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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]
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]
It has promoted some of the most successful wrestlers and storylines, and featured some of the most iconic and significant matches and moments in the history of sports entertainment. WWE airs several high-profile programs, such as Raw and SmackDown, in more than 150 countries, hosts at least 12 pay-per-view events a year including its flagship ...
UPDATED: Dwayne Johnson has joined the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings, Inc., the company formed by Endeavor that merged WWE and the UFC. Johnson, one of the most popular actors and media ...
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]
The American professional wrestling promotion WWE has been broadcasting pay-per-view (PPV) events since the 1980s, when its classic "Big Four" events (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series) were first established—the company's very first PPV was WrestleMania in 1985.
In 1963, CWC left the NWA to become the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), which was renamed to World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1979 and then World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002 — since 2011, the company has promoted itself solely under the trade name of WWE. [2] In the company's 60-year history, over 40 different unique ...
WWE recognizes Cena's reign as beginning on November 18, 2004 and ending on March 3, 2005, both episodes of which aired on tape delay. [96] 104 Orlando Jordan: March 1, 2005: SmackDown! Albany, NY: 1 173: 170 WWE recognizes Jordan's reign as beginning on March 3, 2005, when the episode aired on tape delay. [97] 105 Chris Benoit: August 21, 2005 ...