10 Consistently Annoying Things WWE Does

By Andrew Soucek /

8. Sports Entertainment

We can€™t stop there when talking about weird McMahonisms. Here€™s another example that just may prove he€™s certifiably insane. What in the hell is sports entertainment? And why does the man that conquered the wrestling world, and made his fortune off of it, hate the term €œprofessional wrestling€ so much? Does the boss actually think sports entertainment is a better way to describe what he promotes for a living? He should go to Wikipedia and type in that term to see what other classy events are classified as sports entertainment. There€™ll you€™ll see: monster trucks, competitive eating, the Harlem Globetrotters and beer pong. So when The Rock says he€™s the most electrifying man in sports entertainment, he€™s not only competing with wrestlers, he€™s also competing against the top athletes who throw ping pong balls into beer. Does that make him sound more important? This awful term has been around for years, but have you ever heard anyone say they€™re a fan of sports entertainment? Or do they say that the like wrestling? It€™s always, always wrestling! It also sounds wonky when Vince makes his announcers retcon old wrestlers and storylines, and have his announcers say things like €œBruno Sammartino was a great sports entertainer.€ That€™s not what he did! He was a wrestler! Well, McMahon has been trying to get this to catch on for years now with no success, but don€™t expect him to give up anytime soon.