Gaming regulators in New Hampshire don’t allow betting on the Oscars and are wary of including WWE as a legalized betting event.<\/p>\n
I have a fear of accepting wagers on any event that is perceived to have an outcome that is not based upon performance, but is based upon scripted or engineered efforts,” Charlie McIntyre, New Hampshire Lottery Commission executive director, told Sportico<\/em> in a recent interview. “It is very unlikely that New Hampshire would consider the WWE suitable content for sports betting.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThere’s a fundamental difference between the Oscars and WWE. The Oscars are determined by counting votes, whereas writers script the WWE. In both instances, a small group of people would know the outcome intimately, a point of contention for many state regulators.<\/p>\n
Isn’t Wrestling Fake?<\/h2>\n There are many difficult, coming-of-age moments in a young child’s life when they discover that Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy aren’t real.<\/p>\n
There’s also a worldview-shattering moment when young, hardcore wrestling fans discover that pro wrestling isn’t a real contest of strength and power. Nope, it\u2019s a scripted and choreographed event with more in common with a theatrical play than a real blood sport like boxing or MMA.<\/p>\n
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The physical violence and brutality of the WWE might be real, but the outcomes are predetermined. WWE and other wrestling entities have staff writers who work on scripts for each match and event. Sometimes, outcomes for specific matches are a stepping stone for a bigger storyline that’s weaved together with other plot lines and spread out over the months leading up to a prestige event like WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Writers hand over the scripts before each WWE event begins. Wrestlers will agree to an outline of potential moves that will occur in the ring, depending on the length of the match. Yet, many combatants don’t know who will win until moments before they step into the ring.<\/p>\n
At the WWE, wrestlers find out the outcomes in the Gorilla Tent or Gorilla Position. That dedicated backstage area is where former announcer Gorilla Monsoon sat with Vince McMahon, Sr., to watch the telecast. Wrestlers would stop there to obtain final directives.<\/p>\n
Wrestlers would pop into the Gorilla Tent for instructions from the WWE scion when Vince McMahon, Jr. took over. These days, Paul “Triple H” Levesque is the one who ultimately determines the fate of each match as the head of WWE\u2019s creative operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The WWE is trying an unusual tactic to attract new fans and expand its global brand through sports betting. The organization, which recently merged with Hollywood giant Endeavor, has been unable to lobby multiple state gaming regulators to allow legalized gambling on WWE matches even though pro wrestling is a scripted and choreographed event. Despite […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":271499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3313,1074],"tags":[86115,82062,85293],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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