WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., 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 chairman and CEO of the company and runs the company along with his daughter Stephanie McMahon and her husband Paul Levesque, better known as Triple H.
 The 2014–present logo | |
| World Wide Wrestling Federation (1963-1979) World Wrestling Federation (1979-2002) World Wrestling Entertainment (2002-present) | |
| Type | Public (NYSE: WWE) |
| Industry | Professional wrestling |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Founder | Vince J. McMahon Toots Mondt |
| Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut, USA |
Key people | Vince McMahon (Chairman, CEO) Stephanie McMahon (Executive Vice President, Creative) Paul "Triple H" Levesque (Executive Vice President, Talent and Live Events) |
| Revenue |  $99.00 Million USD (2013)[1] |
| $138.00 Million (2013)[1] | |
| $99.00 Million (2013)[1] | |
| Total assets | $3.372 Billion (2013)[1] |
| Total equity | $2.208 Billion (2013)[1] |
Number of employees | 585 (2011)[1][2] |
| 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,[3] 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.
Shows Edit
Weekly shows Edit
| Day | Network | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | ||||||
| Monday | USA Network | |||||
| SmackDown | ||||||
| Friday | FOX | |||||
| 205 Live | ||||||
| Friday | WWE Network | |||||
| NXT 2.0 | ||||||
| Tuesday | USA Network | |||||
Pay-per-view events Edit
Championships and accomplishments Edit
At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy is the WWE Universal Championship on WWE Raw and the WWE Championship on WWE SmackDown. There are two championships available for female wrestlers: the Raw Women's Championship and the SmackDown Women's Championship. There are two tag team championships: the Raw Tag Team Championship and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. There are three secondary titles in WWE, the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE Cruiserweight Championship on WWE Raw and the WWE United States Championship on WWE SmackDown.
WWE's developmental brand NXT features its own set of championships. There is the NXT Championship, the NXT Women's Championship and the NXT Tag Team Championship.
Champions Edit
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | ||||||
| World Heavyweight Championship | Seth "Freakin" Rollins | 1 | May 27, 2023 | 125+ | 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 | 181+ | Inglewood, California | 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 Damien Priest) |
1 | September 2, 2023 | 27+ | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Defeated Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn at Payback |
| WWE Intercontinental Championship | Gunther | 1 | June 10 , 2022 | 476+ | 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) |
544 (WWE)+ 1,125 (Universal)+ |
Arlington, TE | 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. |
| SmackDown Women's Championship | Iyo Sky | 1 | April, 2, 2023 | 55+ | Detroit, Michigan | Defeated Bianca Belair after cashing in her Money in the Bank contract at SummerSlam. |
| SmackDown Tag Team Championship | The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damien Priest) |
1 | September 2, 2023 | 27+ | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Defeated Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn at Payback |
| United States Champion | Rey Mysterio | 3 | August 11, 2022 | 49+ | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Defeated Austin Theory on SmackDown |
| WWE Women's Tag Team Championship | Chelsea Green and Piper Niven | 1 | July 17, 2023 | 74+ | Atlanta, Georgia | Green and Sonya Deville defeated Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan on Raw; Deville was replaced by Piper Niven after suffering a torn ACL. |
| NXT | ||||||
| NXT Championship | Carmelo Hayes | 1 | April 1, 2022 | 546+ | Los Angeles, CA | Defeated Bron Breakker at NXT Stand and Deliver, |
| NXT North American Championship | "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio | 1 | July 18, 2023 | 73+ | Orlando, FL | Defeated Wes Lee on NXT. |
| NXT Women's Championship | Tiffany Stratton | 1 | May, 28, 2023 | 124+ | Lowell, MA | Defeated Lyra Valkyria in the finals for the vacant NXT Womens Championship, |
| NXT Heritage Cup | Noam Dar | 1 | August 22, 2023 | 38+ | Orlando, Florida | Defeated Nathan Frazer on NXT: Heatwave |
| NXT Tag Team Championship | Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo | 1 | July 30, 2023 | 61+ | Cedar Park, Texas | Defeated Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) at The Great American Bash. |
Other accomplishments Edit
| Accomplishment | Latest winner(s) | Date won | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWE | ||||||
| Royal Rumble | Cody Rhodes (men's) Rhea Ripley (women's) |
January 28, 2022 | San Antonio, TE | 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. | ||
| SmackDown | ||||||
| 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 Edit
| 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. |
Related pages Edit
References Edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "WWE Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results". WWE. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ↑ "The New WWE Annual Report 2010". WWE. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ↑ "WWF changes name to World Wrestling Entertainment after court case". JonsGuide. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2016.