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Abstract

Introduction -- Background of professional wrestling -- Effects -- Masculinity and aggression -- Violence in the squared circle -- Sex -- Personae and appearances of male wrestlers -- Portrayal of women -- The appeal of professional wrestling -- Conclusions

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has dominated the sports entertainment industry for nearly three decades. Its merchandise has become a part of wrestling history, with fans using social media to share images that document their attendance at live events and their engagement with wrestling-related artifacts, such as event merchandise. Social media platforms such as Instagram provide a digital repository where fans can document their experiences while interacting with other fans.

Introduction1. Bearing Arms2. The Death Penalty3. Our Unsuspected Sin4. Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?5. Liberty Must have Limits6. The Betrayal of Women7. Ordination or submission-orBoth?8. Addicted to Affirmation9. Homelessness and Heartlessness10. Ecology or Ecomania?

I question the formulation of complex problems as "wicked," brainstorming other, more fruitful alternatives to this terminology. Such problems are typically contrasted with "tame" problems; the literature charges that one should not treat a problem as "tame" when it is "wicked." Given this, I question both the individualistic consumer approach to climate change and a typical approach from the field of religion and ecology, which may only focus on worldview transformation. Both of these are too "tame" to solve climate change. I argue that the problem of climate change should be seen as "wild." Scholars of religion do have helpful resources to address such mammoth imbroglios, but we must nevertheless honor the problem's wildness.