Lynn Rosellini

About the author: Lynn Rosellini is a senior writer for U.S. News & World Report. She writes on controversial issues, including entertainment and sports.

During the 1980s Vince McMahon consolidated smaller regional wrestling tours into a national company, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which evolved into a multimillion-dollar industry that has become part of American culture. The WWF's wrestling shows are filled with violence, obscenity, and simulated sex. McMahon claims, however, that movies contain more sex and violence, and his shows simply reflect the world at large. Although social critics argue wrestling's violence and vulgarity send the wrong message to young people, McMahon claims his job is to entertain—parents have the responsibility of monitoring what their kids watch. While people continue to question the impact of pro wrestling...