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.
ShowsEdit
Weekly showsEdit
| Day | Network | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | ||||||
| Monday | USA Network | |||||
| SmackDown | ||||||
| Friday | FOX | |||||
| 205 Live | ||||||
| Friday | WWE Network | |||||
| NXT 2.0 | ||||||
| Tuesday | USA Network | |||||
Pay-per-view eventsEdit
Championships and accomplishmentsEdit
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.
ChampionsEdit
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | ||||||
| WWE Championship | Roman Reigns | 1 | April 3, 2022 | 1+ | Dallas, Texas | Defeated Brock Lesnar in a title unification match with Reigns' WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 38 Night 2 |
| Raw Women's Championship | Bianca Belair | 1 | April 2, 2022 | 1+ | Dallas, Texas | Defeated Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 38 Night 1. |
| Raw Tag Team Championship | RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) | 2 | March 7, 2022 | 28+ | Cleveland, Ohio | Defeated The Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) and Seth "Freakin" Rollins and Kevin Owens on Raw. |
| WWE United States Championship | Finn Bálor | 1 | February 28, 2022 | 35+ | Columbus, Ohio | Defeated Damian Priest on Raw |
| SmackDown | ||||||
| Universal Championship | Roman Reigns | 2 | August 30 2020 | 582+ | Orlando Florida | Defeated previous champions "The Fiend" Bray Waytt and Braun Strowman in a Triple Threat Match No Holds Barred match at Payback |
| SmackDown Women's Championship | Charlotte Flair | 6 | October 22, 2021 | 164+ | Wichita, Kansas | Switched Flair's Raw Women's Championship to Becky Lynch in exchange for her SmackDown Women's Championship when she was transferred to SmackDown from Raw |
| SmackDown Tag Team Championship | The Usos | 5 | July 18, 2021 | 260+ | Fort Worth, Texas | Defeated Rey and Dominik Mysterio on the Money in the Back pre-show |
| WWE Intercontinental Championship | Ricochet | 1 | March 4, 2021 | 31+ | Miami, Florida | Defeated Sami Zayn on SmackDown. |
| NXT | ||||||
| NXT Championship | Bron Breakker | 2 | April 4, 2022 | 2+ | Dallas, Texas | Defeated Dolph Ziggler on Raw. |
| NXT North American Championship | Cameron Grimes | 1 | April 2, 2022 | 2+ | Dallas, Texas | Defeated Santos Escobar, Carmelo Hayes, Solo Sikoa, and Grayson Waller in a Five-Way Ladder match at NXT Stand & Deliver |
| NXT Women's Championship | Mandy Rose | 1 | October 26, 2021 | 160+ | Orlando, Florida | Defeated Raquel González in a Trick or Street Fight match at NXT Halloween Havoc |
| NXT Tag Team Championship | MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) | 2 | April 2, 2022 | 2+ | Dallas, Texas | Defeated The Creed Brothers and Imperium in a Triple Threat Tag Team match at NXT Stand and Deliver |
| NXT Women's Tag Team Championship | Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) | 2 | April 5, 2022 | 0+ | Orlando, Florida | Defeated Dakota Kai and Raquel González on NXT 2.0. |
Other accomplishmentsEdit
| Accomplishment | Latest winner(s) | Date won | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWE | ||||||
| Royal Rumble | Brock Lesnar | January 29, 2022 | St Louis, Missouri | Last eliminated Drew McIntyre to win. | ||
| André the Giant Memorial Trophy | Madcap Moss | April 1, 2022 | Dallas, Texas | Last eliminated Finn Balor on Smackdown to win. | ||
| SmackDown | ||||||
| Money In The Bank | Otis | April 15 2020 | Stamford Connecticut | Defeated King Corbin Aleister Black Daniel Bryan Rey Mysterio and AJ Styles
at Money In The Bank to win | ||
| NXT | ||||||
| Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic | MSK | February 14 2021 | Orlando Florida | Defeated Grizzled Young Veterans in the Tournament Final at NXT TakeOver Vengeanace Day
to win | ||
Retired championshipsEdit
| Championship | Last champion(s) | Date of entry | Date retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Heavyweight Championship | Randy Orton | September 2, 2002 | December 16, 2013 | Unified with the WWE Championship at WWE TLC 2013. |
| 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. |
| 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 pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 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.