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Major news has come out of Stamford, as WWE CEO Linda McMahon has resigned that position and no longer works for that company. Her husband, Vince McMahon, will take over her duties. The business ramifications of this are at this time uncertain (read: there are none), but her reason for leaving is interesting. Seems she's making a run at the US Senate.

Mrs. McMahon cites her brief tenure as a member of the Connecticut Board of Education as a selling point about her values and priorities for the state. She also emphasizes her financial policies and history, as well some of her campaign finance reforms. But see for yourself.



Now, if we can be serious for a minute (Lance Storm impression!), we need to emphasize again that we are not advocating nor condemning Mrs. McMahon's candidacy. But we do have a few questions that we think any concerned citizen would be curious about.

For instance, what is this successful business that you grew in Connecticut? Surely being the former CEO of a publicly traded company that has created jobs, but we'd like more information. Is it perhaps the wrestling (BAD WORD!) business? The same business that gave us this:







Or what about this moment straight out of the archives of NOW?

Vickie Guerrero vs Santina Marella Hog Pen Match 09
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The man squealing along on commentary is running for Mayor of Memphis, by the way.

Of course, WWE's presentation of women's issues are not totally bad. They did hire Vickie Guerrero, an overweight housewife who ended up becoming one of the top characters on a network television program. And she got her position just like anyone else would get a job.

Oh wait, no she didn't. She was hired because her husband (whose previous drug addictions they exploited via books, DVD's, and storylines) died (which they also exploited) on their watch. And he was also best friends with the guy whose career in wrestling caused enough brain damage that he murdered his wife and child, and then killed himself. The same guy WWE then ran a tribute show for. And let's not forget the most recent example of a top star who "has never been to rehab" and could "heal himself" and then got busted with enough painkillers and steroids to possibly net himself some prison time. The same man who conveniently happened to leave the company a week before his arrest. So yes, we can sort of understand why Mrs. McMahon would fail to mention her company.

Except that you have to.

Any muckraker worth his salt is going to dig up this dirt. Still, there is an argument to be made that Mrs. McMahon had little to do with this. She was not involved with creative decisions, they could argue. Well the one thing they can mention is the status of her business. Yea, that stock that steadily declines.

Granted, the stock has gone up since the beginning of the Raw guest host program, but it is still down from about two years ago this time. And it's not just the stock, but PPV buys are in steady decline, as are merchandise sales. So sure, Shaq may pop the rating (money which WWE does not see), but they aren't selling their product effectively.

Does this qualify her to be Senator? We can't say and neither of us live in Connecticut, so it's relatively moot anyways. And to be fair, her policy on campaign finance is intriguing. We also don't feel that being part of the wrestling business is anything to be ashamed of. She also has the benefit of not having any skeletons in the closet (as they are out in the open), so she could very well surprise us and run a successful campaign. She could almost be the billionaire who's a common woman and being victimized by the media. It could work.

Just don't color us shocked when people don't take her seriously while they crap on wrestling some more.

TnA for sure! Part deux.

A few months ago, WWE discontinued their association with Playboy magazine. This was due to Linda McMahon joining the Connecticut Board of Education. You know this. We (hilariously) wrote about this. Still, pervy wrestlewebz sites are all a flutter after this Tweet from TNA's Jeremey Borash.

A TNA Knockout has posed for Playboy.10:41 PM Jul 25th from TwitterFon

Now, we're obviously excited for this news. If theirs one thing we Twins love, it's naked ladies (right...)! Of course, one thing we love even more is a mystery! Who could this brave and sexy knockout be? There are too many to choose from! Thus, we've gone over every photo available of the TNA Knockouts, and we've evaluated their strong points and some of their weaker points. So put on your silk robes because we're playing Hef!

The Beautiful People


The clear cut, top of the list, #1 with a bullet for the majority of male TNA fans. All three of them would probably sell very well for Playboy. However, JB said "a Knockout." which makes us think that this triple team has been disqualified. But that doesn't mean any one of them couldn't have done it.

Angelina Love


Pros: Knockouts champion. Tall, tan, blond. Best body of the BP's.
Cons: Leathery skin. Heel character wouldn't do this for the fans. Could be interesting dynamic though where she yells at the fans for being perverts who "jerk off to her" or something.
Odds: 1/100

Velvet Sky


Pros: Great ass. Overall a very pretty girl. Probably shaves. Does not have intimidating, muscular body.
Cons: Heel character again. Trashy tattoos are not usually Playboy style, although could be easily airbrushed.
Odds: 1/75

Madison Rayne

Pros: Has the "girl next door" aesthetic that Playboy loves so much. Loves America as evidenced by above picture. A clear favorite of the LT's.
Cons: Buckteeth. Outdated hair style and coloring. Who?
Odds: 1/300

Christy Hemme

Note: Matt's favorite

Pros: No obvious physical flaws. Fiery red hair. Has been in Playboy before. Not in any particular storyline, which means this could be a good way to reintroduce her to television.
Cons: Once farted a pie.
Odds: 1/15

Awesome Kong


Pros: Bold choice. Would earn TNA loads of good publicity with women's groups.
Cons: Seriously?
Odds: 1/infinity.

Tara


Pros: One of the more noticeable faces in TNA, due to her time in WWE. In tremendous shape. Would love to see a knee brace in a Playboy spread.
Cons: Left WWE over the abundance of models in their women's division, so this does not seem like a career move she'd make. One of the more noticeable faces, if you catch our meaning.
Odds: 1/500

Raisha Sayid


Pros: Actually looks like this:
Cons: No one knows that. Character is an Islamic woman who wears a burka, so that would not go over well with Islamic groups.
Odds: 1/10,000

Sharmell


Pros: Beautiful woman. In the main stable of TNA, so good promotion for TNA.
Cons: Character is a bit stuck up, so it wouldn't jive. Real life wife of Booker T, so unsure how that conversation would go. Heel.
Odds: 1/8000

Jenna Morasca


Pros: Another beautiful woman. Has mainstream celebrity appeal (well, kinda). Previously posed for Playboy.
Cons: A woman from Survivor is not what people should think about when they think of "TNA."
Odds: 1/50

Taylor Wilde


Pros: Spunky face wrestler with large chest. Blond fits that Playboy aesthetic. On the show every week so this could be the start of a big push.
Cons: Has kind of a "retard hot" thing going on.
Odds: 1/250

ODB

Our sentiments exactly

Pros: Large chest. Could have a fun pictorial involving trailers
Cons: Large everything else.
Odds: 1/1000


So Cal Val


Pros: Has done enough of the type of modeling where at this point, it's really a matter of time to image her naked. A butt that won't quit.
Cons: BUTTER FACE
Odds: 1/10

Daffney

Note: Adam's favorite

Pros: Different look. Large chest. Could certainly clean up well.
Cons: Too many tattoos for Playboy. Heel.
Odds: 1/85

Traci Brooks

Pros: Large chest. Has done enough of the type of modeling where this isn't a stretch. Just returned to television to join "Main Even Mafia" so timing seems coincidental.
Cons: Man face. Awful boobjob with cleavage about a mile wide.
Odds: 1/2 (Playboy has done much worse)

Above: Much worse

Dixie Carter


Pros: Smart, sassy, and sexy as hell. MILF quality.
Cons: Not actually on TNA television.
Odds: Only in dreams.

So what do you fellas think? Who do you want to see? Did anyone actually know that Playboy is still published?