{"id":2738,"date":"2023-04-19T09:30:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T13:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/underunderstood.com\/podcast\/?post_type=episode&#038;p=2738"},"modified":"2023-04-19T09:30:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T13:30:47","slug":"hunting-for-manhunt-john-cena","status":"publish","type":"episode","link":"https:\/\/underunderstood.com\/podcast\/episode\/hunting-for-manhunt-john-cena\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunting for Manhunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\">\n<h3 class=\"episode-descrip wp-block-heading\">An obscure pro wrestling-adjacent reality show from 2001 was mired in scandal. Was it really rigged?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Notes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2001\/08\/16\/business\/another-reality-tv-show-is-under-fire.html\">Another Reality TV Show Is Under Fire<\/a> (New York Times)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0299349\/fullcredits\/?ref_=tt_cl_sm\">Manhunt on IMDB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20040211082906\/http:\/\/www.thestingray.net\/home.htm\">The Stingray<\/a> (Wayback Machine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twenty-One_(game_show)\">Twenty-One<\/a> (Wikipedia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/app\/details\/USCODE-2015-title47\/USCODE-2015-title47-chap5-subchapV-sec509\/summary\">Prohibited practices in contests of knowledge, skill, or chance<\/a> (FCC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20011111164458\/http:\/\/thestingray.net:80\/jkletter2.jpg\">JK\u2019s letter to the FCC<\/a> (Wayback Machine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20031108073147\/http:\/\/www.thestingray.net:80\/beverlyletter2.jpg\">Steve Beverly\u2019s letter to the FCC<\/a> (Wayback Machine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realityblurred.com\/realitytv\/2010\/05\/survivor-rule-book\/\">Survivor rules: the contract that details pay, tie-breakers, prohibited behavior, and more<\/a> (Reality Blurs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<span style='display:inline;'><input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69f63559ec2ae5057185849' value='69f63559ec2ae5057185849'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69f63559ec2ae5057185849' value='Transcript'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69f63559ec2ae5057185849' value='Transcript'><a id='bg-showmore-action-69f63559ec2ae5057185849' class='bg-showmore-plg-link bg-arrow '  style=\" color:inherit;\" href='#'>Transcript<\/a><span id='bg-showmore-hidden-69f63559ec2ae5057185849' ><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Transcript coming soon!<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span>\n<p><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An obscure pro wrestling-adjacent reality show from 2001 was mired in scandal. 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