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Originally Posted by Noid
I can't stand the WWE's desire to be so PG, and it's not because I miss the Attitude era, or because I think everyone needs to be swearing or referencing fucking ring rats every promo. It's because two guys beating the shit out of each other to solve their problems is not family entertainment. Sheamus stole a car on RAW, and you have Jerry Lawler and Josh Mathews trying to find ways to spin this as model behaviour.
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100% agreed. WWE would need to become Barney-esque to truly escape criticism of the values it portrays on the prime time shows. There is no excuse for scripting a wrestler to commit a crime without facing the real-life consequences of such behavior, especially when WWE trumpets that 22% (or so) of its viewership is under 18.
It's not like WWE has said since 2008, "Our prime time shows are adult entertainment, and only our Saturday morning show is suitable for children." And yet, things such as what Noid highlighted happen at least monthly. Remember Hornswoggle biting people in the ass?