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Bolte English 12 CP April 7, 2017 Professional Wrestling Ever since I was five years old, professional wrestling has always been an escape for me. Growing up, I didn’t have the best childhood in the world, but every Monday and Friday I would turn on Raw and Smackdown. As I became a teenager I discovered there were other wrestling promotions such as; Ring of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Professional wrestling still to this day is something that I cherish. In the early

connotations are squashed with images of men forcing themselves upon women and by diminishing wrestling roles in the WWE world that show any distinction of homosexuality. The women wrestlers are mostly used as illustrations of the men’s heterosexuality, thus dismissing any impression of homosexuality. Divas: Sex and Male fantasy. Before the 1990’s women were not characterized much in the WWE but to escort a man to the wrestling ring, usually as a girlfriend or wife. As Katz says, “the conventions of pornography

explanation is not enough. That's the same mediocre standard that lets people think this is all fake. The backstage area of a WWE-event, in real life, is a fascinating place. The characters alone could serve up a unique visual language. RAW has the freedom to explore something no other sport and no other television show can. You get to see the journey behind the curtain of Monday Night Raw while also watching it. Viewers still don't have access to a fictional version of that world behind the curtain. Backstage

WWE NO MERCY 2017 TOP MATCHES AND RESULTS With the WWE pay per view ‘’No Mercy’’ looming around the corner, the wresting world has been given a few very good matches. WWE Summersalm 2017 was more or less a mediocre pay per view with the spotlight being more on whether Brock Lesnar was leaving the WWE. It has been rumored for some time that Brock Lesnar is going to face Jon Johns in an UFC match. But WWE managed to keep the universe to the edge of their seats, with Brock retaining the title against

die-hard members of the WWE Universe painfully remember. It was the night of Wrestlemania 30, the grandest stage of them all. The challenger was “The Beast” Brock Lesnar against “The Phenom” the Undertaker. No one could ever conceive the thought of the Undertaker failing, but Brock Lesnar shocked the world by conquering the Undertaker’s legendary 21-0 undefeated Wrestemania streak. In a time that is known as ‘the reality era’ by fans of the promotion, it is a well-known fact that WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment)

The Undertaker is without a doubt the single most iconic figure in the history of professional wrestling. A mixture of talent, time, and sheer dedication to craft and character has pushed him beyond the ranks of Hulk Hogan and The Rock, and he will surely be remembered as the greatest of all time whenever he decides to hang up his boots. Mark Calaway, the man behind the Undertaker character, is an old school guy and has broken character only on rare occasions over the years. While that’s great news

sanctioned form of transmission and is a potentially fertile site for the avant-garde. Television that rose to prominence out of these conditions melded both sides of the shifting paradigm and effectively mirrored modern circumstances. The WWF (now the WWE) entered its “Golden Age” when new CEO Vince McMahon introduced its televised content on syndicated national television in the eighties, and continued to rapidly grow in popularity through television’s shifting methodology in the nineties. The Simpsons

versus evil. My paper will focus extensively on television violence with respect to professional wrestling and its effects on children; it will also assert sexuality with in professional wrestling. According to statistics from Monday Cable Ratings, WWE Raw on Monday nights have been on top of the charts in the between January 28th and April 29th this year with the April 29th show having 4652 viewers leaving NBA playoffs- Round 1 L with 3921 viewers. However, there was a tie in the adult 18-49 ratings

Vince McMahon and the WWE creative team have created many different characters over the last forty or so years. Well maybe I should rephrase that, Vince McMahon and the WWE creative team have created a few characters and have hired many people over the last forty or so years. While they might want to convince you that the only groups their wrestlers can be categorized into are the faces (short for baby faces, the good guys) and the heels (the bad guys) even the 5 year old in full John Cena attire

the innocent. It shows that they were also confused, and wanted to stay with the WWF/WWE before the screwjob happened. Bret believed that he was going to stay at the WWF, but later Vince told him that they didn't have the money, for his contract. Bret called WCW to see if he the deal was still on the table, and it was. Bret made a deal with Vince that he was going to win at Montreal then drop the belt on Raw before he went to WCW. He believed that was going to happen, and had no idea