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 was the Executive Chairman of the company and ran the company from 1982 until Feburary 2024, when he stepped down after a lawsuit.[4] Currently the CEO is Ari Emanuel, and the president is Nick Khan. Vince's son-in-law Paul Levesque, better known as Triple H, acts as the chief content officer. The company is owned by TKO Group Holdings.
World Wide Wrestling Federation (1963-1979) World Wrestling Federation (1979-2002) World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (2002–2024) | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Professional wrestling |
Founded | 1963 |
Founder | Vincent J. McMahon Toots Mondt |
Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut, USA |
Key people | |
Revenue | US$1.326 billion (2023)[1] |
US$141 million (2023)[1] | |
US$195.6 million (2022)[2] | |
Total assets | US$1.35 billion (2022)[2] |
Total equity | US$517.2 million (2022)[2] |
Owner | TKO Group Holdings |
Number of employees | ~800 (2023)[3] |
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,[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
Shows
changeWeekly shows
changeDay | Network | |||||
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Raw | ||||||
Monday | USA Network till Jan 2025
Netflix- January 2025 | |||||
SmackDown | ||||||
Friday | USA Network | |||||
Main Event | ||||||
Thursday | Hulu | |||||
NXT | ||||||
Tuesday | The CW | |||||
NXT Level Up | ||||||
Friday | WWE Network |
Pay-per-view events
changeMonth | 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
changeAt the top of WWE's championship hierarchy is the WWE Universal Championship and the WWE Championship on SmackDown (currently defended together as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship) and the World Heavyweight Championship on 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 World Tag Team Championship on Raw, the WWE Tag Team Championship on SmackDown for the men 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, the NXT Women's North American Championship and the NXT Heritage Cup.
Champions
changeMain roster
changeRaw | ||||||||
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Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days
held |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
World Heavyweight Championship | Gunther | 1 | August 3, 2024 | 67 | Cleveland, Ohio | Defeated Damian Priest at SummerSlam. | [8] | |
Women's World Championship | Liv Morgan | 2 | May 25, 2024 | 137 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Defeated Becky Lynch at King and Queen of the Ring. | [9] | |
WWE Intercontinental Championship | Jey Uso | 1 | September 23, 2024 | 16 | Ontario, California | Defeated Bron Breakker on Raw. | [10] | |
World Tag Team Championship | The Judgment Day
(Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh) |
1
(3, 1) |
June 24, 2024 | 107 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Defeated the Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) on Raw. | [11] |
SmackDown | ||||||||
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Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days
held |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
Undisputed WWE Championship | Cody Rhodes | 1 | April 7, 2024 | 185 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Defeated Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules match at WrestleMania XL Night 2. | [12] | |
WWE Women's Championship | Nia Jax | 2 | August 3, 2024 | 67 | Cleveland, Ohio | Defeated Bayley at SummerSlam. | [8] | |
WWE United States Championship | LA Knight | 1 | Defeated Logan Paul at SummerSlam. | |||||
WWE Tag Team Championship | The Bloodline
(Tonga Loa and Tama Tonga) |
1
(1, 1) |
August 2, 2024 | 68 | Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu defeated #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) on SmackDown to win the titles. On the August 23 episode of SmackDown, The Bloodline's leader Solo Sikoa forced Fatu to give up his half the title in order to become Sikoa's personal enforcer. The title was then given to Loa. | [13][14] |
Unbranded (available to all three brands: Raw, SmackDown, and NXT.)
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Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days
held |
Days
rec. |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |||||||
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship | |
Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill | 2 | August 31, 2024 | 39 | Berlin, Germany | Defeated previous champions The Unholy Union (Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre) at Bash in Berlin. | [15] | |||||||
WWE Speed Championship | Andrade | 1 | June 7, 2024 | 124 | 117 | Louisville, Kentucky | Defeated Ricochet on Speed.
WWE lists the start of Andrade's reign on June 14, 2024, when the match aired on tape delay. |
[16] | |||||||
WWE Speed Women's Championship | TBD | — | TBA | — | — | TBA | Title was announced on August 9, 2024. | [17] |
Developmental
changeNXT | ||||||||
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Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days
held |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
NXT Championship | Trick Williams | 2 | October 1, 2024 | 8 | Rosemont, Illinois | Defeated Ethan Page with CM Punk as the special guest referee on NXT. | [18] | |
NXT Women's Championship | Roxanne Perez | 2 | April 6, 2024 | 186 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Defeated Lyra Valkyria at Stand & Deliver. | [19] | |
NXT North American Championship | Tony D'Angelo | 1 | October 8, 2024 | 1 | Chesterfield, Missouri | Defeated Oba Femi on NXT. | [20] | |
NXT Women's North American Championship | Kelani Jordan | 1 | June 9, 2024 | 122 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Defeated Sol Ruca, Lash Legend, Fallon Henley, Jaida Parker, and Michin in a six-woman ladder match at Battleground to become the first champion. | [21] | |
NXT Heritage Cup | Charlie Dempsey | 2 | May 14, 2024 | 57 | Orlando, Florida | Defeated Tony D'Angelo by 2–1 on NXT. | [22] | |
NXT Tag Team Championship | |
Nathan Frazer and Axiom | 2 | September 1, 2024 | 38 | Denver, Colorado | Defeated Chase U (Andre Chase and Ridge Holland) at No Mercy. | [23] |
Other accomplishments
changeAccomplishment | Latest winner(s) | Date won | Location | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main roster | ||||||
Royal Rumble | Cody Rhodes (men's) Bayley (women's) |
January 27, 2024 | St. Petersburg, Florida | Rhodes last eliminated CM Punk to win. Bayley last eliminated Liv Morgan to win. | ||
André the Giant Memorial Trophy | Bronson Reed | April 5, 2024 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Last eliminated Ivar to win. | ||
Money In The Bank | Drew McIntyre
(men's) |
July 6, 2024 | Paradise, Nevada | McIntyre defeated Andrade, Carmelo Hayes, Chad Gable, Jey Uso, and LA Knight. Stratton defeated Chelsea Green, Iyo Sky, Lyra Valkyria, Naomi, and Zoey Stark. | ||
King of the Ring | Gunther | May 25, 2024 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Defeated Randy Orton in the finals. | ||
Queen of the Ring | Nia Jax | Defeated Lyla Valkyria in the finals. | ||||
NXT | ||||||
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic | Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker | Feburary 4, 2024 | Clarksville, Tennessee | Defeated Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams in the finals. |
Retired championships
changeRelated pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "TKO Reports Full Year 2023 Results" (PDF). TKO Group Holdings, Inc. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "WWE® Reports Record Full Year 2022 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. February 2, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Company Information". World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Vince McMahon resigns from TKO day after ex-employee's lawsuit". ESPN. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Powell, Jason (August 3, 2024). "WWE SummerSlam results: Powell's review of Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa in a Bloodline Rules match for the WWE Championship, Damian Priest vs. Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (May 25, 2024). "WWE King and Queen of the Ring results: Powell's live review of Cody Rhodes vs. Logan Paul for the WWE Title, Gunther vs. Randy Orton in the KOTR finals, Nia Jax vs. Lyra Valkyria in the QOTR finals". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (September 23, 2024). "WWE Raw results (9/23): Powell's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Jey Uso for the Intercontinental Title, Sami Zayn vs. Ludwig Kaiser, Drew McIntyre on facing CM Punk in a Hell in a Cell match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ↑ "WWE Raw Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights From June 24". Bleacher Report. June 24, 2024.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (April 7, 2024). "WrestleMania XL results: Powell's live review of night two with Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes for the WWE Universal Championship with Bloodline Rules, Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (August 2, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (8/2): Powell's review of Cody Rhodes and Solo Sikoa face-to-face before SummerSlam, DIY vs. Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga for the WWE Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (August 23, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (8/23): Barnett's review of Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga vs. The Street Profits for the WWE Tag Team Titles, LA Knight vs. Santos Escobar for the U.S. Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ↑ "WWE Women's Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (June 14, 2024). "WWE Speed – Ricochet vs. Andrade for the WWE Speed Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (August 9, 2024). "WWE Announces WWE Speed Women's Championship Tournament". Fightful. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ↑ Aguilar, Matthew (October 1, 2024). "WWE's Trick Williams Becomes CW Era's First NXT Champion". ComicBook.com. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ↑ Moore, John (April 6, 2024). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes, Ilja Dragunov vs. Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Title, Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ↑ Berge, Kevin (October 8, 2024). "WWE NXT Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights From October 8". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ↑ Moore, John (June 9, 2024). "NXT Battleground results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page for the NXT Championship, Roxanne Perez vs. TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ↑ Moore, John (August 13, 2024). "NXT TV results (8/13): Moore's review of Nathan Frazer and Axiom vs. Andre Chase and Ridge Holland for the NXT Tag Titles, Oba Femi's open challenge for the NXT North American Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ↑ Moore, John (September 1, 2024). "NXT No Mercy results: Moore's live review of Ethan Page vs. Joe Hendry for the NXT Championship with Trick Williams as special referee, Roxanne Perez vs. Jaida Parker for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 1, 2024.