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Sports Entertainment ( Wrestli

Wrestling is not supposed to be real, it is not ment to be real. True fans know this and do not take
what they see on programs such as RAW. Younger fans, however who do not know that much about
wrestlings' true values may take wrestling more seriously, much may result in some problems, such as
increase in violence and other related issues.

According to High school teacher and wrestling fan Raymond Butler, some kids do copy the move,
but he say the don't go overboard , "I don't see
them jumping off tables or anything." According to the WWF ( World Wrestling Federation ) their target
audience is between the ages of 18 and 34, although much of the fans are teens.

With ...

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professional wrestling to do, is to tone down, just a bit. In a recent study of 50
episodes of RAW by Indiana University and the TV program Inside Edition between January 1998 and
February 1999. Researchers found 1,658 instances of crotch grabbing, 128 simulated sexual activities, 157
flippings of the finger, 47 instances of simulated satanic activity, and 42 cases of simulated drug use.

Now I know this all may seem bad, but just go back to the ratings, it is number one. Obviously this
mix of sex and violence sells, and sells big. Now what about those 10 year olds? Well the WWF does
produce edited versions of RAW, these episodes are aired at earlier times and of most of the swearing and
other offensive scenes cut out. Which I think is great as the WWF reaches all of its fans.

You can't forget that the WWF is in a competion with rival wrestling business, WCW ( World
Championship Wrestling ) and that ratings count. Wrestling is no longer all wrestle business ...

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