Sports entertainment

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Sports entertainment is a type of spectacle which presents an ostensibly competitive event using a high level of theatrical flourish and extravagant presentation, with the purpose of entertaining an audience. Unlike typical sports and games, which are conducted for competition, sportsmanship, physical exercise or personal recreation, the primary product of sports entertainment is performance for an audience's benefit. Commonly, but not in all cases, the outcomes are predetermined; as this is an open secret, it is not considered to be match fixing. The term was popularized by Vince McMahon of the WWE, which coined it to describe and distinguish professional wrestling from conventional sporting competitions, emphasizing its focus on entertainment and theatrical spectacle. The term sports entertainment is also used to describe a particular style of professional wrestling, most notably associated with WWE, in which places greater emphasis on character-driven storylines, theatrical presentation...

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