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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.
WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut, and the world's largest promotion. As with other professional wrestling promotions, WWE promotes several championships, with titleholders typically determined via the results of professional wrestling matches within scripted storylines. On rare occasions, a ...
"Promotion" also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event. Within the convention of the show , the company is a sports governing body which sanctions wrestling matches and gives authority to the championships and is responsible for maintaining the divisions and their rankings.
The winners of the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches will earn a championship match at WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, scheduled for April 19 and 20.
On February 1, 12 WWE wrestlers participated in the filming of an episode of Wheel of Fortune for a WWE-themed week that aired during WrestleMania week. It featured the 1996–98 format of 12 players with the three highest scoring participants advancing to the Friday Finals, with the winning civilian earning a trip to WrestleMania. [ 36 ]
The latest wave of WWE releasing stars is underway with 10 reported departures since Friday night, including some former champions and a WWE Hall of Famer. The reported releases include, as of ...
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In 2001, the World Wrestling Federation (now known as WWE) purchased the assets of WCW, including the video libraries of all previous NWA and WCW pay-per-views, and the ownership rights of the names of these events. To date WWE has only promoted one pay-per-view event using the name of a former WCW PPV, The Great American Bash, from 2004 until ...