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World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC
World Wide Wrestling Federation
(1963-1979)
World Wrestling Federation
(1979-2002)
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
(2002–2024)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryProfessional wrestling
Founded1963
FounderVincent J. McMahon
Toots Mondt
HeadquartersStamford, Connecticut, USA
Key people
RevenueIncreaseUS$1.326 billion (2023)[1]
IncreaseUS$141 million (2023)[1]
IncreaseUS$195.6 million (2022)[2]
Total assetsIncreaseUS$1.35 billion (2022)[2]
Total equityIncreaseUS$517.2 million (2022)[2]
OwnerTKO Group Holdings
Number of employees
~800 (2023)[3]
ParentTKO Group Holdings
Websitewww.wwe.com
corporate.wwe.com

WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) 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.

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

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Weekly shows

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Day Network
Raw
Monday Netflix
SmackDown
Friday USA Network
Main Event
Thursday Hulu
NXT
Tuesday The CW

Pay-per-view events

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Month 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

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At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy is the Undisputed WWE Championship on SmackDown 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 four secondary titles in WWE: Raw has the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship, while SmackDown has the WWE United States Championship and the WWE Women's United States Championship.

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

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Main roster

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Raw
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days

held

 Location Notes Ref.
World Heavyweight Championship CM Punk 2 November 1, 2025 127 Salt Lake City, Utah Defeated Jey Uso at Saturday Night's Main Event XLI to win the vacant title. [8]
Women's World Championship Stephanie Vaquer 1 September 20, 2025 169 Indianapolis, Indiana Defeated Iyo Sky at Wrestlepalooza to win the vacant title. [9][10]
WWE Intercontinental Championship Penta 1 March 2, 2026 6 Defeated Dominik Mysterio on Raw. [11]
WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship AJ Lee 1 February 28, 2026 8 Chicago, Illinois Defeated Becky Lynch at Elimination Chamber. [12]
World Tag Team Championship The Usos
(Jey and Jimmy Uso)		 4
(5, 4)		 December 29, 2025 69 Orlando, Florida Defeated AJ Styles and Dragon Lee on Raw. [13]
SmackDown
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days

held

 Location Notes Ref.
Undisputed WWE Championship Cody Rhodes 3 March 6, 2026 2 Portland, Oregon Defeated Drew McIntyre on SmackDown. [14]
WWE Women's Championship Jade Cargill 1 November 1, 2025 127 Salt Lake City, Utah Defeated Tiffany Stratton at Saturday Night's Main Event XLI. [8]
WWE United States Championship Carmelo Hayes 1 December 19, 2025 79 Grand Rapids, Michigan Defeated Ilja Dragunov in an open challenge on SmackDown.
WWE lists the start of Hayes' reign on December 26, 2025, when the episode aired on tape delay.		 [15]
WWE Women's United States Championship Giulia 2 January 2, 2026 65 Buffalo, New York Defeated Chelsea Green on SmackDown. [16]
WWE Tag Team Championship
The MFTs
(Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga)		 1
(1, 2)		 January 23, 2026 44 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Defeated The Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis and Joe Gacy) on SmackDown. [17]

Developmental

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NXT
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes Ref.
NXT Championship Joe Hendry 1 February 3, 2026 33 Orlando, Florida Defeated Ricky Saints, Dion Lennox, Sean Legacy, Jackson Drake, Shiloh Hill, and Keanu Carver in a seven-man ladder match to win the vacant title. [18]
NXT Women's Championship Jacy Jayne 2 November 18, 2025 110 New York City, New York Defeated Tatum Paxley at NXT: Gold Rush – Week 1. [19]
NXT North American Championship Myles Borne 1 February 24, 2026 12 Orlando, Florida Defeated Ethan Page on NXT. [20]
NXT Women's North American Championship Izzi Dame 1 January 6, 2026 61 Defeated Thea Hail in an open challenge at NXT: New Year's Evil. [21]
NXT Tag Team Championship The Vanity Project
(Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes (not pictured))		 1 February 24, 2026 12 Defeated DarkState (Osiris Griffin and Saquon Shugars) on NXT. [22]
NXT Heritage Cup Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo 1 June 24, 2025 257 Defeated Tony D'Angelo by 2–1 to win the vacant title on NXT. Previous champion Noam Dar gave up the title because of an injury. [23]
Evolve
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date Won Days
held		 Days
rec.		 Location Notes Ref.
WWE Evolve Championship Jackson Drake 1 April 25, 2025 317 277 Orlando, Florida Defeated Keanu Carver, Edris Enofe, and Sean Legacy, who Drake last eliminated, in a Fatal four-way elimination match to become the first champion on Evolve.
WWE lists the start of Drake's reign on June 4, 2025, when the episode aired on tape delay.		 [24]
WWE Evolve Women's Championship Kendal Grey 1 September 23, 2025 166 144 Defeated Kali Armstrong at Evolve: Succession.
WWE lists the start of Grey's reign on October 15, 2025, when the match aired on tape delay.		 [25]
WWE ID
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes Ref.
WWE ID Championship Cappuccino Jones 1 August 1, 2025 219 Rutherford, New Jersey Defeated Jack Cartwheel in a tournament final to become the first champion at Game Changer Wrestling's event, The ID Showcase. [26]
WWE Women's ID Championship Laynie Luck 1 November 17, 2025 111 Cranston, Rhode Island Defeated Brittnie Brooks, Notorious Mimi, Shannon Levangie, Tiara James, and Airica Demia in a six-woman elimination match to win the vacant title at Wrestling Open Rhode Island's event, Wrestling Open RI 33. [27]

Open

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Open
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Bays
rec.		 Location Notes Ref.
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship[a]
The Irresistible Forces
(Nia Jax and Lash Legend)		 1
(3, 1)		 February 27, 2026 9 Louisville, Kentucky Defeated Rhiyo (Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky) on SmackDown. [28]
WWE Speed Championship[b] Elio LeFleur 1 February 24, 2026 12 Orlando, Florida Defeated defending champion Jasper Troy and Eli Knight in a Triple Threat match with a seven-minute time limit on NXT. [29]
WWE Women's Speed Championship[b] Fallon Henley 1 November 18, 2025 110 103 New York City, New York Defeated Zaria in a tournament final to win the vacant title in sudden death overtime at NXT: Gold Rush – Night 2.
WWE lists the start of Henley's reign on November 25, 2025, when the match aired on tape delay.		 [30]
  1. ↑ Available to wrestlers from Raw, SmackDown and NXT.
  2. 1 2 Available to wrestlers from Raw, SmackDown, NXT, Evolve, WWE ID, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide.

Other accomplishments

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Accomplishment Latest winner(s) Date won Location Notes
Main roster
Royal Rumble Roman Reigns (men's)
Liv Morgan (women's)		 January 31, 2026 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Reigns last eliminated Gunther to win. Morgan last eliminated Tiffany Stratton to win.
André the Giant Memorial Trophy Carmelo Hayes April 18, 2025 Las Vegas, Nevada Last eliminated Andrade to win.
Money In The Bank Seth Rollins (men's)
Naomi (women's)		 June 7, 2025 Inglewood, California Rollins (with Paul Heyman) defeated Andrade, El Grande Americano, LA Knight, Penta, and Solo Sikoa Naomi defeated Alexa Bliss, Giulia, Rhea Ripley, Roxanne Perez, and Stephanie Vaquer
King of the Ring Cody Rhodes June 28, 2025 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Defeated Randy Orton in the finals.
Queen of the Ring Jade Cargill Defeated Asuka 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

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Championship Last champion(s) Date of entry Date retired Notes
WWE Universal Championship Roman Reigns July 25, 2016 April 7, 2024 Retired in favor of the Undisputed WWE Championship
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 WrestleMania 32.
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn March 10, 2021 June 23, 2023 Unified with the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
World Tag Team Championship The Hart Dynasty

(David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd)

 June 3, 1971 August 16, 2010 Defended together with the WWE Tag Team Championship since 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 Survivor Series.
WWE Hardcore Championship Rob Van Dam November 2, 1998 August 26, 2002 Unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship on WWE Raw.
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References

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  1. 1 2 "TKO Reports Full Year 2023 Results" (PDF). TKO Group Holdings, Inc. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "WWE® Reports Record Full Year 2022 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. February 2, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Company Information". World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Vince McMahon resigns from TKO day after ex-employee's lawsuit". ESPN. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ "WWF changes name to World Wrestling Entertainment after court case". JonsGuide. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "WWE agrees to merge with UFC to create a new company run by Ari Emanuel and Vince McMahon". CNBC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ "WWE and UFC officially merge in $21.4-billion deal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Powell, Jason (November 1, 2025). "WWE Saturday Night's Main Event results (11/1): Powell's live review of CM Punk vs. Jey Uso for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship, Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ Russell, Skylar (August 18, 2025). "Naomi Announces Pregnancy And Relinquishes Women's World Championship, Jokes About The Bloodline Continuing". Fightful. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ Flanagan, Neal (September 20, 2025). "Stephanie Vaquer wins vacant Women's World Championship at WWE Wrestlepalooza". POST Wrestling. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ Russell, Skylar (March 2, 2026). "Penta Defeats Dominik Mysterio To Win Intercontinental Championship On WWE Raw". Fightful. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  12. ↑ Sharma, Ishaan (February 28, 2026). "AJ Lee Wins WWE Women's Intercontinental Title At Elimination Chamber 2026". Fightful. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  13. ↑ Russell, Skylar (December 29, 2025). "The Usos Defeat AJ Styles And Dragon Lee For WWE World Tag Titles On WWE Raw". Fightful. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  14. ↑ Sharma, Ishaan (March 6, 2026). "Cody Rhodes Wins Undisputed WWE Championship On 3/6 WWE SmackDown". Fightful. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  15. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (December 26, 2025). "Carmelo Hayes Wins WWE US Title On WWE SmackDown". Fightful. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  16. ↑ Sharma, Ishaan (January 2, 2026). "Giulia Defeats Chelsea Green For WWE Women's United States Title On SmackDown". Fightful. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  17. ↑ Sharma, Ishaan (January 23, 2026). "Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga Win WWE Tag Team Titles On SmackDown". Fightful. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  18. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (February 3, 2026). "Joe Hendry Captures NXT Championship In Ladder Match On 2/3 WWE NXT". Fightful. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  19. ↑ Rose, Bryan (November 18, 2025). "Jacy Jayne wins Women's Championship at WWE NXT Gold Rush". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  20. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (February 24, 2026). "Myles Borne Def. Ethan Page For North American Championship On 2/24 WWE NXT". Fightful. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  21. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (January 6, 2026). "Izzi Dame Def. Thea Hail To Become NXT Women's North American Champion At New Year's Evil". Fightful. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  22. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (February 24, 2026). "Vanity Project Crowned New NXT Tag Team Champions After Tony D'Angelo Cost DarkState The Titles". Fightful. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  23. ↑ Defelice, Robert (June 24, 2025). "Channing 'Stacks' Lorenzo Wins NXT Heritage Cup Championship On 6/24 WWE NXT". Fightful. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  24. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (May 7, 2025). "WWE EVOLVE Championships Unveiled". Fightful. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  25. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (October 15, 2025). "Kendal Grey Wins WWE EVOLVE Women's Championship". Fightful. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  26. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (August 1, 2025). "Cappuccino Jones Becomes First-Ever WWE ID Men's Champion". Fightful. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  27. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (November 17, 2025). "Wrestling Open RI Results (11/17): New WWE ID Women's Champion". Fightful. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  28. ↑ Sharma, Ishaan (February 27, 2026). "Nia Jax & Lash Legend Win WWE Women's Tag Team Titles On 2/27 WWE SmackDown". Fightful. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  29. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (February 24, 2026). "Elio LeFleur Captures WWE Men's Speed Championship On 2/24 NXT". Fightful. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  30. ↑ Powell, Jason (November 19, 2025). "NXT Gold Rush Night Two taping spoilers: Ongoing coverage of the taping for next week's television show (spoilers)". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 19, 2025.

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