Sometimes a national story is so important, so compelling, that we feel a responsibility to bring it as much attention as it deserves. And the legal battle now swirling around the wrestling move known as a "butt drag" is just such a weighty story. A "butt drag" is a wrestling move the Times eloquently says "involves grabbing the haunch of an opponent to gain leverage." You can see video of the move here. The Times reports on a 17-year-old Californian wrestler who has been accused of using the move to sexually assault a younger teammate, and the potential repercussions on the sport. As far as we're concerned, grabbing someone else's butt in a non-sexual way is totally normal, and anyone who tries to use it for perversion is just sick. more ›

In a landmark ruling, U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton has ruled that voters in Connecticut can dress badly on election day! As you no doubt know, Linda McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, is the Republican nominee for Senate in the Nutmeg State, and there was concern that voters showing up at polls in Santino Cobra T-Shirts would be violating the prohibition against political paraphernalia within 75 feet of a polling place. But rest assured: the votes of citizens who avidly follow professional wrestling will be counted! more ›

While her husband Vince might be given "no chance in hell" if he were to run for public office, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon is being treated like a serious candidate after announcing that she will run for the Connecticut Senate seat now held by Democrat Christopher Dodd. McMahon is a good friend of CT Governor Jodi Rell, who nominated her for the the State Board of Ed earlier this year. McMahon's publicity stunt candidacy is being sold as a self-funded fiscally conservative but socially left-leaning outsider, that at least one political expert says "could improve the image of the party" in the state. The announcement gave McMahon's fellow Republican challengers a chance to make corny jokes about not expecting "smackdowns" and whether she was "a welterweight," despite that having no connection to WWE lure. Everyone expects McMahon to take heat for raunchy WWE programming, but no outlets mentioned what a liability her promotion of state gang activity may be through her son Shane's "Mean Street Posse" from the rough terrain of Greenwich, CT. more ›