WWE Has Video Ad Attacking Linda McMahon With Racy Clips Taken Down
A video advertisement released by Connecticut Democrats on Monday morning featuring racy WWE footage that occurred while Linda McMahon reigned as the sports-entertainment organization's CEO was taken down within hours.
WWE had the video, which featured clips of Edge and Lita's "Live Sex Celebration" and Triple H dressed as Kane simulating mock sex with a mannequin in a casket, pulled at 3:51 p.m. on Monday afternoon. The page now features a statement reading: "Vimeo has removed or disabled access to the following material as a result of a third-party notification by World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. claiming that this material is infringing: PG TV?."
The video is one of many clips to be removed in recent days as the sports-entertainment organization takes down material which it says "has been misused in political environments" and seeks to transition into a "more family-friendly" brand.
Here is the press release the Connecticut Democratic Party released Monday morning touting the video:
WHAT LINDA MCMAHON DOESN'T WANT YOU TO SEE: CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS ROLL OUT NEW CAMPAIGN TO HIGHLIGHT MCMAHON'S RECORD THAT THE WWE IS TRYING TO HIDE
The WWE is scrubbing the internet of sexually explicit material from Linda McMahon's tenure as CEO
WHAT LINDA MCMAHON DOESN'T WANT YOU TO SEE: CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS ROLL OUT NEW CAMPAIGN TO HIGHLIGHT MCMAHON'S RECORD THAT THE WWE IS TRYING TO HIDE
(Hartford, Connecticut) In response to news that the WWE is scrubbing the internet of sexually explicit material from Linda McMahon's tenure as CEO, the Connecticut Democratic Party is launching a new campaign to highlight the truth about McMahon's past. The fact is that Linda McMahon made millions marketing sex, violence, necrophilia, and abusive treatment of women to children ? all at the expense of the health and safety of her own workers ? and is now spending a fortune on attacks and lies to try and distract from her record.
To kick off the campaign, today the Connecticut Democratic Party is re-releasing a video that highlights the type of programming Linda McMahon marketed to children. The video includes footage of wrestlers engaging in lewd sex acts, including one scene in which a wrestler has sex with a corpse.
To watch the video, click here.
"Linda McMahon made millions peddling sex, violence, necrophilia, and abusive treatment of women to kids ? all at the expense and safety of her own workers ? and is now spending a fortune on attacks and lies to distract from her past," said Nancy DiNardo, Chairwoman of the Connecticut Democratic Party.
"Despite the WWE's best efforts to play cover-up, they can't erase Linda McMahon's past. Why would Linda McMahon's WWE cronies be trying to body slam the truth? Because Republican candidate Linda McMahon is afraid of it. We're going to make sure Connecticut families have the facts and know the truth about Linda McMahon's record."