Pro Wrestling
by Emma Manley
1. Live Event Business vs. TV Product
1.1. TV Rights Deals
1.1.1. Talent Incentives vs. Corporate Exploitation
1.1.2. Merch Business
1.1.2.1. Copyright, Trademarks
2. WWE's Legal Issues
2.1. Vince McMahon
2.1.1. Current Lawsuit
2.1.2. Owen Hart
2.1.3. Wrestler Deaths
2.1.3.1. Chris Benoit
2.2. Ring Boy Scandal
2.2.1. Pat Patterson
2.2.2. Jerry The King Lawler
2.2.2.1. Sex Pests in Wrestling
2.2.2.1.1. Grizzly Smith
2.3. Steroid Scandal
2.4. Wrestler Lawsuits
3. History As A Canival Sideshow
3.1. TV Expansion in the 50's
3.2. The Territory System
3.2.1. WWE National Expansion
3.2.1.1. "Black Saturday"
4. Japanese Pro Wrestling
4.1. "Strong Style"
4.2. Antonio Inoki
4.3. Women's All Japan
4.4. Giant Baba
4.4.1. The Funk's
4.4.2. Terry Gordy
5. The Death of WCW
5.1. Vince Russo
6. Independent Contractors
6.1. Exclusive contracts
6.2. Share of revenue
7. Performance art
7.1. or sport?
7.1.1. Contracting in Sport
7.2. Evolution from 'shoot' to 'work'
7.3. Reality TV influence
7.4. Wrestlers in Movies
7.5. Wrestling & football crossover
8. WWE Dominance
8.1. NIL Program
8.1.1. Monopolistic Practices
8.1.2. AEW Competition
9. Independent scene
9.1. Exploitative Promoters
9.1.1. "Speaking Out" Movemement
9.1.2. WWE killing the British Indies
9.2. Deathmatches (Legality vs. Morality)
9.2.1. State Athletic Commissions
9.2.1.1. Wrestling "lisences"
9.3. ECW
9.3.1. IWA
9.3.1.1. CZW