WWE Violance-Thin Line, Smackdown “Scramble”
Is characterizing violence against women any different than actually hitting them?
WWE continues to walk that fine line, with Chris Jericho “mistakenly” punching Shawn Michaels’ wife Rebecca during Summer Slam.
Michaels would have agreed to allow his wife to be part of the storyline, knowing there would be shock value — and a future main-event match against the protagonist, Jericho. And I get that. The bottom line in wrestling is the bottom line. There’s not a whole lot of social conscience. WWE walks fine line on violence
-As soon as Mike Adamle announced on Raw Monday that there was going to be a five-man Championship Scramble for the world heavyweight title at Unforgiven, I’m betting that most viewers knew exactly who the four men were that would be challenging champion CM Punk. Excluding Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels – who will likely face each other at the pay-per-view – John Cena, Batista, JBL and Kane are the top stars on Raw, and, not surprisingly, they are all in the title match. Smackdown Scramble shakes up status quo
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