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The history of American professional wrestling promotion WWE dates back to the early 1950s when it was founded on January 7, 1953 as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC).
On July 10, 2017, WWE and AB 1, extended their partnership into its 18th year with a new, multi-year agreement to broadcast WWE programming. [217] On July 20, 2017, WWE and SuperSport , reached a new, multi-year agreement to broadcast WWE programming live for the first time in more than 50 countries. [ 218 ]
The merger marked the first time that WWE has not been solely and primarily majority-controlled by the McMahon family, which founded the company and owned it for over 70 years. [11] This marked the third time that the UFC has changed ownership as its parent company Zuffa had been sold to Endeavor in 2016. [12]
The McMahon family (/ m ə k ˈ m æ n /) is an Irish-American family known for their ownership of World Wrestling Entertainment (). Vince McMahon, a third-generation wrestling promoter, was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WWE from 1982 until 2023. [1]
Upon splitting WWE into two separate brands in the WWE brand extension of 2002, on-screen co-owners Vince McMahon and Ric Flair proceeded to draft WWE wrestlers into two separate rosters. Flair took ownership of Raw while McMahon controlled SmackDown. After McMahon regained control of the entire company, he removed Flair from control of Raw ...
On April 3, 2023; WWE and Endeavor reached a deal under which WWE would merge with UFC's parent company Endeavor to form a new company, which would go public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "TKO". Endeavor will hold a 51% stake in "TKO", with WWE's shareholders having a 49% stake, [103] valuing WWE at $9.1 billion.
The WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment is a reference book published by DK, featuring in-depth information surrounding the leading organization in professional wrestling, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The book covers the 45-year history of WWE and features a comprehensive A-Z listing of nearly 1,000 ...
WWE recognizes The Rock's reign as ending on January 4, 1999, when the following episode aired on tape delay. [72] 42 Mankind: December 29, 1998: Raw: Worcester, MA: 1 26: 20 This was a no disqualification match. WWE recognizes Mankind's reign as beginning on January 4, 1999, when the episode aired on tape delay. [73] 43 The Rock: January 24 ...