WWE to MIT

MIT University has added a course focusing on professional wrestling. Several WWE personalities including Jim Ross are scheduled to lecture. Below is an official press release:

Good Old JR heads to MIT!

WWE® RAW® Announcer Jim Ross™ Kicks Off Pro Wrestling Lecture Series At MIT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 15, 2007 –"The Voice of Monday Night RAW" Jim Ross will kick off a series of class presentations and lectures involving WWE personalities to be held at MIT this semester as part of a Comparative Media Studies course focused on pro wrestling in America.

"Good Ol' J.R." Jim Ross will be speaking to students on Wednesday, March 21, and Thursday, March 22, to share his thoughts on the growth of pro wrestling into a global phenomenon through his experience as one of the greatest wrestling announcers ever in the business, as well as his role in handling talent relations and business development for World Wrestling Entertainment® (WWE). Ross will share experiences from his many years in the television industry, as the wrestling industry has moved from TV syndication to cable to pay-per-view to prime time broadcast television, and now to digital media, including DVD, video on demand, the web and mobile phones.

His appearance will culminate in a lecture to students and the public in Room 4-370 at 5 p.m. on March 22 entitled, "This One's Gonna Be a Slobberknocker: A Q&A with WWE's "Good Ol' J.R." Jim Ross," moderated by Sam Ford, the class instructor......More? Click here.

source: www.wrestlingnewsworld.com