Post on 02-Jan-2016
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What Is Pro Wrestling?
“Sports Entertainment”; basically it is a highly athletic performance art.
Two or more wrestlers have “matches” Predetermined outcomes Storylines drive the action of the show. Lots of Drama and Action
Some terms to know!
“Babyface” or just “Face” is a good guy (Hulk Hogan, John Cena)
“Heel” is a bad guy (The Iron Sheik, Triple H)
Wrestlers participate in “feuds”, or rivalries
Vincent K. McMahon
• Owner of the WWE since early 1980’s
• Has a net worth of over $1.5 Billion
• Created the pop culture phenomenon “WrestleMania”
• Became notorious for his role as the evil “Mr. McMahon” character
Monday Night Wars
Ratings battle between WWE & WCW WCW was owned by CNN’s Ted Turner WCW (World Championship Wrestling)
had a show called “Monday Nitro” WWE’s “Raw” program was beaten in
the ratings for 84 straight weeks
Pros and Cons of being a Fan!Pros Cons
Its super fun! There are moments of
absolute hilarity! These athletes will
amaze you. They give you a show
EVERY single week They are Larger-Than-
Life characters
The storylines can be quite atrocious
It can be too silly sometimes for an adult to watch
Often times, the show becomes repetitive
Decisions that are made question the integrity of the product
WrestleMania’s Economic Value
The event has generated over $400 million in the last 6 years
In 2013, $101.2 million was made for the NJ/NY metropolitan area where it was hosted
People from all 50 states & 34 countries came to see it, spurring economic activity
Source: http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2013/2013_11_20.jsp