Some might find the language and photos presented here offensive. But to understand the popular world of professional wrestling, we believe you need to understand exactly what children are cheering on in arenas and on television. With everyone talking about whether professional wrestling is bad for children, we thought we'd head over to the Charlotte Coliseum and see what all the fuss is about. A character named Road Dogg climbs into the ring, writhes, gestures with both hands toward his crotch and tells the crowd that if they don't like it, he's got two words for them.
Edge is a handsome wrestler.
Princess is bad-girl Stephanie McMahon, daughter of WWF owner Vince McMahon. Instead of posters, many kids hold up foam-rubber hands with the middle finger raised. That's in honor of Austin, who guzzles beer, spews profanity and gives his enemies the finger. He celebrates by drinking multiple beers in the center of the ring. The crowd goes wild.