Publications

Publication details [#51871]

Lachlan, Kenneth A., David Westerman, Paul D. Skalski, Rebecca M. Chory and Ron Tamborini. 2008. Talking Smack: Verbal Aggression in Professional Wrestling. Communication Studies 59 (3) : 242–258.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

This study demonstrates an abundance of verbal aggression in televised professional wrestling, communicated among White, male individuals with no obvious dispositional features, containing predominantly swearing and competence and character attacks. Primary motives appear to be amusement and anger.