and lawyer Ryan “BJPOffical” Willet is the brother of the well-known streamer Sodapoppin (2.4 million followers).
Willet spilled the beans while discussing the contract dispute between Tfue and FaZe.
Willet wants to emphasize that his brother is not a “sellout”; he is not someone who bends for money. Sodapoppin and other big streamers are often accused of doing anything for money and sponsor deals.
The lawyer says: “If my brother wanted to sell out, he would have had a big opportunity here.”
On the contrary, Sodapoppin regularly turns down such deals.
Here’s how it went down: Ryan Willet says he reviewed the deal as his little brother’s lawyer and it was excellent. It wasn’t just a big check involved, but it was also a really cool product. Ryan encouraged his little brother to take the deal.
But Sodapoppin said, “Ryan, I can’t do this. It’s the first day WoW Classic is released. I can’t miss that.”
What product is it about? The lawyer does not specify.
On reddit, people are discussing the deal and speculating about what the “major brand” deal could be that Sodapoppin turned down.
There are some clues:
- The launch of WoW Classic is on August 27, 2018.
- and other streamers also enjoy talking about what offers come their way – even though they shouldn’t really be talking about it.
A user on reddit believes: The deal could be a commercial for a virtual reality headset that is about to come out.
Another streamer, Pokelawls, has already talked about it and was himself excited about the headset.
It’s noticeable that some popular streamers on Twitch grew up with WoW and that the game seemingly holds a special place in the hearts of Twitch streamers.
How is it going for Sodapoppin? He benefits from the launch of WoW Classic. According to Twitchmetrics, his streams of WoW Classic have had around 35,000 to 50,000 viewers on average. Hence, he is likely to be one of the big winners of WoW Classic on Twitch, alongside WoW streamer Asmongold.
At the moment, the game is extremely popular:
