WWE Puts the Squeeze on Man Nipples

Posted Mar 28th 2008 5:55PM by TMZ Staff

Nipplegate 2008 has broken out in Florida! Wrestlers John Cena, Triple H, Randy Orton and Big Show are all proudly baring their nipple-free chests on a huge banner in downtown Orlando. Wait, what?

City officials met with some WWE suits to figure out how to keep the wrestling poster from looking "too provocative." The outcome - the WWE slammed, er, airbrushed the nipples into oblivion. Billboard malfunction!

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Mayor Buddy Dyer liked the nipple-free poster and added that there was some sort of city ordinance that banned public display of male nipples. For the love of Janet Jackson! But according to the city's press secretary no such ordinance exists.

Only one banner was targeted for nipple eradication. However, buses all over town are still cruising the streets baring the original posters of the wrestlers --male nipples and all. Flaunt 'em if you got 'em!

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16. Sounds like Mayor Buddy Dyer gets nervous around man nipples.

That's not gay at all.....

Posted at 6:28PM on Mar 28th 2008 by CoolGirl2008

17. So the violence is OK, but a nipple is not family friendly?

Posted at 6:31PM on Mar 28th 2008 by TypicalGirl

18. That sounds stupid. Mayor Buddy Dyer sounds like a sex-starved weirdo with too much time on his hands.

Posted at 6:32PM on Mar 28th 2008 by KL

19. Ok welcome to Florida the Land Of Idiots. I have lived here for 11 years there is a strip club on every corner but a wrestlers nipples are offensive .. god whay do I even stay here I think the stupid is contagious

Posted at 6:33PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Duh!

20. I've hear it all now!!! They're worried about nipples when they have stations like "MTV" demoralizing everthing and everyone from parents down to the stupid teenagers that watch that crap. I think the censors should take example from Europe!!! they are less stringent with sexual "issues" there and no one seems to be offended!!!

Posted at 6:33PM on Mar 28th 2008 by deezey

21. Poor Harvey Levin! Everyone knows how much he loves those sweaty man-nipples and those 'roid ragin' men running around in their little tights punching air for a living. He must be heart broken.

Posted at 6:45PM on Mar 28th 2008 by H B Rider

22. I didn't notice the no nipples on the billboards, too funny.
There must be a bunch of hillbillys coming for this thing, the citrus bowl has been getting set-up for a week.

Posted at 6:49PM on Mar 28th 2008 by FlBiker

23. and just when i thought the wwe could not get any more homo-erotic... wwe is lame anyhow.

Posted at 6:50PM on Mar 28th 2008 by phdguru

24. America..the land of the stupied people

Posted at 6:50PM on Mar 28th 2008 by dinodavid220

25. .

ah, yes - Florida. Home of Jeb Bush... Anita Bryant... and all the southern-fried phonies that equate
male nipples with eroticism... que the elevator music, folks! The zealots are at it AGAIN!!

Posted at 6:52PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Kate

26. Florida, God's waiting room......

Posted at 6:53PM on Mar 28th 2008 by FlBiker

27. I like sweaty man nips!

Posted at 7:00PM on Mar 28th 2008 by John in San Diego

28. Oh my God. That has to be the most retarded thing ever. I think that's more traumatizing that leaving the nipples on there. What's next? Will men be forced to wear shirts on Florida's many beaches?

Posted at 7:05PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Popsmart

29. lol now they look like my old ken dolls hahaha sooo dumb!

Posted at 7:06PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Kristi

30. man these people...why do people find any dumb thing to complain about. dont you just love america?

Posted at 7:09PM on Mar 28th 2008 by JFlyswatter

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