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World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
TypePublic (NYSE: WWE)
Founded1952
HeadquartersStamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Key peopleVince McMahon, Chairman
Linda McMahon, CEO
Shane McMahon, Executive Vice President of Global Media
Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, Executive Vice President of Creative Writing
IndustryProfessional wrestling, sports entertainment
Revenue▲ $485. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr Linda Marie Edwards-McMahon (born October 4 1948) is the CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15 1970 Shane has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media overseeing International Television Distribution Live Event bookings Stephanie Marie McMahon-Levesque She is the daughter of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and WWE CEO Linda McMahon, and is the younger sister of Shane McMahon For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Sports entertainment is a type of Spectacle which presents an ostensibly competitive event using a high level of theatrical flourish and extravagant presentation In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 7 million USD (2007)[1]
Operating income▲ $68. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been In financial and business Accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses 4 million USD (2007)[1]
Net income▲ $52. Net income is equal to the Income that a firm has after subtracting costs and Expenses from the total Revenue. 1 million USD (2007)[1]
Employees560 (December 2006, excluding wrestlers)[2]
WebsiteOfficial Site
Corporate WWE Web Site

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages (WWE) is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated media (focusing in television, Internet, and live events) and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in the professional wrestling industry, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales. Integrated arts practice refers to inter-disciplinary art art researchdevelopment production presentation or artistic creation of work that fully uses two or more art disciplines Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Sports entertainment is a type of Spectacle which presents an ostensibly competitive event using a high level of theatrical flourish and extravagant presentation Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Vince McMahon is the majority owner and Chairman of the company and his wife Linda McMahon holds the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over Property, which may be an object, land/real estate, Intellectual property Linda Marie Edwards-McMahon (born October 4 1948) is the CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Together with their children, Executive Vice President of Global Media Shane McMahon and Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, the McMahons hold approximately 70% of WWE's economic interest and 96% of all voting power in the company. Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15 1970 Shane has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media overseeing International Television Distribution Live Event bookings Stephanie Marie McMahon-Levesque She is the daughter of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and WWE CEO Linda McMahon, and is the younger sister of Shane McMahon

The company's global headquarters are located at 1241 East Main Street in Stamford, Connecticut. Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It has offices in Los Angeles and in New York City; its international offices are located in both London and Toronto. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City of New York London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The company was previously known as Titan Sports before changing to World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. , and most recently becoming World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

WWE's business focus is on professional wrestling, a simulated sport and performing art which combines wrestling with theater. It is currently the largest professional wrestling promotion in the world and holds an extensive library of videos representing a significant portion of the visual history of professional wrestling. A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE video library is currently the largest collection of Professional wrestling videos and copyrights in the The promotion previously existed as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, which promoted under the banner of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), and later the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). WWE promotes under three brands: Raw, SmackDown! and ECW. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent WWE is also home to two of the three current world heavyweight championships recognized by Pro Wrestling Illustrated and the ECW Championship, which is not recognized by PWI. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine.

WWE's revenue in 2007 was approximately US $486 million, with a net profit of approximately $52 million. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been As of August 2006, the company's market capitalization is over $1 billion. Market capitalization/capitalisation (aka market cap, mkt cap or capitalized/capitalised value) is a measurement of Corporate or Economic Its stock is traded on the NYSE as WWE. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City.

Contents

Company history

Main article: History of World Wrestling Entertainment

Capitol Wrestling

Roderick James "Jess" McMahon was a boxing promoter whose achievements included co-promoting a bout in 1915 between Jess Willard and Jack Johnson. This is the history of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE a Sports entertainment / Professional wrestling promotion. Roderick James McMahon (b May 26 1882, Queens New York - d November 22 1954, Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania) better Jess Willard ( December 29, 1881 in the town of St Clere Pottawatomie County, Kansas – December 15, 1968 in Arthur John Johnson (March 31 1878 – June 10 1946 better known as Jack Johnson and nicknamed the “Galveston Giant” was an American boxer and In 1926, while working with Tex Rickard (who actually despised wrestling to such a degree he prevented wrestling events from being held at Madison Square Garden between 1939 and 1948), he started promoting boxing in Madison Square Garden in New York. George Lewis "Tex" Rickard ( January 2, 1870 – January 6, 1929) was an American Boxing Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The first match during their partnership was a light-heavyweight championship match between Jack Delaney and Paul Berlenbach. Jack Delaney ( March 18, 1900 – November 27, 1948) was a former Light heavyweight Boxing champion of the world and contender Paul Berlenbach ( February 18 1901 &ndash September 30 1985) was the Light heavyweight boxing champion of the world from May

Around the same time, professional wrestler Joseph Raymond "Toots" Mondt created a new style of professional wrestling that he called Slam Bang Western Style Wrestling to make the sport more appealing to spectators. Joseph Raymond "Toots" Mondt (born 1886 died June 11 1976) was a former wrestling promoter who revolutionized the wrestling industry in the early to mid He then formed a promotion with wrestling champion Ed Lewis and his manager Billy Sandow. Robert Herman Julius Fredrich ( June 30 1891 - August 8 1966) was a professional wrestler whose career spanned four decades Billy Sandow was the manager of legendary professional wrestler Ed "Strangler" Lewis and a subsequent member of the famed Gold Dust Trio promotion that changed They persuaded many wrestlers to sign contracts with their Gold Dust Trio. The Gold Dust Trio were a group of promoters who controlled the world of Professional wrestling during the 1920's while also making several fundamental changes to the industry's business After much success, a disagreement over power caused the trio to dissolve and, with it, their promotion. Mondt formed partnerships with several other promoters, including Jack Curley in New York City. Jack Curley ( July 4, 1876 - July 12, 1937) was perhaps the most important sports promoter of the early 1900’s When Curley was dying, Mondt moved to take over New York wrestling with the aid of several bookers, one of whom was Jess McMahon.

Together, Roderick McMahon and Raymond Mondt created the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC). The CWC joined the National Wrestling Alliance in 1953. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA Also in that year, Ray Fabiani, one of Mondt's associates, brought in Vincent J. McMahon to replace his father Jess in the promotion. Vincent James McMahon, better known as Vince McMahon Sr ( July 6, 1914 – May 24, 1984) was a U McMahon and Mondt were a successful combination, and within a short time, they controlled approximately 70% of the NWA's booking, largely due to their dominance in the heavily populated Northeast region. Mondt taught McMahon about booking and how to work in the wrestling business. Due to the dominance in the Northeast by the promotion, American Wrestling Association legend & WWE Hall of Famer Nick Bockwinkel referred to the CWC as the "Northeast Triangle" to signify a triangle-like shape covering the CWC's territory, with Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., and Maine being the "points" of the triangle. The American Wrestling Association (AWA was an American Professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis Minnesota that ran from 1960 In Professional wrestling, the WWE Hall of Fame (formerly WWF Hall of Fame) is an institution that honors selected former and current employees of World Wrestling Nicholas Warren Francis Bockwinkel (born December 6 1934) is a former American Professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Nick A triangle is one of the basic Shapes of Geometry: a Polygon with three corners or vertices and three sides or edges which are Line Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean [3]

World Wide Wrestling Federation

The NWA recognized an undisputed NWA World Heavyweight Champion that went from wrestling company to wrestling company in the alliance and defended the belt around the world. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance In 1963, the champion was "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers. "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, born Herman C Rohde Jr, ( February 20 1921 &ndash June 26 1992) was a Professional The rest of the NWA was unhappy with Mondt because he rarely allowed Rogers to wrestle outside of the Northeast. Mondt and McMahon wanted Rogers to keep the NWA World Championship, but Rogers was unwilling to sacrifice his $25,000 deposit on the belt (title holders at the time had to pay a deposit to insure they honored their commitments as champion). Rogers lost the NWA World Championship to Lou Thesz in a one-fall match in Toronto, Ontario on January 24, 1963, which led to Mondt, McMahon and the CWC leaving the NWA in protest, creating the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in the process. Aloysius Martin Thesz ( April 24 1916 - April 28 2002) also known as The Great One, was a professional wrestler and Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In April, Rogers was awarded the new WWWF World Championship following an apocryphal tournament in Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil He lost the title to Bruno Sammartino a month later on May 17, 1963, after suffering a heart attack shortly before the match. Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (born October 6 1935 is an Italian former professional wrestler, best known for being the longest-running champion of the Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply To accommodate Rogers' condition, the match was booked to last under a minute.

Mondt left the company in the late sixties. Although the WWWF had withdrawn from the NWA, Vince McMahon Sr. still sat on the NWA Board of Directors, no other territory was recognized in the Northeast, and several "champion vs. champion" matches occurred (usually ending in a double disqualification or some other non-decisive ending).

In March 1979, the WWWF became the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The change was purely cosmetic, and the ownership and front office personnel remained unchanged during this period.

World Wrestling Federation

In 1980, the son of Vincent J. McMahon, Vincent Kennedy McMahon, founded Titan Sports, Inc. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr and in 1982 purchased Capitol Wrestling Corporation from his father. The elder McMahon had long since established the northeastern territory as one of the most vibrant members of the NWA. He had long since recognized that professional wrestling was more about entertainment than actual sport. Sports entertainment is a type of Spectacle which presents an ostensibly competitive event using a high level of theatrical flourish and extravagant presentation Against his father's wishes, McMahon began an expansion process that fundamentally changed the sport.

The WWF was not the only promotion to have broken ranks with the NWA; the American Wrestling Association (AWA) had long ago ceased being an official NWA member (although like the WWF, they seldom left their own territory). The American Wrestling Association (AWA was an American Professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis Minnesota that ran from 1960 But in neither instance did the defecting member attempt to undermine the territory system that had been the foundation of the industry for more than half a century. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA

Other promoters were furious when McMahon began syndicating WWF television shows to television stations across the United States, in areas outside of the WWF's traditional northeastern stronghold. A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and Video to Television receivers in a particular area The United States of America —commonly referred to as the McMahon also began selling videotapes of WWF events outside the Northeast through his Coliseum Video distribution company. Videotape is a means of recording images and sound onto Magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. WWE Home Video is a video distribution and production company that show World Wrestling Entertainment programming He effectively broke the unwritten law of regionalism around which the entire industry had been based. To make matters worse, McMahon used the income generated by advertising, television deals, and tape sales to poach talent from rival promoters. Wrestling promoters nationwide were now in direct competition with the WWF.

Hulk Hogan, due to his appearance in Rocky III had a national recognition that few other wrestlers could offer, which is what led McMahon to sign him. Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Rocky III ( 1982) is the third installment in the Rocky movie series. Roddy Piper was brought in, as well as Jesse Ventura (although Ventura rarely wrestled in the WWF at that point due to the lung disorder that caused his retirement, moving to the commentator booth alongside Gorilla Monsoon). Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the Jesse Ventura (born July 15, 1951 as James George Janos) also known as "The Body", "The Star", and "The Robert James "Gino" Marella ( June 4 1937 - October 6 1999) better known by his Ring name of Gorilla Monsoon André the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, Don Muraco, Paul Orndorff, Greg Valentine, Ricky Steamboat and the Iron Sheik rounded out the roster. André René Roussimoff (May 19 1946 &ndash January 27 1993 best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and Actor James Reiher (born May 18 1943 is an American professional wrestler, and Actor, better known by his ring name of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Don Muraco (born Don Morrow on September 10, 1949) also known as Don "The Rock" Muraco and The Magnificent Muraco Paul Orndorff (born October 29, 1949) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation John Anthony Wisniski Jr (born September 20, 1950) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (born March 15, 1943) Khosrow also was the assistant coach of two US Olympic squads in the 1970s Hogan was clearly McMahon's biggest star, but there was debate as to whether the WWF could have achieved national success without him.

According to several reports, the elder McMahon warned his son: "Vinny, what are you doing? You'll wind up at the bottom of a river. " In spite of such warnings, the younger McMahon had an even bolder ambition: the WWF would tour nationally. Such a venture, however, required huge capital investment; one that placed the WWF on the verge of financial collapse. The future of not just McMahon's experiment, but also the WWF, the NWA, and the whole industry came down to the success or failure of McMahon's groundbreaking concept, WrestleMania. This article is about the WrestleMania PPV series in general for the first WrestleMania itself see WrestleMania (1985. WrestleMania was a pay-per-view extravaganza (in some areas; most areas of the country saw WrestleMania available on closed-circuit television) that McMahon marketed as being the Super Bowl of professional wrestling. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event Closed-circuit television ( CCTV) is the use of Video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place limited set of monitors professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL The concept of a wrestling supercard was nothing new in North America; the NWA had been running Starrcade a few years prior to WrestleMania, and even the elder McMahon had marketed large Shea Stadium cards viewable in closed-circuit locations. SuperCard is a high-level development environment that runs on Macintosh computers under OS 8 and 9, and OS X. Starrcade was an annual Professional wrestling event held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later World Championship Wrestling William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough However, McMahon wanted to take the WWF to the mainstream, targeting the public who were not regular wrestling fans. He drew the interest of the mainstream media by inviting celebrities such as Mr. T and Cyndi Lauper to participate in the event. Mr T (born Laurence Tureaud; May 21 1952) is an American Actor known for his roles as Sgt Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and MTV, in particular, featured a great deal of WWF coverage and programming at this time, in what was termed the Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City.

Golden Age

The original WrestleMania, held in 1985, was a resounding success. WrestleMania (chronologically known as WrestleMania I) was the first WrestleMania Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling This event is sometimes credited as the debut of what McMahon called "sports entertainment", in contrast to his father's preference of pure wrestling. The WWF did incredible business on the shoulders of McMahon and his all-American babyface hero, Hulk Hogan, for the next several years, creating what some observers dubbed a second golden age for professional wrestling. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional The introduction of Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC in mid-1985 marked the first time that professional wrestling had been broadcast on network television since the 1950s. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's In 1987, the WWF produced what was considered to be the pinnacle of the 1980's wrestling boom altogether, WrestleMania III. WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation [4]

New Generation

The WWF hit a low point in the wake of allegations of steroid abuse and distribution made against it in 1994; there were also allegations of sexual harassment made by WWF employees. McMahon was eventually exonerated, but it was a public relations nightmare for the WWF. Public relations (PR is the practice of managing the flow of Information between an Organization and its Publics Public relations - often referred The steroid trial cost the WWF an estimated $5 million at a time when revenues were at an all-time low. Anabolic steroids, or anabolic-androgenic steroids ( AAS) are a class of Steroid hormones related to the hormone Testosterone. To compensate, McMahon cut the pay of both wrestlers and front office personnel – close to 40% in the latter case (and about 50% for top level managers such as Bobby Heenan and Jimmy Hart, who both left). Raymond Louis Heenan (born November 1, 1944) better known as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, is a former American Professional Jimmy Ray Hart Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards * Manager of the Year in 1983 * Best Interviews This helped drive many WWF wrestlers to its only major competition, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), between 1993 and 1996. During this period, the WWF promoted itself under the banner of "The New WWF Generation," featuring Shawn Michaels, Diesel, Razor Ramon, Bret Hart, and The Undertaker. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. In an effort to promote them and other young talent as the new superstars of the ring, the WWF began to play on the age restrictions which former WWF wrestlers such as Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage (who by now were working for WCW) now faced. This is best seen in the "Billionaire Ted" parodies of early 1996 (a reference to WCW's owner and patron, media mogul Ted Turner) which culminated in a "rasslin'" match during the warm-up to WrestleMania XII. Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American Media proprietor and philanthropist. WrestleMania XII was the twelfth WrestleMania event produced by the World Wrestling Federation.

Attitude Era

Steve Austin became the new face of the company, starting with his Austin 3:16 speech, shortly after defeating Jake Roberts in the tournament finals at the 1996 King of the Ring pay-per-view. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Aurelian Smith Jr (born May 30 1955 in Gainesville, Texas) is a second-generation American professional wrestler and King of the Ring is a Professional wrestling Single-elimination tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment. [5] The WWF began broadcasting more violence, swearing, and more edgy angles in its attempt to compete with World Championship Wrestling. The original meaning of the adjective profane (from the Latin for "in front of or outside the Temple " was to refer to items not belonging to the church After Bret Hart left for WCW following the Montreal Screwjob incident,[6] Vince McMahon used the resulting backlash in the creation of his "Mr. Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. The Montreal Screwjob was the real life double-crossing of defending WWF Champion Bret Hart by Vince McMahon, the owner of the McMahon" character, a dictatorial and fierce ruler who favored heels who were "good for business" over "misfit" faces like Austin. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. This, in turn, led to the Austin vs. McMahon feud, which, along with the formation of D-Generation X, laid the foundation for the Attitude Era. D-Generation X (also known and spelled as Degeneration X, DX and D-X) is an on-and-off Professional wrestling Tag team (formerly The Attitude Era also featured the established Monday Night Wars, where both WCW and the WWF had Monday night shows that competed against each other in the ratings. Monday Night Wars is the common term describing the period of mainstream televised American Professional wrestling from September 4, 1995, to Many new faces came into the WWF such as Mankind (known then as Cactus Jack from Extreme Championship Wrestling), Chris Jericho, The Rock (then known as Rocky Maivia), Kane, and the 1996 Olympic gold medalist, Kurt Angle. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist

Business advances

On April 29, 1999, the WWF made its return to terrestrial television by launching a special program known as SmackDown! on the fledgling UPN network. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven The Thursday-night show became a weekly series on August 26, 1999. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

On the back of the success of the Attitude Era, on October 19, 1999 the WWF's parent company, Titan Sports (by this time renamed World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) ) became a publicly traded company, offering 10 million shares priced at $17 each. [7] WWF announced its desire to diversify, including creating a nightclub in Times Square, producing feature films, and book publishing. The World ( formerly WWF New York) was a WWE -themed restaurant/nightclub in Times Square in New York City, in the Paramount

In 2000 the WWF, in collaboration with television network NBC, announced the creation of the XFL, a new professional football league that debuted in 2001. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001 American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with [8] The league had surprisingly high ratings for the first few weeks, but initial interest waned and its ratings plunged to dismally low levels (one of its games was the lowest-rated primetime show in the history of American television). NBC walked out on the venture after only one season, but McMahon intended to continue alone. However, after being unable to reach a deal with UPN, McMahon shut down the XFL. [9]

Acquisition of WCW and ECW

WCW was in dire straits with the WWF consistently beating them in the ratings war. It only survived because Ted Turner retained control over it as a result of Turner Broadcasting System's merger with Time Warner. Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American Media proprietor and philanthropist. Turner Broadcasting System Inc (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS Inc Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. After Time Warner merged with AOL, Turner's power was considerably reduced, and the newly merged company decided to get rid of WCW entirely. In March 2001, WWF Entertainment, Inc. acquired World Championship Wrestling, Inc. from AOL Time Warner for a number reported to be around $7 million. [10] With this purchase, WWF was now the largest wrestling promotion in the world, and the only one in North America with mainstream exposure. It remained so until the launch of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2002. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett

The assets of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), which had folded after filing for bankruptcy protection in April 2001, were purchased by WWE in mid-2003. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against

World Wrestling Entertainment

See also: World Wildlife Fund

In 2000, the World Wildlife Fund (also WWF), an environmental organization now called the World Wide Fund for Nature, sued the World Wrestling Federation. A British court agreed that Titan Sports had violated a 1994 agreement which had limited the permissible use of the WWF initials overseas, particularly in merchandising. [11] On May 5, 2002, the company quietly changed all references on its website from "WWF" to "WWE", while switching the URL from WWF. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Uniform Resource Locator is an URI which also specifies where the identified resource is available and the protocol for retrieving it com to WWE. com. The next day, a press release announced the official name change from World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. to World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. , or WWE, and the change was publicized later that day during a telecast of Monday Night Raw, which emanated from the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The XL Center, formerly known as the Hartford Civic Center, is a sports and convention complex located in Hartford Connecticut, USA owned by the City of For a short time, WWE used the slogan "Get The 'F' Out. "[12] The company had also been ordered by court to stop using the old WWF Attitude logo on any of its properties and to censor all past references to WWF, as they no longer owned the trademark to the initials WWF in 'specified circumstances'. [13] Despite litigation, WWE is still permitted use of the original WWF logo, which was used from 1984 through 1997, as well as the "New WWF Generation" logo, which was used from 1994 through 1998. Furthermore, the company may still make use of the full "World Wrestling Federation" and "World Wrestling Federation Entertainment" names without consequence.

WWE superstars performing for the Coalition troops at Camp Victory
WWE superstars performing for the Coalition troops at Camp Victory

In April 2002, about a month before the name change, WWE decided to create two separate rosters, one on Raw, the other on SmackDown! due to the overabundance of talent left over from the Invasion storyline (which involved talent from the absorbed ECW and WCW rosters interacting in WWF storylines). Camp Victory is the primary component of the Victory Base Complex (VBC which occupies the area surrounding the Baghdad International Airport (BIAP WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing This article is about the storyline For the pay-per-view see WWF InVasion. This is known as the WWE Brand Extension. The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means Following the Brand Extension, a yearly Draft Lottery was instituted to exchange members of each roster and generally refresh the lineups.

In late 2005 WWE Raw returned after a five-year stint on TNN (now Spike TV) to its original home USA Network. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Spike (formerly called Spike TV) a division of MTV Networks, is an American cable network designed for an audience described USA Network (commonly referred to as USA) is an American Cable television channel with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005 In the TNN days, WWE got all advertising revenue during commercial breaks into their own pockets, now on USA Network, USA Network gets all advertising revenue. So, WWE had to invest into other lines of products introducing WWE 24/7, an on-demand subscription-only channel which shows classic wrestling matches from WWE's vast video library (more than 80,000 hours) and WWE produced content other than wrestling. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE video library is currently the largest collection of Professional wrestling videos and copyrights in the In 2006, due to contracts with NBC Universal, parent company of USA Network, WWE had the chance to revive its classic Saturday night show WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (SNME) on NBC after a thirteen-year hiatus. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's WWE had the chance to promote the company on a national network and not only on cable channels like The CW and USA Network. The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. SNME airs occasionally on NBC as a WWE special series.

The WWE HD Logo
The WWE HD Logo

On May 26, 2006, WWE revived Extreme Championship Wrestling as its third brand. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The new ECW program airs Tuesday nights, on the Sci Fi Channel. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent [14] On September 26, 2007, it was announced that WWE would be expanding its international operations. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Alongside the current international offices in London and Toronto, a new international office would be established in Sydney. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 [15] On January 21, 2008, WWE made the transition to high-definition (HD). Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition All TV shows and pay-per-views after this were broadcast in HD. In addition, WWE also introduced a new state of the art set that was used for all three brands. This article is about the Amiga demo for other uses see State of the art (disambiguation. [16]

Wellness Program

The Talent Wellness Program is a comprehensive drug, alcohol, and cardiac screening program exclusive to World Wrestling Entertainment, initiated in February 2006, shortly after the sudden death of one of their highest profile talents, thirty-eight year old Eddie Guerrero. Eduardo "Eddie" Gory Guerrero Llanes Along with Barr Konnan, Chicano Power and Madonna’s Boyfriend, Guerrero formed Los Gringos Locos [17] The policy tests for recreational drug use and abuse of prescription medication, including anabolic steroids. Recreational drug use is the use of Psychoactive drugs for Recreational purposes rather than for work, medical or spiritual purposes Anabolic steroids, or anabolic-androgenic steroids ( AAS) are a class of Steroid hormones related to the hormone Testosterone. [17] Under the guidelines of the policy, talent is also tested annually for pre-existing or developing cardiac issues. The drug testing is handled by Aegis Sciences Corporation. The cardiac evaluations are handled by New York Cardiology Associates P. C. [17]

The program has recently been defended heavily by WWE and its employees in the wake of several illegal pharmacy busts that link WWE performers to steroid purchases even after the policy was put into place. WWE openly suspended/released 11 performers immediately following release of their names in conjunction with anabolic steroid purchases. [18][19] The program has fallen under intense scrutiny from branches of the media and professionals in the field of doping, who claim that not only has WWE overlooked, if not, encouraged steroid use prior to these pharmacy busts, but that the steroid testing itself is blatantly misleading. Under WWE drug testing policy, positive test thresholds for anabolic steroids are more than twice that of all other major sporting outfits including the Olympic committee.

WWE is currently under investigation by the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding their talent wellness policy, after the death of one of their performers, Chris Benoit, possibly being linked to steroid abuse. The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is a United States House of Representatives committee that has existed in varying forms since 1816 On June 25 2007, professional wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy, and their seven-year-old son Daniel were found dead in their Fayetteville [20]

In August 2007, WWE made the decision to suspend ten professional wrestlers for violating their Wellness Policy after it emerged they were all customers of Signature Pharmacy in Orlando, Florida. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. According to a statement attributed to WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt, an eleventh wrestler was later added to the suspension list. [21]

On the other hand, it has been failed to be mentioned in public outside WWE. com that because of the Wellness Policy, physicians were able to diagnose one of their performers with a heart ailment that otherwise would have likely gone unnoticed until it was too late. In August 2007, then-reigning U.S. Champion MVP was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome,[22] which if gone undiagnosed can be potentially fatal. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Alvin Burke Jr (born October 28 1973 also known as Hassan Hamin Assad The ailment was discovered while MVP was going through a routine Wellness Policy checkup.

Expansion beyond wrestling

In addition to licensing wrestling and performers' likenesses to companies such as Electronic Arts, THQ and Jakks Pacific to produce video games and action figures, WWE has moved into other areas of interest in order to market their product. THQ Inc ( Toy Headquarters) is a global American developer and publisher of Video games. JAKKS Pacific Inc is a multi-brand company that designs and markets a broad range of Toys and consumer products and is based in Malibu California.

Key people

Executive officers

World Wrestling Entertainment headquarters, Stamford, Connecticut
World Wrestling Entertainment headquarters, Stamford, Connecticut

Board of directors

Current title holders

Main article: List of current champions in WWE

Current champions

BrandChampionshipCurrent Champion(s)Date wonDate aired
RawWWE ChampionshipTriple HApril 27, 2008April 27, 2008
WWE Intercontinental ChampionshipChris JerichoMarch 10, 2008March 10, 2008
World Tag Team ChampionshipHardcore Holly and Cody RhodesDecember 10, 2007December 10, 2007
WWE Women's ChampionshipMickie JamesApril 14, 2008April 14, 2008
SmackDown!World Heavyweight ChampionshipEdgeJune 1, 2008June 1, 2008
WWE United States ChampionshipMatt HardyApril 27, 2008April 27, 2008
WWE Tag Team ChampionshipJohn Morrison and The MizNovember 13, 2007November 16, 2007
ECWECW ChampionshipKaneMarch 30, 2008March 30, 2008

Current accomplishments

BrandAccomplishmentLatest winnerDate won
Raw,
SmackDown!,
ECW		Royal RumbleJohn CenaJanuary 27, 2008
Money in the BankCM PunkMarch 30, 2008
Diva SearchEve TorresOctober 29, 2007
King of the RingWilliam RegalApril 21, 2008

Current developmental territory champions

PromotionChampionshipCurrent champion(s)Date wonDate aired
FCWFCW Florida Heavyweight ChampionshipJake HagerFebruary 15, 2008N/A (House show)
FCW Florida Tag Team ChampionshipDrew McIntyre and Stu SandersMay 7, 2008N/A (House show)

Defunct championships

1Acquisition of WCW and ECW. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Robert William "Bob" Howard Career Holly trained under Stan Frazier, Eddie Sullivan Marcelle Pringle and Rip Tyler and debuted in 1987 in the Cody Garrett Runnels (born June 30 1985 Early life Cody had a successful high school wrestling career attending Lassiter High School. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the Raw brand of WWE Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing The World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973 in Orangeville Ontario, Canada better known by his Ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE on their Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment John Randall Hennigan (born October 3 1979 better known by his Ring name John Morrison, is an American Professional wrestler. Michael "Mike" Mizanin Biography Mizanin a native of Parma Ohio, graduated from Normandy High School and attended Miami University Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent The Royal Rumble is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Money in the Bank ladder match is a Professional wrestling Ladder match held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE at their Pay-per-view Phillip Jack Brooks (born on October 26 1978 Depending on alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, different aspects of the culture are emphasized to encourage Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The WWE Diva Search is a former talent competition held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Eve Marie Torres (born August 21, 1984) While in Omega Phi Beta Torres was awarded for Academic Excellence at the Order of Omega Greek Awards Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. King of the Ring is a Professional wrestling Single-elimination tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment. Darren Kenneth Matthews In WWF/E he is a former Intercontinental Champion, 4 time European Champion, a 5 time Hardcore Champion Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW is a Professional wrestling promotion based on the former independent Championship Wrestling from Florida The FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship is the top Professional wrestling title in Florida Championship Wrestling, the developmental territory Jacob "Jake" Hager He also works for their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW where he was FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common A house show is a short Professional wrestling show run by a major promotion (such as WWE or TNA) that is not televised or taped The FCW Florida Tag Team Championship is the Tag team Professional wrestling title in Florida Championship Wrestling, a developmental Drew Galloway Career Galloway began training for pro wrestling at the age of 15 taking several training camps with England 's FWA Academy, under Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common A house show is a short Professional wrestling show run by a major promotion (such as WWE or TNA) that is not televised or taped The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Cruiserweight Championship was a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and was The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Hardcore Championship was a Hardcore wrestling championship defended in World Wrestling Entertainment, (formerly the World The WWE European Championship is an inactive title competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. 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