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From the late 1990s through 2008, a high-profile partnership between (then WWF) and

WWE officials once considered purchasing Playboy to further capitalize on the crossover potential between the brands. Playboy Magazine Wwe

Before the WWE Network, before the reality TV boom on USA Network, there was a unique partnership that blurred the lines between sports entertainment and mainstream pop culture: From the late 1990s through 2008, a high-profile

Would it work today? Absolutely not. But for better or worse, those glossy pages are a permanent part of wrestling history. From the late 1990s through 2008

A: Highly unlikely. With the current PG/PG-13 hybrid model and WWE’s partnership with A&E and Netflix, a return to softcore promotion would damage their brand value. The era is definitively over.