Former WWE executive Linda McMahon trounced former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays in Tuesday’s GOP Senate primary in Connecticut. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee lashed out immediately:
Linda McMahon is a greedy CEO who made millions marketing sex and violence to little kids, all at the expense of the health and safety of her own employees.
Wrestling fans, however, are clamoring for more sex and violence.
Starting in late 2008, the WWE began to tone down programming from TV-14 to PG levels to attract a younger audience. But in some corners of wrestling fandom, the theory is that McMahon neutered WWE programming to benefit her eeeevil Republican political career.
Now that McMahon has won her primary bid, some viewers fear the PG rating could be — gasp! — permanent!
Linda McMahon may have won her primary but she better not fucking win the gen. election!!! Or else we suffer under PG era for years to come!
— TJ (@BigBernieCool) August 15, 2012
Linda McMahon won the senate primary, smh now WWE will continue with their pg programming
— Ryan (@Solidice94) August 15, 2012
https://twitter.com/CharDbell2012/status/235546024117161984
Linda McMahon will continue to have WWE be PG. I know what the problem is. Old people and kids are alike. They like nice. PG is nice. #FuckU
— Liam (@Scuff_n_Roll) August 15, 2012
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So Linda McMahon has won her senate campaign, WWE is screwed especially with all the PG crap cause of this senate run
SC
— Notadivingcunt (@TigerBloodWin97) August 15, 2012
Other fans suspect McMahon’s primary win will make the programming even tamer.
Linda McMahon wins Republican Senate primary in Connecticut. Does this mean the WWE will go from PG to G?
— Ernest III (@ErnmanSellsOut) August 15, 2012
https://twitter.com/realjasonrivera/status/235538908656570369
At least one WWE superstar doesn’t seem too concerned about McMahon damaging the company:
https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/235627771831930880
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