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| Acronym | WWE |
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| Established | 1948 |
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| Location | Stamford, Connecticut |
| Founder | Jess McMahon Toots Mondt |
| Owner | Vince McMahon |
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| Formerly | World Wrestling Entertainment (2002-2011) 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 |
WWE, Inc. (previously known as Capitol Wrestling Corporation Ltd, Titan Sports Inc., World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc., and World Wrestling Entertainment, 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 countres. 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 approximately 70% of WWE's economic interest and 96% of the voting power in the company. The company's headquarters are 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.
Last Pay-Per-View Event
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Extreme Rules 2012 (April 29, 2012)
Next Pay-Per-View Event
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WWE Over The Limit 2012 (May 20, 2012)
Championships and accomplishments
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Current champions
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- As of May 18 , 2012.
| Championship | Champion(s) | Defeated | Date Won | Location | Event | Days Held | |||||||
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| RAW | |||||||||||||
| WWE Champion | CM Punk | Alberto Del Rio | November 20, 2011 | New York City, New York | Survivor Series 2011 | 180+ | |||||||
| WWE United States | Santino Marella | Jack Swagger | March 5, 2012 | Boston, Massachussetts | Monday Night Raw | 74+ | |||||||
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| World Heavyweight | Sheamus | Daniel Bryan | April 1, 2012 | Miami, Florida | WrestleMania XXVIII | 47+ | |||||||
| WWE Intercontinental | Cody Rhodes | The Big Show | April 29, 2012 | Chicago, Illinois | Extreme Rules 2012 | 19+ | |||||||
| Dual Branded | |||||||||||||
| WWE Tag Team | Kofi Kingston & R-Truth | Primo & Epico | April 30, 2012 | Dayton, Ohio | Monday Night Raw | 18+ | |||||||
| WWE Divas | Layla | Nikki Bella | April 29, 2012 | Chicago, Illinois | Extreme Rules 2012 | 19+ | |||||||
Accomplishments
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| Accomplishment | Latest winner(s) | Date Won |
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| Royal Rumble | Sheamus | January 29, 2012 |
| Raw Money in the Bank | Alberto Del Rio | July 17, 2011 |
| SmackDown Money in the Bank | Daniel Bryan | July 17, 2011 |
| WWE NXT | Johnny Curtis | March 1, 2011 |
| Bragging Rights | SmackDown | October 24, 2010 |
| King of the Ring | Sheamus | November 29, 2010 |
Current developmental territory champions
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| Championship | Champion(s) | Defeated | Date Won | Location | Event |
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| Florida Championship Wrestling | |||||
| FCW Florida Heavyweight | Seth Rollins | Leo Kruger | February 23, 2012 | Tampa, FL | FCW TV |
| FCW Florida Tag Team | Jake Carter & Cory Graves | Bo Rotundo & Husky Harris | March 15, 2012 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV |
| FCW Divas Championship | Raquel Diaz | Audrey Marie | December 15, 2011 | Tampa, FL | FCW TV |
| Queen of FCW | Raquel Diaz | Aksana | November 17, 2011 | Tampa, FL | FCW TV |
| Florida 15 | Richie Steamboat | Damien Sandow | January 13, 2012 | Tampa, FL | Live Event |
Defunct championships
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- 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
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- History
- Roster
- Alumni
- Event history
- WWE PPV
- Hall of Fame
- Wrestlers Real Names
- WWE Board of Directors
- Monday Night RAW 1993-Present
- Friday Night Smackdown 1999-Present
- WWE NXT! 2010-Present
- ECW 2006-2010
- WWE Superstars 2009-present
- Where Are They Now
- Greatest RAW Moments
- WWE magazine
- Superstars Birthdays
- Wildest Superstars in WWE
- The Top 25 WWE Big Men
- WWE Shop
External links
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| World Wrestling Entertainment |
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| History |
| Black Saturday • Monday Night Wars • Montreal Screwjob • The Invasion • Brand Extension • WWE Video Library |
| Programming |
| RAW • SmackDown! • NXT • Superstars Current programming • Former Programming • Pay-per-views |
| Developmental territories |
| Florida Championship Wrestling |
| Former and defunct developmental territories |
| Deep South Wrestling • Heartland Wrestling Association • International Wrestling Association • Memphis Championship Wrestling • Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Subsidiaries |
| WWE Films • WWE Niagara Falls • WWE Records • WWE Video Games • WWE Home Video • WWE Books • WWE Shop.com • WWE Network |
| Defunct subsidiaries |
| Coliseum Video • The World |
| Other wrestling organizations acquired |
| World Championship Wrestling • Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| Talent |
| Current roster (current champions) • WWE Divas • Alumni • Hall of Fame (inductees) • Diva Search • Tough Enough • WWE Draft |
| 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) |
| List of Computer and video games based on World Wrestling Entertainment |
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| WWE SmackDown! |
| Original series SmackDown! | Know Your Role | Just Bring It | Shut Your Mouth | Here Comes The Pain |
| SmackDown! vs. RAW SmackDown! vs. RAW | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| WWE |
| WWE '12 |
| X-Box games |
| RAW | RAW 2 | WrestleMania 21 |
| Nintendo games |
| Nintendo GameCube WrestleMania X8 | WrestleMania XIX | Day of Reckoning | Day of Reckoning 2 |
| Nintendo 64 War Zone | Attitude | WrestleMania 2000 | No Mercy |
| Game Boy (Color / Advance) |
| Superstars | Superstars 2 | King of the Ring | Betrayal | Road to WrestleMania | Road to WrestleMania X8 | Survivor Series |
| NES / SNES / Sega Genesis |
| WrestleMania Challenge | Steel Cage Challenge | Super WrestleMania | Royal Rumble (1993) | RAW (1994) | WrestleMania: Arcade Game |
| Miscellaneous |
| Legends of WrestleMania | Superstars | WrestleFest | In Your House | Rage in the Cage | Royal Rumble (2000) | Crush Hour | With Authority! | WWE All Stars | WWF European Rampage Tour |