How the WWE Shaped Linda McMahon

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Linda McMahon as education secretary came as a surprise to many in the education world, akin to a story line swerve befitting of her former employer, WWE. McMahon’s past in professional wrestling was quickly picked apart, with videos of her on-screen moments going viral. The prospective head of the Education Department was shown being manhandled by muscle-bound behemoths, including a wrestler who is now mayor of Knox County, Tenn. Some online commentators poked fun at the nominee and the carnival atmosphere of the WWE, while others embraced the image of McMahon as a fighter ready to bend the department to her will.