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MACHISMO
MACHISMO
■(mā-
chëz
-mo)
n.
�A
stro
ng, s
omet
imes
exa
gger
ated
se
nse
of m
ascu
linity
stre
ssin
g at
tribu
tes
such
as
phys
ical
cou
rage
, vi
rility
, dom
inat
ion
of w
omen
, and
ag
gres
sive
ness
; man
lines
s
The
Arti
fact
s
Our
Cas
t of C
hara
cter
sSt
eve
Will
iam
sSt
eve
Will
iam
s(�
Ston
e C
old�
(�St
one
Col
d�St
eve
Aust
in)
Stev
e Au
stin
)
Jim
Ros
sJi
m R
oss
(Jim
Ros
s)(J
im R
oss)
The
McM
ahon
Fam
ily (a
s cur
rent
)
Shan
e M
cMah
onSh
ane
McM
ahon
(Sha
ne M
cMah
on, C
hairm
an o
f
(Sha
ne M
cMah
on, C
hairm
an o
f
))
Lind
a M
cMah
onLi
nda
McM
ahon
(Lin
da M
cMah
on, C
EO)
(Lin
da M
cMah
on, C
EO)
Vinc
e M
cMah
onVi
nce
McM
ahon
(Mr.
McM
ahon
, Cha
irman
of
)(M
r. M
cMah
on, C
hairm
an o
f
)
Step
hani
e M
cMah
onSt
epha
nie
McM
ahon
(Ste
phan
ie M
cMah
on(S
teph
anie
McM
ahon
-- Hel
msl
ey)
Hel
msl
ey)
The
Two
Mai
n Po
ints
■ST
OR
YLIN
ES
(Mel
odra
mat
ic)
�Ex
: Mr.
McM
ahon
and
Lin
da
McM
ahon
�Ex
: Sha
ne M
cMah
on V
s M
r. M
cMah
on
■IN
TER
VIEW
S�
Ex: �
Ston
e C
old�
and
Jim
Ros
s
Stor
ylin
es■
Mos
t of t
he m
atch
es in
any
pr
ogra
mm
ing
is b
ased
off
som
e ty
pe o
f a
stor
ylin
e.
■W
rest
ling
is p
oint
ed o
ut a
s a
�Mas
culin
e M
elod
ram
a� in
whi
ch li
ve a
nd te
levi
sed
perfo
rman
ces
exte
rnal
ize
emot
ions
, m
appi
ng th
em �o
nto
the
com
bata
nt�s
bo
dies
and
tran
sfor
min
g th
eir p
hysi
cal
com
petit
ion
into
a s
earc
h fo
r mor
al
orde
r� (M
azer
, 199
8).
Our
Firs
t Sto
rylin
e Ex
ampl
e:M
r. M
cMah
on a
nd L
inda
McM
ahon
Mr.
McM
ahon
and
Lin
da M
cMah
on
■M
r. M
cMah
on a
nd L
inda
McM
ahon
has
be
en m
arrie
d to
geth
er fo
r 30
year
s.
■M
r. M
cMah
on p
urch
ased
from
his
fa
ther
, Vin
cent
K. M
cMah
on,S
r. in
19
82.
■Li
nda
McM
ahon
has
bee
n ca
lled
the
�Pat
ron
Sain
t� of
the
.
She
has
re
pres
ente
d th
e
at
bot
h of
the
2000
pr
esid
entia
l con
vent
ions
.
Mr.
McM
ahon
and
Lin
da M
cMah
on■
In 1
999,
Lin
da M
cMah
on a
ssig
ned
�Sto
ne C
old�
Ste
ve A
ustin
as
CEO
in
her p
lace
.■
In 2
000,
Lin
da M
cMah
on a
ssig
ned
Mic
k Fo
ley
as C
omm
issi
oner
.■
Mic
k Fo
ley
and
Stev
e Au
stin
wer
e tw
o pe
ople
that
Vin
ce lo
athe
d.■
Afte
r Lin
da ju
mpe
d on
the
last
ner
ve o
f M
r. M
cMah
on,
Mr.
McM
ahon
de
man
ded
a di
vorc
e!
Mr.
McM
ahon
and
Lin
da M
cMah
on■
The
stat
emen
t of d
ivor
ce s
ent L
inda
into
sh
ock.
■Vi
nce
quie
tly a
sked
that
she
be
plac
ed
in a
san
itariu
m a
nd to
be
heav
ily
med
icat
ed.
■Vi
nce
foun
d a
new
inte
rest
in T
rish
Stra
tus
Mr.
McM
ahon
and
Lin
da M
cMah
on
■Li
nda
snap
s ou
t of h
er m
edic
atio
n at
W
rest
lem
ania
X-S
even
.■
The
next
nig
ht o
n R
aw is
War
...
Shan
e, M
r. M
cMah
on, a
nd
Shan
e,M
r. M
cMah
on, a
nd■
Ted
Turn
er, f
orm
er o
wne
r of W
orld
C
ham
pion
ship
Wre
stlin
g (W
CW
), de
cide
d to
sel
l the
com
pany
bec
ause
of t
he p
oor
ratin
gs in
the
Mon
day
Nig
ht W
ars.
■Th
e ne
ws
cam
e ou
t on
Mar
ch 2
3, 2
001
that
WW
F ha
d pu
rcha
sed
WC
W.
■M
r. M
cMah
on d
id a
live
feed
s fro
m th
e R
aw Is
War
show
on
WC
W M
onda
y N
itro
expl
aini
ng w
hat h
is
plan
s w
ere
for W
CW
.
Shan
e,M
r. M
cMah
on, a
nd■
Mr.
McM
ahon
eve
ntua
lly d
id a
live
si
mul
cast
from
bot
h sh
ows,
Raw
Is W
aran
d W
CW
Mon
day
Nitr
o�
■�
until
he
hear
d hi
s so
n fro
m a
noth
er
to
wn!
Shan
e,M
r. M
cMah
on, a
nd
"As
usua
l, da
d, y
our e
go h
as g
otte
n th
e be
st o
f you
, yo
u ga
ve m
e ju
st th
e op
port
unity
I w
as lo
okin
g fo
r.Yo
u se
e, th
e co
ntra
ct h
as b
een
final
ized
, Vin
ce. A
nd it
do
es s
ay M
cMah
on. I
t say
s Sh
ane
McM
ahon
. Tha
t's
right
Vin
ce, I
now
ow
n W
CW.�
The
�Cla
ssic
� In
terv
iew
or T
aunt
The
�Cla
ssic
� In
terv
iew
or T
aunt
■In
an
inte
rvie
w, t
he v
illain
insu
lts th
e he
ro o
r pro
mis
es s
ome
unw
arra
nted
pe
rson
al a
ttack
on
the
hero
.■
The
hero
, wis
hing
to d
efen
d hi
s ho
nor
(repa
ir fa
ce) a
gree
s to
figh
t the
villa
in in
a
wel
l-pub
liciz
ed m
atch
on
the
wre
stlin
g ci
rcui
t.
■In
this
mat
ch, t
he v
illain
, usi
ng il
lega
l m
eans
, man
ages
to b
eat t
he h
ero.
The
�Cla
ssic
� In
terv
iew
or T
aunt
■In
a p
ost m
atch
inte
rvie
w th
e he
ro c
halle
nges
th
e vi
llain
to a
gru
dge
mat
ch a
t som
e up
com
ing
tow
n on
the
circ
uit.
If th
e vi
llain
w
ins
the
grud
ge m
atch
, it i
s ag
ain
thou
gh
illega
l mea
ns.
■If
the
hero
win
s, it
is d
ecis
ive,
and
end
s w
ith
the
tota
l hum
iliatio
n of
the
villa
in.
The
villa
in,
in a
pos
t-mat
ch in
terv
iew
then
sw
ears
re
veng
e on
the
hero
and
the
entir
e se
quen
ce
begi
ns a
gain
(Bal
l, 19
90).
The
�Cla
ssic
� In
terv
iew
or T
aunt
■C
atch
phra
se -
Fam
iliar l
ine
used
to e
nd
the
inte
rvie
w.
�Th
e R
ock:
�IF
YOU
SM
ELL
WH
AT T
HE
RO
CK
IS
CO
OKI
NG
?��
�Sto
ne C
old�
Ste
ve A
ustin
: �AN
D T
HAT
�S T
HE
BOTT
OM
LIN
E, C
AUSE
STO
NE
CO
LD S
AID
SO
.��
Hul
k H
ogan
: �W
HAT
CH
A G
ON
NA
DO
WH
EN
THE
24 IN
CH
PYT
HO
NS
CO
ME
DO
WN
ON
YO
U?�
�Br
et �H
it M
an� H
art:
�I AM
TH
E BE
ST T
HER
E IS
, TH
E BE
ST T
HER
E W
AS, A
ND
TH
E BE
ST
THER
E EV
ER W
ILL
BE.�
Our
Inte
rvie
w E
xam
ple:
Ston
e C
old
Stev
e A
ustin
and
Jim
Ros
s.■
Ston
e C
old
won
the
Cha
mpi
onsh
ip
at th
is p
ast W
rest
lem
ania
thro
ugh
the
help
of M
r. M
cMah
on.
■Ji
m R
oss,
ann
ounc
er, i
nter
view
ed
Ston
e C
old
onSm
ackd
own.
■In
the
inte
rvie
w, t
aunt
s w
ere
thro
wn
in
at J
im R
oss
by S
tone
Col
d, b
ut J
im
atte
mpt
ed to
pla
y th
e go
od fr
iend
role
, cl
aim
ing
that
he
was
Sto
ne C
old�
s fri
end.
Our
Inte
rvie
w E
xam
ple:
Ston
e C
old
Stev
e A
ustin
and
Jim
Ros
s.
■To
war
ds th
e en
d of
the
inte
rvie
w, S
tone
Col
d re
aliz
ed th
at J
im w
as e
ndin
g th
eir f
riend
ship
an
d de
cide
d to
sta
rt in
jurin
g Ji
m R
oss.
■Ev
entu
ally
, we
see
Mr.
McM
ahon
com
e ou
t an
d te
ll St
one
Col
d to
sto
p, a
nd th
en to
ld
Ston
e C
old
that
he
was
bei
ng to
o ea
sy o
n Ji
m
and
to �O
pen
him
up!
�■
Ston
e C
old
even
tual
ly
le
aves
Jim
in a
blo
ody
mes
s.
In C
oncl
usio
n...
■M
achi
smo
can
defin
itely
be
seen
thou
gh
out a
ny e
piso
de o
f Raw
Is W
aror
Sm
ackd
own.
■M
ost m
achi
smo
in th
e
is
sho
wn
thou
gh p
ower
(WC
W P
urch
ase)
, re
latio
nshi
ps (M
r. An
d M
rs. M
cMah
on),
and
the
idea
that
a m
an is
toug
h th
ough
hi
s fis
ts (J
im R
oss�
Inte
rvie
w).
In C
oncl
usio
n...
■pr
ogra
mm
ing
is s
how
n to
be
a �s
oap
oper
a,� w
here
we
find
the
hero
be
ing
taun
ted
by th
e vi
llain
.■
Ther
e ar
e m
ultip
le o
ther
exa
mpl
es o
f m
achi
smo
thou
gh s
how
s lik
e R
aw Is
W
aran
dSm
ackd
own,
eve
n in
the
pay-
per-v
iew
s, b
ut th
ese
exam
ples
and
re
ason
s ar
e w
hat m
ake
prog
ram
min
g th
e to
p fiv
e sh
ows
on
tele
visi
on to
day!