11 Misconceptions About WWE You Probably Believe

10. Things Are Different Now They're Owned By TKO

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Depending on who exactly is peddling this narrative will determine why you're hearing it.

If it's Paul Levesque, it's because he's using the language to differentiate between the creative regime overseen by his Father-In-Law before he resigned in disgrace and his own, but doing so in a way he thinks is less braggy. 

If it's Dwayne Johnson, it's because he's one of the men at the top of the pile and wants to take credit for any business successes. He'll be nowhere near the conversation if there's no successes to be discussed. 

If it's from a chronically online WWE fan on social media, it's because they want to desperately cling on to the idea that WWE wouldn't have callously released their favourite wrestler when it was the little Mom-and-Pop-shop-that-could until the 2023 merger with UFC. 

All that's to say that the only think we as fans/audience members/consumers need to consider is exactly how much it's impacting our ability to enjoy the shows. Notable examples? WWE ticket prices have risen towards what UFC have long charged, and the wrestling market leader's had less of an issue embracing prominent right-wing entertainment acts despite - as of writing - not yet welcoming President Donald Trump into a building with a fleet of escorts and his own Kid Rock entrance theme. 

That said, Trump already had two WrestleMania hosting credits, a key role in one of the biggest-drawing matches in company history and a Hall Of Fame ring from WWE. To suggest one horse is higher than the other would be just as naive as thinking the transfer to TKO was going to do away with the supposed evils (or niceties!) of the past. 

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