WWE “Superstars” No More?

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In the October 28 Figure 4 Weekly newsletter, Bryan Alvarez reported that WWE announcers were told to no longer call WWE talent “superstars.” They can’t call them “wrestlers” either, but are now to be called “entertainers.” We’ll see how long this lasts (and as a note, WWE.com still calls them the s-word.

UPDATE: PWInsider.com has written that while WWE “entertainers” are also still “superstars,” they are no longer “sports entertainers.”

Matthew Michaels is editor emeritus of Pulse Wrestling, and has been since the site launched.