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| World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Inc. | |
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| Acronym | WWE |
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| Established | 1952 |
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| Location | Stamford, Connecticut |
| Founder | Jess McMahon Toots Mondt |
| Owner | Vince McMahon, Chairman & CEO |
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| Formerly | World Wrestling Federation (1979-2002) World Wide Wrestling Federation (1963-1979) NWA Capitol Wrestling Federation (1952-1963) NWA Capital Sports (1948-1952) |
| Website | WWE.com |
World Wrestling Entertainment (doing business as WWE, Inc.) (WWE) is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales. It is currently the largest professional wrestling company in the world, reaching 13 million viewers in the U.S. and broadcasting its shows in 30 languages to more than 145 countries. It promotes under two brands, known as Raw and SmackDown.
Vince McMahon is the majority owner, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. Together with his wife Linda McMahon, and their children Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon-Levesque (WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing), the McMahons hold about 70% of WWE's economic interest and 96% of the voting power in the company. The company's headquarters is located in Stamford, Connecticut with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, Tokyo, Toronto, and Sydney.
WWE holds an extensive library of videos, representing a significant portion of the visual history of professional wrestling. The company began as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation in 1952, which promoted under the banner of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) and later the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). In 1982 it was sold to the same family's Titan Sports company, which later changed its name to World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, before finally becoming World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002, and simplified to "WWE" in 2011.
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Pay-Per-View (PPV) Events
Last Pay-Per-View Event
WrestleMania 29 (April 7, 2013)
Next Pay-Per-View Event
Extreme Rules 2013 (May 19, 2013)
Championships and accomplishments
Current champions
- As of May 21 , 2013.
| Current Appearance | Championship | Champion(s) | Defeated | Date Won | Location | Event | Days Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWE Champion | John Cena | The Rock | April 7, 2013 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | WrestleMania XXIX | 44+ |
| World Heavyweight | Dolph Ziggler | Alberto Del Rio | April 8, 2013 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Raw | 43+ |
| WWE Intercontinental | Wade Barett | The Miz | April 8, 2013 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Raw | 43+ |
| WWE United States | Dean Ambrose | Kofi Kingston | May 19, 2013 | St. Louis, Missouri | Extreme Rules 2013 | 2+ |
| WWE Tag Team | Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns | Daniel Bryan & Kane | May 19, 2013 | St. Louis, Missouri | Extreme Rules 2013 | 2+ |
| WWE Divas | Kaitlyn | Eve Torres | January 14, 2013 | Houston, Texas | Raw | 127+ |
Accomplishments
| Accomplishment | Latest winner | Date Won |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Rumble | John Cena | January 27, 2013 |
| Raw Money in the Bank contract for the WWE Championship | John Cena | July 15, 2012 |
| SmackDown Money in the Bank contract for the World Heavyweight Championship | Dolph Ziggler | July 15, 2012 |
Current developmental territory champions
| Championship | Champion(s) | Defeated | Date Won | Location | Event | Days Held | |||||
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| NXT Wrestling | |||||||||||
| NXT Championship | Big E Langston | Seth Rollins | December 6, 2012 | Tampa, FL | NXT TV | 127+ | |||||
| NXT Women's Championship | N/A | May 23, 2013 | Tampa, FL | NXT TV | 0+ | ||||||
| NXT Tag Team Championship | Erick Rowan & Luke Harper | Adrian Neville & Oliver Grey | May 2, 2013 | Tampa, FL | NXT TV | 14+ | |||||
Defunct championships
- World Tag Team Championship (WWE) (1971-2010)
- WWE Unified Tag Team Championship (2009-2010)
- WWE Women's Championship (1956-2010)
- WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1991-2007)1
- WWE Hardcore Championship (1998-2002)
- WWE European Championship (1997-2002)
- WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2001)2
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (2001)2
- WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1981-2001) (recognized officially 1997-2001)
- WWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1991)
- WWF Women's Tag Team Championship (1983-1989)
- WWF Canadian Championship (1985-1986)
- WWF International Heavyweight Championship (1959-1963, 1982-1985)
- WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (1967-1985)
- WWF International Tag Team Championship (1969-1985)
- WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship (1978-1985)
- WWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1979-1981)
- WWWF United States Championship (1970-1975)
- WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1963-1967)
1WCW Cruiserweight title from 1991 to 2002
2Acquisition of WCW and ECW.
See also
- History
- Roster
- Alumni
- Event history
- WWE PPV
- Hall of Fame
- Gallery of WWF/E Championships
- Wrestlers Real Names
- WWE Board of Directors
- Monday Night RAW 1993-Present
- Friday Night Smackdown 1999-Present
- ECW 2006-2010
- WWE Superstars 2009-present
- WWE NXT! 2010-Present
- WWE Main Event - 2012-present
- WrestleMania Revenge Tour 2010
- WrestleMania Revenge Tour 2011
- WrestleMania Revenge Tour 2012
- WrestleMania Revenge Tour 2013
- Wildest Superstars in WWE
- The Top 25 WWE Big Men
- PPV Attendance records
- Greatest RAW Moments
- Superstars Birthdays
- Wrestlers on Twitter
- Where Are They Now
- WWE magazine
- WWE Shop
External links
- WWE.com (Official Website)
- Official WWE Corporate Website
- WWEShop
- WWE on YouTube
- WWE on Facebook
- WWE on Twitter
- WWE on Google+
- WWE Stock
- Official WWE Japanese Website
- WWE iPhone/iPad App
| World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view events |
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| Royal Rumble • Eminination Chamber • WrestleMania • Extreme Rules • Over The Limit • No Way Out • Money in the Bank • SummerSlam • Night of Champions • Hell in a Cell • Survivor Series • TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs |
| Former pay-per-view events |
| The Wrestling Classic (1985) • This Tuesday in Texas (1991) • King of the Ring (1993-2002) • In Your House (1995-1999) • Bad Blood (1997, 2003-2004) • Fully Loaded (1998-2000) • Over The Edge (1998-1999) • InVasion (2001) • December to Dismember (2006) • New Year's Revolution (2005-2007) • Unforgiven (1998-2009) • No Mercy (1999-2009) • Cyber Sunday (2004-2008) • Armageddon (1999-2008) • Fatal 4-Way (2010) |
| Former International pay-per-view events |
| One Night Only (1997) • Mayhem in Manchester (1998) • Capital Carnage (1998) • No Mercy (UK) (1999) • Rebellion (1999-2002) • Insurrextion (2000-2003) |
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