Stand Up for WWE? CEO Vince McMahon asks fans to help

Vince McMahon appears on the WWE.com site to address politics and World Wrestling Entertainment. He notes that the US Senate campaign involving Linda McMahon and Richard Blumenthal has put the spotlight on WWE resulting in negative and innacurate attacks on WWE. Therefore, WWE is reaching out to the fans to help respond to these malicious attacks.

So "Stand Up for WWE" is the campaign set up by WWE to help "correct biased and inaccurate media reports." Vince is asking fans to upload videos and photos to sites like Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and YouTube. He wants to show the enemies and opponents of WWE that it's not as bad as it's being painted to look. That's why we're being bombarded with that special video package as of this week to highlight the money-making global sports entertainment machine that is the WWE.

Among the suggested ways to "Stand Up for WWE" listed on the website are "Friend WWE on Facebook" make "I'm Standing up for WWE" as your Facebook status, and create "I Stand Up for WWE" signs or T-shirts for live events. It's also suggested fans email reporters who wrote unfair pieces on WWE, or write to editors of local newspapers to address the topic.

You've got to admit this is an interesting campaign in an effort to help his wife and former CEO of the World Wrestling Entertainment company. Unfortunately, Vince may be trying a little too hard to bury the past. That past includes he and Linda in storylines with the likes of Trish Stratus, where she was demeaned as a member of the WWE divas roster. Vince also engaged in storyline affairs with the likes of Candice Michelle and Stacey Keibler during his heyday.

Still, the WWE has tried its best to clean up its act with its switch to a PG rating over the past years. There's been some slips here or there from improv guest hosts trying to push the limits, but for the most part there's been no sex or over-the-top bloody violence unless someone accidentally started to bleed. If they did, the refs have stopped those matches to address the wound, something which was rarely seen during the WWE's earlier days.

You've seen the video bits on WWE programming which feature talk of WWE's vast charitable efforts, which is true. The positive should far outweigh the negatives with WWE's entertainment right now, which is global and brings smiles to many fans. It's up to you which side you choose in politics, but if you're a WWE fan you may want to assist in the anti-smear campaign.

Check out the Stand Up for WWE page here at WWE.com to find out more on how you can help out.

Linda McMahon leaving WWE for US Senate

While WWE Chairman Vince McMahon is regularly seen boasting and bragging on Raw, Smackdown or other WWE shows about how great the company is he built, it's in fact his wife Linda McMahon who has been the brains behind it for years. In recently reported news, Chief Executive Officer Linda McMahon has officially resigned from her position with WWE. The now former CEO of the company plans to run for the United States Senate, which was rumored months ago. The resignation will put Vince McMahon into the CEO spot. It's unknown if the move will further reduce or eliminate Vince's TV time.

Linda will run for a Senate position as a Republican from the state of Connecticut where she and Vince live, and the WWE headquarters is located. The current US Senator from Connecticut is Democrat Christopher Dodd. The election will take place in 2010.

Speculation continues over whether or not WWE's move to more "family friendly" programming was part of the deal here. From LA Times Blogs:

She (linda) has been CEO of WWE since 1997 and is respected on Wall Street. She and her husband have been focusing on making over WWE from a raunch-fest to more family-friendly entertainment, albeit a family that likes to throw each other around a ring and talk in double entendres (for more on how the WWE has been repositioning itself, read our Aug. 24 story). Whether the move toward kinder, gentler wrestling was in part motivated by her political aspirations remains to be seen, but it probably won't hurt.

A position for Linda McMahon on the US Senate would certainly be welcomed by Vince McMahon and the WWE. Having a former company leader in a position of political power surely won't hurt when it comes to government agencies investigating the practices of the sports entertainment company. The move is certainly one which will garner plenty of attention for the WWE, once again. And who knows, maybe even Hornswoggle will be seen at one of those CSPAN-televised meetings, or Linda will begin a Senator divas division and have a grudge match against Hilary Clinton at Wrestlemania 26.