WWE
| WWE, Inc. | |
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 WWE World Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. |
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| Type | Public (NYSE: WWE) |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut, USA |
| Key people | Vince McMahon, Chairman, CEO Shane McMahon, Executive Vice President of Global Media Stephanie McMahon, Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing |
| Industry | Professional wrestling, sports entertainment |
| Revenue | $400.3 million USD (2006)[1] |
| Operating income | $71.5 million USD (2006)[1] |
| Net income | ▼$45.42 million (2008)[1] |
| Employees | 564 (as of February 2009, excluding wrestlers)[2] |
| Website | WWE.com Corporate WWE Web Site |
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., doing business as WWE, Inc., 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 1952. His son, Vince K. McMahon is currently the chairman and CEO of the company and runs the company along with his daughter Stephanie.
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, 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 remains World Wrestling Entertainment.
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[change] Champions
WWE has championships which are recognitions of a wrestler being the best in their brand. The most important championships are the WWE Championship for Raw and the World Heavyweight Championship for SmackDown.
There are also championships for specific divisions. This includes the WWE Diva's Championship which is fought for by the women on both brands. There is also a tag team championship that is shared by both brands.
[change] Current champions
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Date won | Date aired | ||
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| Raw brand | |||||
| WWE Championship | CM Punk | November 20, 2011 | |||
| WWE United States Championship | Jack Swagger | January 16, 2012 | |||
| SmackDown brand | |||||
| World Heavyweight Championship | Daniel Bryan | December 18, 2011 | |||
| WWE Intercontinental Championship | Cody Rhodes | August 9, 2011 | |||
| Dual-branded | |||||
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Home brand for current holder(s) | Date won | Date aired | |
| WWE Tag Team Championship | Primo and Epico | Raw | January 15, 2012 | ||
| WWE Divas Championship | Beth Phoenix | Raw | October 2, 2011 | ||
[change] Retired championships
| Championship | Last champion(s) | Date retired | Notes |
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| WWE Hardcore Championship | Rob Van Dam | August 26, 2002 | Unified the Title with Intercontinental Championship |
| WWE Cruiserweight Championship | Hornswoggle | March 3, 2008 | (Last champion gave up the championship on September 28, 2007.) |
| WWE European Championship | Rob Van Dam | July 21, 2002 | Unified the Title with Intercontinental Championship |
| ECW Championship | Ezekiel Jackson | February 16, 2010 | Retired as soon as the last champion won it as ECW was canceled. |
| World Tag Team Championship | The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd) |
August 16, 2010 | Retired in favor of the WWE Tag Team Championship after 17 months of being kept active while unified. |
| WWE Women's Championship | Layla | September 19, 2010 | Retired in a unification match with the WWE Diva's Championship. |
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[change] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Reports Q4 Results" (PDF). pp. 4. http://corporate.wwe.com/documents/4QF2006PressReleaseFINALdoc.pdf. Retrieved 2006-08-28.
- ↑ "WWE 2006 10-K Report". WWE.com. http://corporate.wwe.com/documents/200610-K.pdf. Retrieved 2006-08-28.
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