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In the summer of 1999, Titan Sports, Inc. was renamed World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. On October 19, 1999, World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. launched an initial public offering as a publicly traded company, trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with the issuance of stock then valued at $172.5 million. [45]
Prime Time Wrestling was a two-hour long, weekly TV program that featured stars of the World Wrestling Federation (1985-1993) McMahon's vision for his promotion was starting to become possible when he signed AWA talent Hulk Hogan , who had achieved popularity outside of wrestling – notably for his appearance in Rocky III as Thunderlips. [ 26 ]
United World Wrestling (UWW) is the international governing body for the sport of Wrestling; its duties include overseeing wrestling at the World Championships and Olympics. It presides over international competitions for various forms of wrestling, including Greco-Roman , Freestyle , Grappling , and others.
During the 1950s, the National Wrestling Alliance oversaw many wrestling territories such as Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and NWA San Francisco, in a business model known as the "territory system". [ 1 ] This is a list of the most notable past and present professional wrestling promotions.
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE, currently defended on the SmackDown brand. It was the first world title established in WWE, at the time known as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), having been introduced in 1963 as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship.
Capitol Wrestling Corporation World Wide Wrestling Federation World Wrestling Federation: 1957–1963 1971–1983 Washington, D.C. New York City, New York: Vince McMahon, Sr. (through 1982) Joseph "Toots" Mondt (through 1965) Vince McMahon (from 1982) Pacific Northwest Wrestling: 1957–1992 Eugene, Oregon: Don Owen: NWA All Star Wrestling ...
Vince McMahon, owner of then World Wrestling Federation, changed professional wrestling fundamentally in the 1980s. Fortune for the WWF came at the expense of the AWA and WCCW. On January 23, 1984, Hogan defeated The Iron Sheik for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship at Madison Square Garden. Shortly after the match, the WWF began promoting ...
On May 6, 2002, after the World Wrestling Federation was renamed "World Wrestling Entertainment" due to a lawsuit by the World Wide Fund for Nature, the title was subsequently renamed to WWE Intercontinental Championship. [103] [104] WWE: Raw: 87 Rob Van Dam: May 27, 2002: Raw: Edmonton, AB, Canada: 2 63: 62 This was a ladder match.