“Michael Barton Looks At Standing Up for WWE”
By Michael Barton
michaelbartonfreelance@yahoo.com
World Wrestling Entertainment recently launched a campaign called “Stand Up For WWE”. It is designed as one more vehicle to help Linda McMahon in her senate run against Robert Blumenthal in the state of Connecticut primarily, but it is also more propaganda for the company itself. In the bubble known as corporate headquarters, there are those in power (mainly Vince McMahon) who have always thought that the WWE has been unfairly and unjustly criticized in the media. Until this inititave was launched, I took everything with a grain of salt, for just as Vince may live in a bubble, the entire professional wrestling business does as well in regards to mainstream press coverage, as seen by the downright awful coverage of the Benoit murders. Considering the readily available wealth of information that could be found with a few clicks of a mouse that no one seemed to care about, the entire situation was misrepresented by both sides. But, until recently, it was Vince against the world. Now, Vince wants you to do his dirty work along with him. Sadly, millions will, but they really should educate themselves before they get into this arena.