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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...FOOTBALL FANS. The XFL's spectacular failure was a victory for authentic sports and a warning to the WWF and NBC, its founding partners, that even bloodsport fans have standards. They promised us smashmouth football; we got trashmouth football narrated by Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura and played by buffoons. Hooray for football fans who tackled this one for a loss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best and Worst of 2001: Sport | 12/24/2001 | See Source »

VINCE MCMAHON World Wildlife Fund wins legal fight for WWF abbrev. Next: Pandas in grudge match...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Aug. 20, 2001 | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

...Going To the Mat WWF Smackdown! The world wrestling federation and the World Wildlife Fund hold something in common besides the welfare of some vicious, hairy animals: their initials. Hence the Internet domain-name battle. The Fund uses wwf.org, but the Federation uses wwf.com, which the people at the Fund claim violates a 1994 agreement. They've taken the tussle to the London courts, but we say settle it in the ring. Here's how the teams match...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starting Time | 7/30/2001 | See Source »

Wrestling Personality Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley Her dad, WWF kingpin Vince, had her "kidnapped." She returned to be women's "champion." Part Joan Collins, part Patty Hearst--and tougher than both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Odd Jobs | 7/9/2001 | See Source »

...network recapped returning series, introduced the cute-teen-girl-and-dad sitcom "One on One," gave us a couple "Iron Chef" specials with William Shatner (which will test if one can literally OD on camp) and finished with "Manhunt," a reality show where people are hunted "WWF-style" with paintballs. (If the ratings fall, we go to blowdarts!) Then it was time for what everyone was waiting for: "Star Trek: Enterprise," the new Trek prequel that takes place a hundred years from now and a hundred before the first series, at the dawn of space travel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Upfronts: Reruns From UPN and Fox | 5/18/2001 | See Source »

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