Sports entertainment

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Sports entertainment is a type of entertainment that takes the form of a sporting event, but with more emphasis on dramatic storylines, humor, spectacle or titillation than on a contest of athletic skills. Some sports entertainment events have a predetermined winner, while in others the winner is determined through an actual contest.

The term came into prominence in the 1980s through its use by the World Wrestling Federation and its chairman, Vince McMahon. Use of the term sports entertainment was promoted within the WWF to demarcate itself from athletic contests regulated by athletic commissions. By doing this, the WWF and its wrestlers were able to avoid heavy commission fees and license costs.

Precursors have been found going back to February 1935, when Toronto Star sports editor Lou Marsh described professional wrestling as "sportive entertainment."

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