Introduction to WWE

What started as a carnival act now rules global pop culture. It’s like a steel chair to the skull. The sports entertainment empire changed the game, using its own rules. Vince McMahon, the mastermind, mixed circus fun with business tactics. He made a huge impact. His creation is like a drama show with steroids. Championship […]

The Build-Up: WWE’s Acquisition of WCW

Picture this: March 2001. Vince McMahon, WWE’s iron-fisted patriarch, snatches WCW’s carcass for pennies on the dollar—a corporate heist so audacious it made Gordon Gekko look tame. But here’s the twist: while Vince counted his spoils, his fictional son Shane “bought” WCW on live TV. Wrestling’s version of Succession had arrived, complete with body slams […]

Wrestling as Storytelling Art Form

Let’s drop the pretense: pro wrestling isn’t just sweaty spectacle. It’s Hamlet with body slams, The Odyssey in elbow pads. While academics debate postmodern theater, 20,000 fans weekly watch Shakespearean-level betrayals unfold under stadium lights. The folding chair? A soliloquy in steel. The piledriver? A sonnet of suffering. Consider WWE’s Trump/McMahon saga – a masterclass […]