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World Wrestling Insanity: The Decline and Fall of a Family Empire. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-728-9. Assael, Shaun; Mooneyham, Mike (2004). Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 1-4000-5143-6. Bischoff, Eric (2006). Controversy Creates Cash. World Wrestling Entertainment.
It acquired Capitol Wrestling Corporation Ltd., the holding company for the WWF, in 1982. Titan was renamed World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. in 1999, and then World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. in 2002. In 2023, its legal name was changed to World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC. [11] WWE is the largest wrestling promotion in the world.
A tradition of combining wrestling and showmanship may originate in the early 1800s in Western Europe, Britain, and Ireland, when showmen presented wrestlers under names such as ""Herculean" Flower" [5] and "Edward, the steel eater", "Gustave d'Avignon, the bone wrecker", or "Bonnet, the ox of the low Alps" and would wrestle one another and challenge members of the public to attempt to knock ...
The women's division of professional wrestling has maintained a recognized world champion since 1937, when Mildred Burke won the original World Women's title. She then formed the World Women's Wrestling Association in the early 1950s and recognized herself as the first champion, although the championship was vacated upon her retirement in 1956.
The OHSAA state wrestling tournament for Ohio high schools opens Friday in Columbus. Follow along for live coverage. ... Wrestling later today in the consolation first round are: Southeast ...
The 1966 World Wrestling Championships were held in Toledo, Ohio, United States. Medal table. Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze
Baby Doll holds up her plaque she received after bring inducted into the Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame during the Big Time Wrestling event at Ohio University Chillicothe on Mar. 6. 2024, in ...
The OHSAA state wrestling tournament for Ohio high schools continues Saturday in Columbus. Follow along for live coverage. ... Mozden will look to become Alliance's first state champion since 1984 ...