Many wrestling fans actually aren't pleased with this turn of events; WWE television has turned to a PG format since Linda chose to run for politics. The widely accepted reason for the change was that her opponents have used Youtube clips of controversial skits from the "Attitude" era in the late-90's-early 2000's to discredit her as an affront to family values or something like that. WWE has now done a complete 180, stopping matches over traces of blood, even resorting to having their women coming out in unflattering one-piece swimwear. Ironic that Vince used to claim to have "balls the size of grapefruits", until his wife decided to get ambitious.
I have a feeling though, that the real reason for her running is because of the staggering amount of early deaths (caused by drug usage) in the sport that has people demanding that professional wrestling adopt a union. Yes, believe it or not, wrestlers don't receive the same benefits that many workers take for granted, such as health insurance, pension, 401k, you name it. Vince considers his wrestlers to be 'independent contractors' as opposed to 'employees' so he doesn't have to be subject to paying out such benefits. And when you consider that wrestlers are on the road all year long and have to wrestle 3-4 times a week, taking painkillers and muscle relaxers is almost inevitable. Yet, every time a death happens, such as last week when one former wrestler passed on at age 29, those in charge of the industry will pass off the buck claiming it's the wrestler's personal responsibility. All WWE has for drug testing is a three-strike "Wellness Policy" which Chris Benoit somehow managed to pass every testing until he murdered his family and himself in 2007. So how this policy determines a pass and a fail is guesswork at best.
