The Most Hilarious FCC Complaints About The WWE

At one point or another, I'm sure you've been disappointed with something you've seen on RAW or Smackdown. But have you ever been so outraged by WWE programming that you wrote a complaint to the Federal Communications Commission demanding action? Well, believe it or not, many people have, and thankfully David Bixenspan of Mel Magazine has compiled a list of some of the most hilarious and ridiculous complaints from WWE viewers.

Bixenspan notes that "between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., the public airwaves cannot be used to broadcast "indecent" and "profane" material. Officially speaking, it's "indecent" if it "portrays sexual or excretory organs or activities in a way that does not meet the three-prong test for obscenity" and it's "profane" if it "includes 'grossly offensive' language that is considered a public nuisance." Violate those rules and you may get a hefty fine.

For the FCC to actually take action is exceedingly rare these days, but past infractions have included an episode of NYPD Blue featuring "dorsal nudity,"various episodes of Howard Stern's radio show, and, of course, Janet Jackson's nipple being visible for a split second during the Super Bowl halftime show. For that last one, the FCC noted in its official action (PDF)that "the Commission received an unprecedented number of complaints alleging that the CBS Network Stations aired indecent material during the program."

With that in mind, the following slides are all official FCC complaints from real people who took real time out of their day to write out real complaints.

About wrestling.

It's still real to them, damn it.