World Wrestling Entertainment
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| Type: | Public (NYSE: WWE) |
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| Founded: | 1952 |
| Headquarters: | Stamford, Connecticut, USA |
| Key people: | Vince McMahon, Chairman Linda McMahon, 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: | $47.0 million USD (2006)[1] |
| Employees: | 460 (April 2006, excluding wrestlers)[2] |
| Website: | WWE.com Corporate WWE Web Site |
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (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 1952. His son, Vince K. McMahon is currently the chairman of the company and runs the company along with his wife Linda, his son Shane, and his daughter Stephanie.
The company used to be known as the World Wrestling Federation or the WWF. The WWF changed their name to WWE after a lawsuit filed by the World Wildlife Fund.
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[change] Television programs
WWE runs three major television programs each week. Each show has their own cast of wrestlers. WWE calls these casts brands. RAW is WWE's main show and has ran on Monday nights since 1993. SmackDown! has been running since 1999. It used to be on Thursday nights but moved to Friday in 2005. ECW is a program that started in 2006. ECW is based on the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) company that ran from 1993 until its bankruptcy in 2001.
Once or twice every month, WWE produces a pay-per-view event. These events have more important matches. The biggest pay-per-view of the year for WWE is called WrestleMania. WrestleMania has run since 1985.
[change] Champions
WWE have championships which are recognitions of a wrestler being the best in their brand. The most important championships are the WWE Championship for RAW, the World Heavyweight Championship for SmackDown! and the ECW World Championship for ECW.
There are also championships for specific divisions. This includes the WWE Women's Championship which is fought for by women. There are also two tag team championships where teams of usually two wrestlers fight for.
[change] Current champions
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The following is about a scheduled professional wrestling event that is taking place in the future. The card is subject to change and more information will be added as it becomes available. This event might be influenced by events that are pre-recorded but have not yet aired. In the interest of verifiability please do not add any information that is not publicly available through reliable sources. |
| Brand | Championship | Current Champion | Date won | Date aired |
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| RAW | WWE Championship | Triple H | April 27, 2008 | |
| WWE Intercontinental Championship | Chris Jericho | March 10, 2008 | ||
| WWE Women's Championship | Mickie James | April 14, 2008 | ||
| World Tag Team Championship | Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes | December 10, 2007 | ||
| SmackDown! | World Heavyweight Championship | Edge | June 1, 2008 | |
| WWE United States Championship | Matt Hardy | April 27, 2008 | ||
| WWE Tag Team Championship | John Morrison and The Miz | November 13, 2007 | November 16, 2007 | |
| WWE Diva's Championship | (Not Yet Active) | |||
| ECW | ECW Championship | Kane | March 30, 2008 | |
