#4 The ‘Stand up for WWE’ campaign
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Back to the ongoing issues stemming from Linda McMahon’s political career. This time, back when the thought of President Trump still filled us with hysterical laughter and not a crippling sense of cold, hard reality, the WWE decided to respond to a series of newspaper articles attacking pro wrestling with the ‘Stand Up for WWE’ campaign.
It’s not hard to see why Linda’s opponents use her time in WWE to assassinate her character. Try as they might to portray today’s WWE product as PG friendly, they can’t deny the rather questionable story lines we now associate with the Attitude Era. Whether its female wrestlers being made to publically strip and bark like a dog in front of her boss or Linda’s own son-in-law fondling a corpse, there are so many reasons why the WWE product might hinder your chances of running for office.
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In an attempt to, in Vince’s words, ‘set the record straight about the WWE’, the Stand-Up campaign was designed to show the lighter, more family friendly side of WWE and fight back against accusations from the press, some of which suggested that WWE is a force for evil in America. The campaign obviously didn’t do much for the product at the time, but something was refreshing about being able to channel your frustration as a wrestling fan towards defending your hobby, rather than always hiding away from it.
The campaign did backfire somewhat when Democratic congresswomen filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, accusing Linda of working together with a corporation to aid her campaign, which is something that violates US election law. Vince, therefore, had to try his best to row back on the campaign, claiming it was all his idea and solely to cement his own corporate image.
