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WWE

American professional wrestling and entertainment company

World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC, 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 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.

World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC
World Wide Wrestling Federation
(1963-1979)
World Wrestling Federation
(1979-2002)
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
(2002–2023)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryProfessional wrestling
Founded1963
FounderVince 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

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 USA Network
SmackDown
Friday FOX
Main Event
Thursday Hulu
NXT
Tuesday USA Network
NXT Level Up
Friday WWE Network

Pay-per-view events

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See the main article: List of WWE pay-per-view events
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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See the main article: List of current champions in WWE

At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy is the WWE Universal Championship and the WWE Championship on SmackDown (currently defended together as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship) 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 two secondary titles in WWE, the WWE Intercontinental Championship on Raw and the WWE United States Championship on SmackDown.

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   Damian Priest 1 April 7, 2024 99 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Defeated Drew McIntyre in his Money in the Bank cash-in match at WrestleMania XL Night 2. [8]
Women's World Championship   Liv Morgan 2 May 25, 2024 51 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Defeated Becky Lynch at King and Queen of the Ring. [9]
WWE Intercontinental Championship   Sami Zayn 4 April 6, 2024 100 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Defeated Gunther at WrestleMania XL Night 1. [10]
World Tag Team Championship  

 

The Judgment Day

(Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh)

1 (3)

(3, 1)

June 24, 2024 21 Indianapolis, Indiana Defeated Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) on Raw. [11]
SmackDown
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days

held

Location Notes Ref.
Undisputed WWE Championship

(WWE and Universal championships)

  Cody Rhodes 1 April 7, 2024 99 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Defeated Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules match at WrestleMania XL Night 2. [8]
WWE Women's Championship   Bayley 2 Defeated Iyo Sky at WrestleMania XL Night 2.
WWE United States Championship   Logan Paul 1 November 4, 2023 254 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Defeated Rey Mysterio at Crown Jewel. [12]
WWE Tag Team Championship   #DIY

(Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)

1

(1, 1)

July 5, 2024 10 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Defeated A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) on SmackDown. [13]
Unbranded (available to all three brands: Raw, SmackDown, and NXT.)
Raw SmackDown NXT
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days

held

Days

rec.

Location Notes Ref.
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship   The Unholy Union

(Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn)

1 June 15, 2024 30 Glasgow, Scotland Defeated previous champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill in a triple threat tag team match, also including the team of Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark, at Clash at the Castle: Scotland. Baszler and Stark were the team pinned. [14]
WWE Speed Championship   Andrade 1 June 7, 2024 38 31 Louisville, Kentucky Defeated Ricochet on Speed.

WWE lists the start of Andrade's reign on June 14, 2024, when the match aired on tape delay.

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Developmental

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NXT
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days

held

Location Notes Ref.
NXT Championship   Ethan Page 1 July 7, 2024 8 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Defeated Trick Williams, Shawn Spears, and Je'Von Evans in a fatal four-way match at Heatwave. Page pinned Evans to win the title. [16]
NXT Women's Championship   Roxanne Perez 2 April 6, 2024 100 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Defeated Lyra Valkyria at Stand & Deliver. [17]
NXT North American Championship   Oba Femi 1 January 9, 2024 188 Orlando, Florida Defeated SmackDown's Dragon Lee in his NXT Breakout Tournament contract cash-in match on NXT. [18]
NXT Women's North American Championship   Kelani Jordan 1 June 9, 2024 36 Las Vegas, Nevada Defeated Sol Ruca, Lash Legend, Fallon Henley, Jaida Parker, and Michin in a six-woman ladder match at Battleground to become the first champion. [19]
NXT Heritage Cup   Tony D'Angelo 1 May 14, 2024 62 Orlando, Florida Defeated Charlie Dempsey by 2–1 on NXT. [20]
NXT Tag Team Championship  

 

Nathan Frazer and Axiom 1 April 9, 2024 97 Defeated Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin on NXT. [21]

Other accomplishments

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Accomplishment Latest winner(s) Date won Location Notes
Main roster
Royal Rumble Cody Rhodes (men's)
Bayley (women's) 		January 27, 2024 St. Petersburg, Florida Rhodes last eliminated CM Punk to win. Bayley last eliminated Liv Morgan to win.
André the Giant Memorial Trophy Bronson Reed April 5, 2024 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Last eliminated Ivar to win.
Money In The Bank Drew McIntyre

(men's)
Tiffany Stratton (women's)

July 6, 2024 Paradise, Nevada McIntyre defeated Andrade, Carmelo Hayes, Chad Gable, Jey Uso, and LA Knight. Stratton defeated Chelsea Green, Iyo Sky, Lyra Valkyria, Naomi, and Zoey Stark.
King of the Ring Gunther May 25, 2024 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Defeated Randy Orton in the finals.
Queen of the Ring Nia Jax Defeated Lyla Valkyria 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
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 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "TKO Reports Full Year 2023 Results" (PDF). TKO Group Holdings, Inc. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "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. 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. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Powell, Jason (April 7, 2024). "WrestleMania XL results: Powell's live review of night two with Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes for the WWE Universal Championship with Bloodline Rules, Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  9. ↑ Powell, Jason (May 25, 2024). "WWE King and Queen of the Ring results: Powell's live review of Cody Rhodes vs. Logan Paul for the WWE Title, Gunther vs. Randy Orton in the KOTR finals, Nia Jax vs. Lyra Valkyria in the QOTR finals". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  10. ↑ Powell, Jason (April 6, 2024). "WrestleMania XL results: Powell's live review of night one with The Rock and Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley vs. Becky Lynch for the Women's World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  11. ↑ "WWE Raw Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights From June 24". Bleacher Report. June 24, 2024.
  12. ↑ Powell, Jason (November 4, 2023). "WWE Crown Jewel results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns vs. LA Knight for the WWE Universal Title, Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Title, Rey Mysterio vs. Logan Paul for the U.S. Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  13. ↑ Barnett, Jake (July 5, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (7/5): Barnett's review of Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, and Kevin Owens addressing The Bloodline, Grayson Waller and Austin Theory vs. DIY for the WWE Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  14. ↑ Powell, Jason (June 15, 2024). "WWE Clash at the Castle results: Powell's live review of Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship, Cody Rhodes vs. AJ Styles in an I Quit match for the WWE Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  15. ↑ Powell, Jason (June 14, 2024). "WWE Speed – Ricochet vs. Andrade for the WWE Speed Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  16. ↑ Moore, John (July 7, 2024). "WWE NXT Heatwave 2024 Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  17. ↑ Moore, John (April 6, 2024). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes, Ilja Dragunov vs. Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Title, Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  18. ↑ Moore, John (January 9, 2024). "NXT TV results (1/9): Moore's review of Tony D'Angelo and Channing Lorenzo vs. OTM for the NXT Tag Titles, Gigi Dolin vs. Cora Jade, the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament begins". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  19. ↑ Moore, John (June 9, 2024). "NXT Battleground results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page for the NXT Championship, Roxanne Perez vs. TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  20. ↑ Moore, John (May 14, 2024). "NXT TV results (5/14): Moore's review of Sol Ruca vs. Izzi Dame, and Ivy Nile vs. Lash Legend in NXT Women's NA Title qualifiers, Charlie Dempsey vs. Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Heritage Cup, Je'Von Evans vs. Noam Dar". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  21. ↑ Moore, John (April 9, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/9): Moore's review of the Stand & Deliver fallout show, Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin vs. Axiom and Nathan Frazer for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
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