WWE
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| Type | Public (NYSE: WWE) |
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| Industry | Professional wrestling, sports entertainment |
| When it was created | 1952 |
| 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 |
| Money earned |  $99.00 Million USD (2013)[1] |
| Operating income | $138.00 Million (2013)[1] |
| Net income | $99.00 Million (2013)[1] |
| Total assets | $3.372 Billion (2013)[1] |
| Total equity | $2.208 Billion (2013)[1] |
| Employees | 585 (2011)[1][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 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.
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Champions[change | change source]
WWE has championships which, within the scripted storylines of professional wrestling, recognize a wrestler as being the best in WWE. Outside of the storylines, championships are awarded to wrestlers who, in the long term, can bring the most business to the company. This business can be measured by ticket sales to live shows, sales of items with that wrestler's picture or catchphrases, purchases of pay-per-view events, or television ratings. From April 2009 to August 2011, many of the championships were exclusive to one of WWE's two brands—Raw and SmackDown. The most important championships are the WWE World Championship on SmackDown and the WWE Universal Championship on Raw.
There are also championships for specific divisions. This includes the WWE Women's Championship which is fought for by the women on Raw and the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship for women on SmackDown. There is also the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship for tag teams on Raw, and the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship for tag teams on SmackDown.
Current champions[change | change source]
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWE Championship | Randy Orton | 1 | February 12, 2017 | Phoenix, Arizona | Defeated John Cena, AJ Styles, The Miz, Dean Ambrose, and Baron Corbin at Elimination Chamber |
| WWE Intercontinental Championship | Dean Ambrose | 2 | January 3, 2017 | Jacksonville, Florida | Defeated The Miz on SmackDown Live |
| WWE United States Championship | Chris Jericho | 1 | January 9, 2017 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Defeated Roman Reigns on Raw in a 2-on-1 handicap match with Kevin Owens |
| WWE Raw Tag Team Championship | Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy | 1 (1, 1) | January 29, 2017 | San Antonio, Texas | Defeated Cesaro and Sheamus at Royal Rumble in a match with 2 referees |
| WWE Raw Women's Championship | Bayley | 1 | February 13, 2017 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Defeated Charlotte on Raw |
Other accomplishments[change | change source]
| Accomplishment | Latest winner | Date won |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Rumble | Randy Orton | January 29, 2017 |
| Money in the Bank | Dean Ambrose | June 19, 2016 |
| André the Giant Memorial Trophy | [[ Mojo Rawley ] | April 3,2017 |
| King of the Ring | Bad News Barrett | March 28, 2016 |
Developmental territory champions[change | change source]
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NXT Championship | Bobby Roode | 1 | January 28, 2017 | San Antonio, Texas | Defeated Shinsuke Nakamura at NXT TakeOver: San Antonio |
| NXT Tag Team Championship | The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) | 1 | January 28, 2017 | San Antonio, Texas | Defeated #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa) at NXT TakeOver: San Antonio |
| NXT Women's Championship | Asuka | 1 | April 1, 2016 | Dallas, Texas | Defeated Bayley at NXT TakeOver: Dallas. |
| WWE United Kingdom Championship | Tyler Bate | 1 | January 15, 2017 | Blackpool, England | Defeated Pete Dunne in the finals of the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament |
Retired championships[change | change source]
| Championship | Last champion(s) | Date retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Divas Championship | Charlotte | April 3, 2016 | Retired in a unification match with the WWE Women's Championship. |
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "WWE Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results". WWE. http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WWE. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ↑ "The New WWE Annual Report 2010". WWE. https://materials.proxyvote.com/Approved/98156Q/20110304/AR_82759/HTML2/default.htm. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ↑ "WWF changes name to World Wrestling Entertainment after court case". JonsGuide. http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive2001/may6_name-ap.html. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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