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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

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.

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 till Jan 2025

Netflix- January 2025

SmackDown
Friday USA Network
Main Event
Thursday Hulu
NXT
Tuesday The CW
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 Gunther 1 August 3, 2024 89 Cleveland, Ohio Defeated Damian Priest at SummerSlam. [8]
Women's World Championship Liv Morgan 2 May 25, 2024 159 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Defeated Becky Lynch at King and Queen of the Ring. [9]
WWE Intercontinental Championship Bron Breakker 2 October 21, 2024 10 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Defeated Jey Uso on Raw. [10]
World Tag Team Championship

The Judgment Day

(Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh)

1

(3, 1)

June 24, 2024 129 Indianapolis, Indiana Defeated the 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 207 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Defeated Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules match at WrestleMania XL Night 2. [12]
WWE Women's Championship Nia Jax 2 August 3, 2024 89 Cleveland, Ohio Defeated Bayley at SummerSlam. [8]
WWE United States Championship LA Knight 1 Defeated Logan Paul at SummerSlam.
WWE Tag Team Championship The Motor City Machine Guns
(Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) 		1 October 25, 2024 6 Brooklyn, New York Defeated The Bloodline (Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa) 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
Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill 2 August 31, 2024 61 Berlin, Germany Defeated previous champions The Unholy Union (Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre) at Bash in Berlin. [14]
WWE Speed Championship Andrade 1 June 7, 2024 146 139 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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WWE Women's Speed Championship Candice LeRae 1 October 4, 2024 27 22 Nashville, Tennessee Defeated Iyo Sky in a tournament final to become the first champion on Speed.
WWE lists the start of LeRae's reign on October 9, 2024, when the match aired on tape delay. 		[16]

Developmental

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NXT
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days

held

Location Notes Ref.
NXT Championship Trick Williams 2 October 1, 2024 30 Rosemont, Illinois Defeated Ethan Page with CM Punk as the special guest referee on NXT. [17]
NXT Women's Championship Roxanne Perez 2 April 6, 2024 208 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Defeated Lyra Valkyria at Stand & Deliver. [18]
NXT North American Championship Tony D'Angelo 1 October 8, 2024 23 Chesterfield, Missouri Defeated Oba Femi on NXT. [19]
NXT Women's North American Championship Fallon Henley 1 October 27, 2024 4 Hershey, Pennsylvania Defeated Kelani Jordan in a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal: Spinner's Choice Gauntlet match that also featured Henley's Fatal Influence stable partners Jazmyn Nyx and Jacy Jayne at Halloween Havoc. [20]
NXT Heritage Cup Charlie Dempsey 2 May 14, 2024 79 Orlando, Florida Defeated Tony D'Angelo by 2–1 on NXT. [21]
NXT Tag Team Championship
Nathan Frazer and Axiom 2 September 1, 2024 60 Denver, Colorado Defeated Chase U (Andre Chase and Ridge Holland) at No Mercy. [22]

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

(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. ↑ 1.0 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. 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. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Powell, Jason (August 3, 2024). "WWE SummerSlam results: Powell's review of Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa in a Bloodline Rules match for the WWE Championship, Damian Priest vs. Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 3, 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 (October 21, 2024). "WWE Raw results (10/21): Powell's live review of Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Title, New Day vs. AOP and The Creeds vs. Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee in tourney matches for a shot at the WWE Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  11. ↑ "WWE Raw Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights From June 24". Bleacher Report. June 24, 2024.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Powell, Jason (October 25, 2024). "WWE Smackdown results (10/25): Powell's review of Motor City Machine Guns vs. DIY for a shot at the WWE Tag Team Titles, Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes "game seven" with LA Knight as special referee". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  14. ↑ "WWE Women's Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved August 31, 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. ↑ Currier, Joseph (October 9, 2024). "Candice LeRae crowned first WWE Speed Women's Champion". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  17. ↑ Aguilar, Matthew (October 1, 2024). "WWE's Trick Williams Becomes CW Era's First NXT Champion". ComicBook.com. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ Berge, Kevin (October 8, 2024). "WWE NXT Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights From October 8". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  20. ↑ Powell, Jason (October 27, 2024). "NXT Halloween Havoc results: Powell's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page in a Devil's Playground match for the NXT Title, Tony D'Angelo vs. Oba Femi in a TLS match for the NA Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  21. ↑ Moore, John (August 13, 2024). "NXT TV results (8/13): Moore's review of Nathan Frazer and Axiom vs. Andre Chase and Ridge Holland for the NXT Tag Titles, Oba Femi's open challenge for the NXT North American Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  22. ↑ Moore, John (September 1, 2024). "NXT No Mercy results: Moore's live review of Ethan Page vs. Joe Hendry for the NXT Championship with Trick Williams as special referee, Roxanne Perez vs. Jaida Parker for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
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