World Wrestling Entertainment invited democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to compete in a wrestling match on the April 21, 2008 edition of WWE Raw.
On April 21, 2008, WWE issued a press release announcing that they would air taped segments from candidates Clinton, Obama, and John McCain during the show.
Quotes
"Tonight, in honor of the WWE, you can call me Hillrod. This election is starting to feel a lot like "King of the Ring." The only difference? The last man standing may just be a woman."—Hillary Clinton
"To the special interests who've been setting the agenda in Washington for too long and to all the forces of division and distraction that has stopped us from making progress, for the American people, I've got one question: Do you smell what Barack is cooking?"—Barack Obama
References
Fast Facts
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Air date
April 21, 2008
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Time
8-11 p.m. EST
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Fact:
2008 King of the Ring featured on the same night
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Fact:
Used to promote the WWE's "Smackdown Your Vote!" registration drive
