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WWE Network’s 1-Year Anniversary: A Conversation (Part 1)

February 24, 2015
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WWE Network’s 1-Year Anniversary: A Conversation (Part 1)

In part one of their conversation, Cory Barker and Drew Zolides discuss the Network's impact on WWE's storytelling and its financials.
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WWE vs. Glenn Beck: Potshots to Publicity, Controversy to Cash

February 28, 2013
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WWE vs. Glenn Beck: Potshots to Publicity, Controversy to Cash

While the issue is ostensibly about the negative portrayal of the Tea Party, Glenn Beck and WWE have taken advantage of the situation for publicity.
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When Professional Wrestling Gets Real

October 24, 2012
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When Professional Wrestling Gets Real

When little is off-limits in terms of storytelling fodder and anything can be expected, how can the audience tell when something truly unexpected happens?
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The Flying Frenchman: Édouard Carpentier, 1926-2010

November 3, 2010
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The Flying Frenchman: Édouard Carpentier, 1926-2010

Precursor to what would now be called a "sports entertainer," the athletic Carpentier came into his own as wrestling expanded its influence on North American pop culture through television and film.
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WWE’s Blind Eye Principle and the Prospects for a Second Monday Night War

March 15, 2010
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WWE’s Blind Eye Principle and the Prospects for a Second Monday Night War

Throughout its history, WWE has consistently turned a blind eye to its competition, but can TNA force it to break this principle, and create a second Monday Night War?
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