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Since 2011, the company has branded itself solely with the initials WWE, though the legal name did not change at the time. [21] WWE's majority owner was its executive chairman, third-generation wrestling promoter Vince McMahon, who retained a 38.6% ownership of the company's outstanding stock and 81.1% of the voting power before the merger.
Host of WWE This is Awesome: Jerry Soto [375] Jerry Soto: Spanish-language color commentator on Raw, SmackDown, and pay-per-views Co-host of WWE en Español: Jesse Ventura: Jesse Ventura: Commentator for Saturday Night's Main Event Hall of Famer Ambassador [376] Jimena Sánchez [377] Jimena Sánchez: Co-host of WWE Saturday Night: Marcelo ...
WWE signs most of its talent to exclusive contracts, meaning talent can appear or perform only on WWE programming and events. They are not permitted to appear or perform for another promotion unless special arrangements are made beforehand. WWE keeps all wrestlers' salary, employment length, benefits, and all other contract details strictly ...
This list brings together authority figures—people who hold on-screen power—in professional wrestling promotions or brands within North America. The North American wrestling industry portrays authority figures as responsible for making matches, providing rules and generally keeping law and order both in and outside the ring.
In April 2023, Endeavor and WWE announced a merger to form TKO Group Holdings, a new public company majority-owned by Endeavor, with McMahon serving as executive chairman of the new entity, and Nick Khan becoming president of the WWE while Dana White maintaining his position as president of the UFC. The merger was completed on September 12, 2023.
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 ...
In early 2020, the WWE United Kingdom Championship was renamed as the NXT United Kingdom Championship, and later that year, the NXT UK Heritage Cup was established. In August 2022, WWE announced that the NXT UK brand would be going on hiatus following the Worlds Collide event on September 4, 2022, and the brand would relaunch as NXT Europe in ...
On April 3, 2023; WWE and Endeavor reached a deal under which WWE would merge with UFC's parent company Endeavor to form a new company, which would go public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "TKO". Endeavor will hold a 51% stake in "TKO", with WWE's shareholders having a 49% stake, [103] valuing WWE at $9.1 billion.