However immersive Keeping Up With the Kardashians might have been, it was limited to two dimensions on-screen; few viewers would likely make it to California Community Church or the paths in Jerusalem that Jesus walked. It was only a matter of time—about one year into her reality show’s run—before Kim Kardashian stepped into the real-life ring of one of the most profitable and well-known American storytelling institutions: World Wrestling Entertainment, which, according to its corporate website, partners with top media networks, from NBC Universal to Fox Sports, to reach more than one billion homes across twenty-five languages and 165 countries. Of course, the WWE comes with plenty of its own connections to Christianity.
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