WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC, doing business as WWE, is a big company that produces professional wrestling shows. It is now the most popular company in the wrestling business. Vince J. McMahon started the company in 1963. His son, Vince K. McMahon is currently the Executive Chairman of the company and runs the company along president Nick Khan and Vince's son-in-law Paul Levesque, better known as Triple H. The company is owned by TKO Group Holdings.
 The 2014–present logo | |
| World Wide Wrestling Federation (1963-1979) World Wrestling Federation (1979-2002) World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (2002–2023) | |
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Professional wrestling |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Founder | Vince J. McMahon Toots Mondt |
| Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut, USA |
Key people | Vince McMahon (Executive Chairman, TKO) Nick Khan (President) Paul "Triple H" Levesque (Chief content officer) |
| Revenue |  $1.3 billion USD (2022)[1] |
| $283 illion (2022)[1] | |
| $195.6 Million (2022)[1] | |
| Total assets | $1.35 billion (2013)[1] |
| Total equity | $517.2 million (2013)[1] |
| Owner | TKO Group Holdings |
Number of employees | 850 (2017)[1] |
| Parent | TKO Group Holdings |
| Website | www corporate |
The company used to be known as the World Wrestling Federation or the WWF. They changed their name to World Wrestling Entertainment after a lawsuit filed by the World Wide Fund for Nature,[2] formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund, which uses the "WWF" initials in the United States. In 2011, the company rebranded itself as WWE, although its legal name is still World Wrestling Entertainment.
On April 3, 2023, the WWE and Endeavor agreed that the WWE and Zuffa (Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC's parent company) would merge to create TKO Group Holdings and would be going public on the New York Stock Exchange.[3] The WWE and UFC will stay two seperate products even though their company is now merged. The merger was made official on September 12, 2023.[4]
Shows
Weekly shows
| Day | Network | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | ||||||
| Monday | USA Network | |||||
| SmackDown | ||||||
| Friday | FOX | |||||
| Main Event | ||||||
| Thursday | Hulu | |||||
| NXT | ||||||
| Tuesday | USA Network | |||||
| NXT Level Up | ||||||
| Friday | WWE Network | |||||
Pay-per-view events
| Month | Name | Year of first event |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple times a year | WWE in Saudi Arabia | 2018 |
| January | Royal Rumble | 1988 |
| February | NXT Vengeance Day | 2001 |
| Elimination Chamber | 2010 | |
| March/April | NXT Stand & Deliver | 2021 |
| WrestleMania | 1985 | |
| May | Backlash | 1999 |
| Night of Champions | 2007 | |
| July | Money in the Bank | 2010 |
| August | SummerSlam | 1988 |
| September | Payback | 2013 |
| No Mercy | 1999 | |
| October | Fastlane | 2015 |
| NXT Halloween Havoc | 1989 | |
| November | Survivor Series | 1987 |
| December | NXT Deadline | 2022 |
Championships and accomplishments
At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy is the WWE Universal Championship and the WWE Championship on WWE SmackDown (currently defended together as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship) and the World Heavyweight Championship on WWE Raw. There are two world championships available for female wrestlers: the WWE Women's Championship on SmackDown and the Women's World Championship on Raw. There are three tag team championships: the Raw Tag Team Championship and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship for the men (currently defended together as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship) and the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. There are two secondary titles in WWE, the WWE Intercontinental Championship on Raw and the WWE United States Championship on SmackDown.
WWE's developmental brand NXT features its own set of championships. There is the NXT Championship, the NXT Women's Championship, the NXT Tag Team Championship, the NXT North American Championship and the NXT Heritage Cup.
Champions
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | ||||||
| World Heavyweight Championship | Seth "Freakin" Rollins | 1 | May 27, 2023 | 459+ | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Defeated AJ Styles on May 27,2023 at the Night Of Champions PLE to become the WHC. |
| Women's World Championship | Rhea Ripley | 1 | April 1, 2023 | 515+ | Inglewood, CA | Defeated Charlotte Flair at Wrestlemania 39 Night 1. Rhea won the championship as the SmackDown Women's Championship. It was later renamed the Women's World Championship on June 12, 2023. |
| Raw Tag Team Championship | The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest) |
2 | October 16, 2023 | 317+ | Oklahoma City, OK | Defeated Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso on Raw |
| WWE Intercontinental Championship | Gunther | 1 | June 10 , 2022 | 810+ | Baton Rouge, LA | Defeated Ricochet on the June 10th episode of Smackdown. |
| SmackDown | ||||||
| WWE Championship & Universal Championship | Roman Reigns | 2 | April, 2, 2023 (WWE) August 30, 2020 (Universal) |
878 (WWE)+ 1,459 (Universal)+ |
Arlington, TX | Unified The WWE Championship and The WWE Universal Championship in the Main Event of Night 2 at Wrestlemania 38. It is defended as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship but still keeps their own seperate title histories. |
| WWE Women's Championship | Iyo Sky | 1 | August 5, 2023 | 389+ | Detroit, MI | Defeated Bianca Belair after cashing in her Money in the Bank contract at SummerSlam. |
| SmackDown Tag Team Championship | The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest) |
2 | October 16, 2023 | 317+ | Oklahoma City, OK | Defeated Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso on Raw |
| United States Championship | Logan Paul | 1 | November 4, 2023 | 298+ | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Defeated Rey Mysterio to win the WWE United States Championship at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. |
| WWE Women's Tag Team Championship | Katana Chance and Kayden Carter | 1 | December 18, 2023 | 254+ | Des Moines, IA | Chance and Carter defeated Chelsea Green and Piper Niven on Raw |
| NXT | ||||||
| NXT Championship | Ilja Dragunov | 1 | September 30, 2023 | 333+ | Bakersfield, CA | Defeated Carmelo Hayes at No Mercy |
| NXT North American Championship | Oba Femi | 1 | January 9, 2024 | 232+ | Bridgeport, CT | Defeated Dragon Lee in his NXT Breakout Tournament contract cash-in match on NXT |
| NXT Women's Championship | Lyra Valkyria | 1 | October 24, 2023 | 309+ | Orlando, FL | Defeated Becky Lynch at NXT Halloween Havoc |
| NXT Heritage Cup | Noam Dar | 3 | August 22, 2023 | 372+ | Orlando, FL | Defeated Nathan Frazer on NXT: Heatwave |
| NXT Tag Team Championship | The Family (Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo) |
2 | November 14, 2023 | 288+ | Orlando, FL | Defeated Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson) on NXT |
Other accomplishments
| Accomplishment | Latest winner(s) | Date won | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWE | ||||||
| Royal Rumble | Cody Rhodes (men's) Rhea Ripley (women's) |
January 28, 2022 | San Antonio, TX | Cody last eliminated Gunther to win. Rhea last eliminated Liv Morgan to win. | ||
| André the Giant Memorial Trophy | Bobby Lashley | March, 31, 2023 | Los Angeles, CA | Last eliminated Bronson Reed to win. | ||
| Money In The Bank | Damian Priest (men's) Iyo Sky (women's) |
July, 2, 2022 | Paradise, Nevada | Priest defeated Butch, LA Knight, Shinsuke Nakamura, Logan Paul, Ricochet, and Santos Escobar. Sky defeated Bayley, Becky Lynch, Trish Stratus, Zelina Vega, and Zoey Stark. | ||
| NXT | ||||||
| Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic | ||||||
Retired championships
| Championship | Last champion(s) | Date of entry | Date retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Championship | Layla | December 31, 1983 | September 19, 2010 | Unified with the WWE Divas Championship at WWE Night of Champions 2010. |
| WWE Divas Championship | Charlotte | July 20, 2008 | April 3, 2016 | Retired at WWE WrestleMania 32. |
| NXT Women's Tag Team Championship | Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn | March 10, 2021 | June 23, 2023 | Unified with the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. |
| World Tag Team Championship | The Hart Dynasty | June 3, 1971 | August 16, 2010 | Unified with the WWE Tag Team Championship at WWE WrestleMania XXV and was retired on WWE Raw. |
| WWE European Championship | Rob Van Dam | February 26, 1997 | July 21, 2002 | Unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship on WWE Raw. |
| WWF Light Heavyweight Championship | X-Pac | December 7, 1997 | November 30, 2001 | Unified with the WCW Cruiserweight Championship at WWE Survivor Series 2001. |
| WWE Hardcore Championship | Rob Van Dam | November 2, 1998 | August 26, 2002 | Unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship on WWE Raw. |
WWE Media
Vincent K. McMahon, former majority owner and executive chairman of WWE, in 1986.
Hulk Hogan, pictured in 1989, was the WWF's top star during the 1980s professional wrestling boom.
Roman Reigns (center) has been a top star in the WWE since 2015, and at WrestleMania 38 in 2022 Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar to unify the WWE Championship with the WWE Universal Championship.
Former WWE Chairwoman and CEO Stephanie McMahon (right) with her husband WWE CCO and Head of Creative Triple H (left)
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "WWE® Reports Record Full Year 2022 Results". WWE. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ↑ "WWF changes name to World Wrestling Entertainment after court case". JonsGuide. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ "WWE agrees to merge with UFC to create a new company run by Ari Emanuel and Vince McMahon". CNBC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "WWE and UFC officially merge in $21.4-billion deal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 1, 2023.