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WWE content censorship and streaming edits controversy

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Professional wrestling figures have raised concerns regarding content censorship and post-production edits in WWE programming, specifically on the Netflix streaming platform. Veteran wrestler Stevie Richards criticized the company’s approach to fan engagement and the censorship of language and crowd chants on RAW. Richards argued that bleeping profanity and replacing organic chants, such as ‘Holy sh*t’, with phrases like ‘This is awesome’, provides an incomplete experience for subscribers and may drive viewers toward competitors like AEW. Eric Bischoff ~~further commented~~ has expanded on these ~~changes,~~ concerns, noting that viewers have observed the removal of blood from replays that was present during original live broadcasts. On the podcast ‘83 Weeks with Conrad Thompson’, Bischoff compared these current edits to mandates he faced at WCW, where executives stated, ‘There will be no blood’, requiring footage to be cleaned up to satisfy corporate policy. Bischoff later suggested that these discrepancies may be driven by international regulatory requirements rather than purely creative choices. He noted specific instances of editing, such as using high overhead camera angles to obscure obscene hand gestures from fans during a September 14 episode of RAW in Mexico City, as well as audio alterations during segments featuring Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio. Bischoff noted that varying global standards for violence and nudity provide a logical explanation for WWE adjusting content to maintain regulatory standards in specific territories.

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