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Houston CBS Affiliate Falls for WWE PR Stunt

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By Joe Ciarallo

WWE wrestling is fake. Most people know that. However, there have been a few instances in which the organization has fooled the media into reporting its stunts as the real thing.

The latest example? Houston CBS affiliate KHOU, which posted the story, “WWE chairman hurt in freak accident,” after Vince McMahon pretended to be injured by a collapsing set at a WWE event in San Antonio.

Reader Chris at Blog of Hilarity used to work for WWE PR and sent in the following from his

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