Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com
On Monday, August 7, 2006 at 3:49 PM EST

According to a report in The Winston-Sale Journal in North Carolina, The Wake Forest University School of Medicine issued a study earlier this week finding that adolescents who watch pro wrestling on television are more prone to violent behaviors than other younger people.

The study took place over a seven month period using a random sample of 2,228 North Carolina High School students. According to the article, "adolescents who watched televised wrestling fought more with dating partners and exhibited other violent behaviors. Young people who watch wrestling are also exposed to a high frequency of violence between men and women, alcohol use and derogatory terms for women."

When approached for comment, WWE spokesperson Gary Davis added, "From a real-life perspective, we know the brand can have a lot of positive impacts on society...There are lot of good studies out there, but unfortunately, I think this study has a lot of flaws."

We hope to have more on this situation later today.