Roughly 11 years ago, the WWE started up an IPO (initial public offering), allowing fans and companies alike to buy stock in the company. As years passed, the WWE's TV standards have changed. Long gone are the days of beer drinking, crotch-chopping and foul language.
Now, we tune in weekly to see, a kinder, gentler WWE. A WWE that has to work a bit harder to not offend anyone, in fear of losing corporate sponsors.
This WWE does not want to be called a wrestling company. Instead they use the term "sports-entertainment." At one point, this term allowed the WWE to not have the same standards as mainstream sports (ie: baseball, football, etc.). They...
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