September 16, 2009 |  5:29 am
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/09/wwes-linda
-mcmahon-resigns-to-run-for-senate-against-dodd.html

Maybe The Rock and Triple H will serve as campaign managers.

Linda McMahon, the chief executive officer of World Wrestling
Entertainment Inc., announced today she is resigning to run for Senate
in her home state of Connecticut. McMahon, a Republican, will look to
unseat Democrat Christopher Dodd in the 2010 election.

Although not nearly as flamboyant as her husband -- WWE Chairman and
ringmaster Vince McMahon -- Linda McMahon is considered the brains
behind the brawn. She has been CEO of WWE since 1997 and is respected on
Wall Street. She and her husband have been focusing on making over WWE
from a raunch-fest to more family-friendly entertainment, albeit a
family that likes to throw each other around a ring and talk in double
entendres (for more on how the WWE has been repositioning itself, read
our Aug. 24 story). Whether the move toward kinder, gentler wrestling
was in part motivated by her political aspirations remains to be seen,
but it probably won't hurt.

With deep pockets and a fairly established presence in the state,
McMahon could be a force in the race. According to the The Hill, a
Washington political publication, McMahon's likely opponents for the
Republican nomination are former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons and former
Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley. Interestingly, former Connecticut
governor and Sen. Lowell Weicker is on the WWE's board of directors.

Inside the WWE, McMahon's exit comes as the company is in the midst of
an expansion. Vince McMahon, who will assume his wife's CEO position,
indicated last month that he wants to launch a cable network and is also
pushing harder to make more movies with his stable of wrestling talent.

-- Joe Flint
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