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Harry Burkett's Take: It's Not WWE Favoritism; It's Reality

we’ve heard is that our rankings are biased toward WWE. Our reply? Of course! WWE established itself as the NFL of professional wrestling when it vanquished WCW and ECW 18 years ago. Many independent and international wrestlers question why WWE stars—even those whose careers seem to be in the doldrums—are ranked ahead of them.

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