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The next day, the official name change from World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. to World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., was publicized in a press release and during a broadcast of Raw, from the Hartford Civic Center. Following the name change, the use of the WWF "scratch" logo became prohibited on all WWE properties.
Titan Sports was renamed World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. in 1999, and then World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. in 2002 after a legal dispute with the World Wildlife Fund. Since 2011, the company has branded itself solely with the initials WWE, though the legal name did not change at the time. [21]
The public branding of the company has undergone several name changes throughout the years, from the CWC to the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1963, then the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1979, and to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002. Since 2011, it has branded itself solely as WWE.
The wrestling franchise is hoping for a huge global and multigenerational audience following years of success on TV and drama inside and outside the ring. WWE begins its Netflix era after years of ...
On April 7, 2011, McMahon's company ceased using the full name World Wrestling Entertainment and henceforth referred to itself solely as WWE, making the latter an orphan initialism. This was said to reflect WWE's global entertainment expansion away from the ring with the ultimate goal of acquiring entertainment companies and putting a focus on ...
Endeavor is majority owner of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) through TKO Group. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In collegiate athletics Endeavor- Learfield IMG represents The American , A10 , Big 12 , Conference USA , Horizon League , MAC , MEAC , OVC , SEC and WCC .
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] Shane McMahon is a fourth generation wrestling promoter.
This would change as both championships were later assigned to a brand. The brand extension began on March 25, 2002, with a draft on Raw and went into effect one week later on April 1. On May 6, 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE, which became an orphaned initialism in 2011).