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The CEO of the WWE Wants to Be Your US Senator

if you live in Connecticut, that is. Of course, the question is, wasn't one former WWE character in politics enough for this country? Apparently not, as Jesse Ventura's former boss, Linda McMahon, CEO of the WWE and the wife of WWE chairman and impressario Vince McMahon has announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination to the US Senate in 2010. She has joined a crowded field of candidates lining up to take on a weakened incumbent Chris Dodd, who will be seeking his sixth term.

McMahon has announced that she will step down as CEO to devote her full time to the campaign. Vince McMahon will take over her duties in his addition to his own. McMahon intends to self-finance her campaign, refusing to accept any donations in excess of $100 and any donations from PACs.

If nothing else, Linda McMahon's entrance into the race shoudl make for wonderful theater. Say what you will about professional wrestling, but the WWE does know how to put on a show and certainly knows how to market to their customers. Whether that brand of entertainment, adn whether Linda's past antics in the ring and her former contributions to the Democratic party will play well with the Republican establishment in Connecticut is hard to imagine. Below are tow videos: her announcement of her candidancy and an example of the type of WWE ring participation she will have to live down.

Full post as published by Sports Biz on September 17, 2009 (boomark / email).