... was accompanied to the ring by two apparent Iraqi military men."6 Vince McMahon transformed the persona of Sgt. Slaughter from an American patriot to an anti-American extremist for the sole reasons of creating a crowd reaction and to implement a sense of the 'reality' onto WWE television. ... He did this by utilizing the very definition of sports-entertainment and presenting his product with entertainment in mind, but also mirroring the current American culture of the time. By deeming his professional wrestling company as sports-entertainment, Vince McMahon is separating himself fr...

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