WWE's Aim = More Family Friendly

Variety is reporting that WWE are moving to become more family friendly for they plan to produce their three weekly TV shows in a manner that leads to WWE as a PG rating. Monday Night Raw on USA Network and ECW on Sci Fi are currently rated TV-14, while CW’s Friday Night SmackDown, who are preparing for the move to MyNetworkTV this fall is already a TV-PG.

Varierty reports, “WWE stressed that its shows wouldn't become tamer, as a result of the change. They'd just focus more on its over-the-top characters and storylines, rather than attention-grabbing stunts that may have been considered too outrageous in the past.”

A representative of WWE said, "It's the continuing evolution of the company to create content for our growing audience of younger viewers."

WWE recently released a kids magazine and website to reach the target the same demo with original content. Their film division WWE Studios will also help steer away from Rated R content.

Source: prowrestling.com

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COMMENTS

Comment # 1

more friendly...omg...wwe should go more violent!!!right now its so soft..a.k boring.:S

Posted by ........ on Thursday, July 24, 2008

Comment # 2

I will miss my live sex celebrations with HHH :'(

Posted by Katie Vick on Thursday, July 24, 2008

Comment # 3

the divas is what ultimately makes the WWE not family friendly, with their bra and panties matches and just not wearing much at all when they wrestler period. That's just my point of view.

Posted by Someone on Thursday, July 24, 2008

Comment # 4

Yes, the bleeding, throwing each other in fences and beating each other with chairs is not part of why WWE is not "kid friendly". I actually wonder what they would gain with a PG-rating. Are there parents who solely trust that rating, instead of governing a bit what their children are watching, and perhaps watch together with them.

Posted by El Valo on Thursday, July 24, 2008

Comment # 5

damn WWE... trying to show an influence to kids, trying to cover up Chris Benoit's tragedy by being more friendly, this is the way that WWE is gonna fall in my view.

Posted by BM on Thursday, July 24, 2008