WWE
 The 2013-present logo | |
| World Wide Wrestling Federation (1963-1979) World Wrestling Federation (1979-2001) World Wrestling Entertainment (2001-present) | |
| 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 | wwe.com corporate.wwe.com |
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 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[change | change source]
Weekly shows[change | change source]
| Day | Network | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | ||||||
| Monday | USA Network | |||||
| SmackDown | ||||||
| Friday | FOX | |||||
| 205 Live | ||||||
| Friday | WWE Network | |||||
| NXT | ||||||
| Tuesday | USA Network | |||||
Pay-per-view events[change | change source]
Championships and accomplishments[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | !Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | ||||||
| WWE Championship | Bobby Lashley | 1 | March, 1st, 2021 | 82+ | St,Petersburg, Florida | Defeated The Miz in a Lumberjack match on Raw |
| Raw Women's Championship | Rhea Ripley | 1 | April 11, 2021 | 41+ | Tampa, Florida | Defeated Asuka at WrestleMania 37 Night 2. |
| Raw Tag Team Championship | AJ Styles and Omos | 1 | April 10, 2021 | 42+ | Tampa, Florida | Defeated The New Day at WrestleMania 37 Night 1. |
| WWE United States Championship | Sheamus | 3 | April 11, 2021 | 41+ | Tampa, Florida | Defeated Riddle at WrestleMania 37 Night 2 |
| 205 | ||||||
| WWE Cruiserweight Championship | Kushida | 1 | April 13, 2021 | 39+ | Orlando Flordia | Defeated Santos Escobar on NXT |
| SmackDown | ||||||
| Universal Championship | Roman Reigns | 2 | August 30 2020 | 265+ | Orlando Florida | Defeated previous champions The Feind Bray Waytt and Braun Srowman in a Triple Threat Match No Holds Barred match at Payback |
| SmackDown Women's Championship | Bianca Belair | 1 | April 10 2021 | 42+ | Hartford, Connecticut | Defeated Sasha Banks a WrestleMania 37 Night 1 |
| SmackDown Tag Team Championship | Rey Mysterio and Domnik Mysterio | 1 | May 16 2021 | 6+ | Tampa Florida | Defeated Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode at WrestleMania Backlash |
| WWE Intercontinental Championship | Apollo Crews | 1 | April 11 2021 | 41+ | Tampa Flordia | Defeated Big E in a Nigerian Drum Fight Match at WrestleMania 37 Night 2 . |
| NXT | ||||||
| NXT Championship | Karrion Kross | 2 | April 8 2021 | 46+ | Brooklyn, New York | Defeated Finn Balor at NXT TakeOver Stand and Deliver Night 2 |
| NXT Women's Championship | Raquel Gonzalez | 1 | April 7 2021 | 45+ | Orlando Florida | Defeated Io Shirai at NXT TakeOver Stand and Deliver Night 1 |
| NXT Tag Team Championship | MSK | 1 | April 7 2021 | 45+ | Orlando Florida | Defeated Grizzled Young Veterans and Legado Del Fantasma in a Triple Threat match for the vancant titles at NXT TakeOver Stand and Deliver |
| WWE United Kingdom Championship | Walter | 1 | April 5. 2019 | 778+ | New York, New York | Defeated Pete Dunne at NXT TakeOver: New York. |
Other accomplishments[change | change source]
| Accomplishment | Latest winner(s) | Date won | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWE | ||||||
| Royal Rumble | Edge | January 31, 2021 | St Petersburg Fordia | Last eliminated Randy Orton to win. | ||
| André the Giant Memorial Trophy | Jey Uso | April 2, 2021 | St Petersburg Flordia | Last eliminated Shinsuke Nakamura 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 Flordia | Defeated Grizzled Young Veterans in the Tournament Final at NXT TakeOver Vengeanace Day
to win | ||
Retired championships[change | change source]
| 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 pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "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.