[84] NXT lasted for a further three complete seasons, which were won respectively by Kaval, Kaitlyn, and Johnny Curtis. WWE is the largest professional wrestling promotion in the world. [82][83] Bryan was later rehired due to fan's outrage over his firing and joined Team WWE against Team Nexus in the 2010 SummerSlam event in a 7 on 7 Elimination Tag Team match, which Team WWE won. So again, as I said, I feel really good about it. On the morning of November 13, 2005, Chavo Guerrero checked into a hotel with his uncle, Eddie Guerrero, in Minneapolis, Minnesota where they were both scheduled be a part of a planned Raw and SmackDown! World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. all-time longest-reigning WWWF World Heavyweight Champion, The Undertaker's undefeated Wrestlemania streak, United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, "Vincent J. McMahon official bio on wwe.com", "World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation", "WWE: Power Ranking 25 of the Best Wrestlers of the 1970s", https://web.archive.org/web/20080105150626/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/other/wrescrds.htm, http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/shea.html, "World Wide Wrestling Federation Alumni (1963–1979)", "Hulk Hogan beats Iron Sheik to win first WWF title", "Hogan and Piper Set to Testify in Steroid Trial", "Wrestling Promoter Fights Steroid Charges", "Wrestling Promoter's Trial On Steroids Charges Begins", "Nailz the Wrestler Testifies He Was Told to Use Steroids", "Hulk Hogan, on Witness Stand, Tells of Steroid Use in Wrestling", "Wrestling Promoter McMahon Acquitted of Steroid Charges", "Eric Bischoff Disputes That He Wanted To Put WWE Out Of Business ...", "Revisiting The Highest-Rated Segment In The History Of Monday Night Raw", "Former WWE TV writer Chris Kreski dies of cancer, age 42", "WWE Entertainment, Inc. Acquires WCW from Turner Broadcasting", "PWTorch.com – TORCH FLASHBACK (12-09-01): Chris Jericho becomes WWE Undisputed champion – Torch cover story with parallels to The Miz as WWE champion, Vengeance 2001 PPV Report", "World Wildlife Fund and Titan Sports, Inc. legal settlement", "WWE creates new Los Angeles-based film division", "WWE Pay-Per-Views To Follow WrestleMania Formula", "WWE Rumors: Brand Split Will Continue After FOX Deal Starts, Per ...", "WWE Ruthless Aggression: New Lies For A New Era", https://www.wwe.com/videos/shawn-michaels-vs-kurt-angle-wrestlemania-21-april-3-2005, "Cena retains, Triple H injured at Revolution", http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/10202006/articles/reyunderknife, http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2007/matches/390008832, "John Cena Grants 400th Request for 'Make-a-Wish, http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/10032005/, "WWE Flashback: The Impact of CM Punk's First World Championship Victory", "The WWE PG Era: Is it actually working? It was shown on two nights of April 4 and April 5 respectively. In August 2011, WWE began to phase out the brand extension when they gave Raw the tagline "SuperShow", meaning wrestlers could appear on both Raw and SmackDown.

"Supershow" (a show where both Raw and SmackDown! Their match at Money in the Bank on July 17, 2011 was named one of the greatest matches in WWE history.

It underwent several name changes throughout the years, from World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) to World Wrestling Federation (WWF) to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002. [23], Seeking to make WWF the premier wrestling promotion in the world, he began an expansion process that fundamentally changed the industry. Popular stable The Shield were prominently featured during this period. Cena's popularity has led to him becoming the all-time record "wish maker" for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, granting over 500 wishes as of August 2017. His father Roderick James “Jess” McMahon was a boxing, wrestling and concert promoter. [101], WWE would also go on to establish Braun Strowman as one of the biggest superstars of the company in 2017 after he attacked and injured Reigns during an interview on Raw. [citation needed] The increased revenue allowed McMahon to sign more talent, such as Brutus Beefcake, Tito Santana, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Butch Reed, and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. On several occasions, fans would begin hijacking segments in which Bryan was either not involved in, or involved only secondarily, with his "Yes!"

With the inaugural WrestleMania, WWF initiated a joint-promotional campaign with MTV, which featured a great deal of WWF coverage and programming, in what was termed the Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection. [68] The match format was originally exclusive to the annual WrestleMania until 2010, when the Money in the Bank pay-per-view debuted. [127] In 2013, WWE's main Twitter account was cited as one of the top 25 most engaged brands on the website. [88][89] Bryan would eventually be inserted into the main event of WrestleMania, defeating Randy Orton and Batista in a critically acclaimed triple threat match, and capture the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the process. ", "Sci Fi grapples with summer wrestling series", http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/history/2009/matches/12734254/results/, https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_52111.shtml, https://www.wwe.com/videos/cm-punk-vs-jeff-hardy-world-heavyweight-championship-steel-cage-match-smackdown-august-28-2009, http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-08-29/results, http://www.wwe.com/inside/the-shields-10-best-six-man-tag-team-matches, "WWE Champion Randy Orton def. [76] The Rock defended the championship until he was defeated by John Cena at WrestleMania 29 in a rematch from their bout the previous year. After returning and eventually winning another world championship, at WrestleMania 23 in 2007, Batista would defend the title to The Undertaker in a classic encounter, though he lost the match. At that event Sammartino had retained the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship against Stan Hansen. Below, you can check all types of phone numbers, email accounts, addresses, as well as social accounts to reach Entrepreneur Vincent J. McMahon. They then defeated the Mongols in November 1971, voiding any claim The Mongols had to the championship. Just like in wrestling, in the end the good guys always win". In August 2002, Shawn Michaels would also return as a wrestler at SummerSlam after a hiatus of over four years. [125], In July 2012, WWE made an investment of $5 million into Tout,[126] and a month later released an official app. [71] While fans would dub this the "PG Era" early on, references from wrestlers themselves would come later such as Triple H in his "Thy Kingdom Come" documentary and Natalya on an episode of "Table for 3". The Great American Bash, originally a WCW pay-per-view event, made its debut in WWE. The main event of the 1976 event was a Boxer vs Wrestler fight between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki which ended in a draw. [53] Later in 2002, after WWE Champion Brock Lesnar announced himself exclusive property of the SmackDown!

[103] The New Day would also register notable success becoming record 8 times tag team champions. Vincent J. McMahon …