Coming soon to a brand-new, multimillion-dollar facility near you: Head-butting, body-slamming, and clothes-lining.Tonight at 7:30 p.m., the superstars of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) will be invading the Schottenstein Center.The event, called “Raw is War,” will be taped and aired on Monday, Nov. 23 on the USA Network, said Christine Wypy, WWF fan services coordinator. Wypy added that the event will include many special effects such as lasers and fireworks.The event will feature over 40 WWF superstars including new WWF Heavyweight Champion, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, D-Generation X, Kane, Mr. McMahon, Mankind, Sable and more.Wypy said Columbus has a strong WWF following. “We’ve held events at the Columbus Convention Center, and they have always drawn a good response,” Wypy said.Michael Evanko, WWF marketing representative, said that the WWF is excited to be one of the first events in the Schottenstein Center.The WWF event was chosen for the Schottenstein Center because of its popularity, according to Justin Doyle, Schottenstein Center marketing and promotions manager. “Professional wrestling fits right into our event lineup because the show itself draws a diverse crowd,” he said.Although professional wrestling draws a diverse crowd, its biggest fans are males, ages 18-35, said Wypy.According to Dr. Gerald Morton, an Auburn University English professor who studies the dramatic elements of professional wrestling, audiences are becoming increasingly younger. He said that professional wrestling has been gaining popularity on college campuses and that many students have begun throwing parties on Mondays to watch professional wrestling.Mike Wallace, a sophomore, said that his friends love to watch professional wrestling. “It’s always a big fight at my house on Monday nights,” Wallace said. “Half of us want to watch wrestling and the other half want to watch ‘Monday Night Football.'”Senior Kelly Davis loves WWF wrestling, and watches matches at least twice a week. Davis says he enjoys it because it is entertaining and funny.”Professional wrestling appeals to college students because it is a sophisticated form of cartoons,” Morton said. “The wrestlers are like cartoon characters. They get knocked down in ways that would normally cause a person to be hospitalized. The wrestlers just jump right back up – like Wiley Coyote.”Wallace agrees with Morton’s theory. “A lot of people love to watch the wrestlers act like they’re beating the crap out of each other.”Approximately 16,000 seats were available, and ticket sales have been very good so far, Doyle said.