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World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC
World Wide Wrestling Federation
(1963-1979)
World Wrestling Federation
(1979-2002)
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
(2002–2024)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryProfessional wrestling
Founded1963
FounderVincent J. McMahon
Toots Mondt
HeadquartersStamford, Connecticut, USA
Key people
RevenueIncreaseUS$1.326 billion (2023)[1]
IncreaseUS$141 million (2023)[1]
IncreaseUS$195.6 million (2022)[2]
Total assetsIncreaseUS$1.35 billion (2022)[2]
Total equityIncreaseUS$517.2 million (2022)[2]
OwnerTKO Group Holdings
Number of employees
~800 (2023)[3]
ParentTKO Group Holdings
Websitewww.wwe.com
corporate.wwe.com

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), is a big company that produces professional wrestling shows. It is now the most popular company in the wrestling business. Vince J. McMahon started the company in 1963. His son, Vince K. McMahon was the Executive Chairman of the company and ran the company from 1982 until Feburary 2024, when he stepped down after a lawsuit.[4] Currently the CEO is Ari Emanuel, and the president is Nick Khan. Vince's son-in-law Paul Levesque, better known as Triple H, acts as the chief content officer. The company is owned by TKO Group Holdings.

The company used to be known as the World Wrestling Federation or the WWF. They changed their name to World Wrestling Entertainment after a lawsuit filed by the World Wide Fund for Nature,[5] formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund, which uses the "WWF" initials in the United States. In 2011, the company rebranded itself as WWE, although its legal name is still World Wrestling Entertainment.

On April 3, 2023, the WWE and Endeavor agreed that the WWE and Zuffa (Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC's parent company) would merge to create TKO Group Holdings and would be going public on the New York Stock Exchange.[6] The WWE and UFC will stay two seperate products even though their company is now merged. The merger was made official on September 12, 2023.[7]

Weekly shows

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Day Network
Raw
Monday Netflix
SmackDown
Friday USA Network
Main Event
Thursday Hulu
NXT
Tuesday The CW

Pay-per-view events

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Month Name Year of first event
Multiple times a year WWE in Saudi Arabia 2018
January Royal Rumble 1988
February NXT Vengeance Day 2001
Elimination Chamber 2010
March/April NXT Stand & Deliver 2021
WrestleMania 1985
May Backlash 1999
Night of Champions 2007
July Money in the Bank 2010
August SummerSlam 1988
September Payback 2013
No Mercy 1999
October Fastlane 2015
NXT Halloween Havoc 1989
November Survivor Series 1987
December NXT Deadline 2022

Championships and accomplishments

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At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy is the Undisputed WWE Championship on SmackDown and the World Heavyweight Championship on Raw. There are two world championships available for female wrestlers: the WWE Women's Championship on SmackDown and the Women's World Championship on Raw. There are three tag team championships: the World Tag Team Championship on Raw, the WWE Tag Team Championship on SmackDown for the men and the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. There are four secondary titles in WWE: Raw has the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship, while SmackDown has the WWE United States Championship and the WWE Women's United States Championship.

WWE's developmental brand NXT features its own set of championships. There is the NXT Championship, the NXT Women's Championship, the NXT Tag Team Championship, the NXT North American Championship, the NXT Women's North American Championship and the NXT Heritage Cup.

Champions

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Main roster

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Raw
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days

held

 Location Notes Ref.
World Heavyweight Championship CM Punk 2 November 1, 2025 66 Salt Lake City, Utah Defeated Jey Uso at Saturday Night's Main Event XLI to win the vacant title. [8]
Women's World Championship Stephanie Vaquer 1 September 20, 2025 108 Indianapolis, Indiana Defeated Iyo Sky at Wrestlepalooza to win the vacant title. [9][10]
WWE Intercontinental Championship Dominik Mysterio 2 November 29, 2025 38 San Diego, California Defeated John Cena at Survivor Series: WarGames. [11]
WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship Becky Lynch 2 January 5, 2026 1 Brooklyn, New York Defeated Maxxine Dupri on the Raw on Netflix anniversary show. [12]
World Tag Team Championship The Usos
(Jey and Jimmy Uso)		 4
(5, 4)		 December 29, 2025 8 Orlando, Florida Defeated AJ Styles and Dragon Lee on Raw. [13]
SmackDown
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days

held

 Location Notes Ref.
Undisputed WWE Championship Cody Rhodes 2 August 3, 2025 156 East Rutherford, New Jersey Defeated John Cena in a Street Fight at SummerSlam Night 2. [14]
WWE Women's Championship Jade Cargill 1 November 1, 2025 66 Salt Lake City, Utah Defeated Tiffany Stratton at Saturday Night's Main Event XLI. [8]
WWE United States Championship Carmelo Hayes 1 December 19, 2025 18 Grand Rapids, Michigan Defeated Ilja Dragunov in an open challenge on SmackDown.
WWE lists the start of Hayes' reign on December 26, 2025, when the episode aired on tape delay.		 [15]
WWE Women's United States Championship Giulia 2 January 2, 2026 4 Buffalo, New York Defeated Chelsea Green on SmackDown. [16]
WWE Tag Team Championship The Wyatt Sicks
(Dexter Lumis and Joe Gacy)		 1 July 11, 2025 179 Nashville, Tennessee Defeated The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) on SmackDown. [17]
Open
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes Ref.
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky 1
(2, 3)		 January 5, 2026 1 Brooklyn, New York Defeated The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) on the Raw on Netflix anniversary show. [18]
WWE Speed Championship Jasper Troy 1 November 11, 2025 56 Orlando, Florida Defeated El Grande Americano on NXT. [19]
WWE Women's Speed Championship Fallon Henley 1 November 18, 2025 49 42 New York City, New York Defeated Zaria in a tournament final to win the vacant title in sudden death overtime at NXT: Gold Rush – Night 2.
WWE lists the start of Henley's reign on November 25, 2025, when the match aired on tape delay.		 [20]

Developmental

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NXT
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes Ref.
NXT Championship Ricky Saints 1 September 27, 2025 101 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Defeated Oba Femi at No Mercy. [21]
NXT Women's Championship Jacy Jayne 2 November 18, 2025 49 New York City, New York Defeated Tatum Paxley at NXT: Gold Rush – Week 1. [22]
NXT North American Championship Ethan Page 1 May 27, 2025 224 Orlando, Florida Defeated Ricky Saints on NXT. [23]
NXT Women's North American Championship Thea Hail 1 December 16, 2025 21 Defeated Blake Monroe on NXT. [24]
NXT Tag Team Championship DarkState
(Saquon Shugars and Osiris Griffin)		 2
(1, 2)		 October 25, 2025 73 Prescott Valley, Arizona Griffin and Dion Lennox defeated The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) in a Broken Rules match at Halloween Havoc. On December 2, Lennox gave up his half of the title to stablemate Shugars, so Lennox could focus on competing for singles championships. [25][26]
NXT Heritage Cup Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo 1 June 24, 2025 196 Orlando, Florida Defeated Tony D'Angelo by 2–1 to win the vacant title on NXT. Previous champion Noam Dar gave up the title because of an injury. [27]
Evolve
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date Won Days
held		 Days
rec.		 Location Notes Ref.
WWE Evolve Championship Jackson Drake 1 April 25, 2025 256 216 Orlando, Florida Defeated Keanu Carver, Edris Enofe, and Sean Legacy, who Drake last eliminated, in a Fatal four-way elimination match to become the first champion on Evolve.
WWE lists the start of Drake's reign on June 4, 2025, when the episode aired on tape delay.		 [28]
WWE Evolve Women's Championship Kendal Grey 1 September 23, 2025 105 83 Defeated Kali Armstrong at Evolve: Succession.
WWE lists the start of Grey's reign on October 15, 2025, when the match aired on tape delay.		 [29]
WWE ID
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes Ref.
WWE ID Championship Cappuccino Jones 1 August 1, 2025 158 Rutherford, New Jersey Defeated Jack Cartwheel in a tournament final to become the first champion at Game Changer Wrestling's event, The ID Showcase. [30]
WWE Women's ID Championship Laynie Luck 1 November 17, 2025 50 Cranston, Rhode Island Defeated Brittnie Brooks, Notorious Mimi, Shannon Levangie, Tiara James, and Airica Demia in a six-woman elimination match to win the vacant title at Wrestling Open Rhode Island's event, Wrestling Open RI 33. [31]

Other accomplishments

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Accomplishment Latest winner(s) Date won Location Notes
Main roster
Royal Rumble Jey Uso (men's)
Charlotte Flair (women's)		 February 1, 2025 Indianapolis, Indiana Uso last eliminated John Cena to win. Flair last eliminated Roxanne Perez to win.
André the Giant Memorial Trophy Carmelo Hayes April18,, 2025 Las Vegas, Nevada Last eliminated Andrade to win.
Money In The Bank Seth Rollins

(men's)
Naomi (women's)

 June 7, 2025 Inglewood, California Rollins (with Paul Heyman) defeated Andrade, El Grande Americano, LA Knight, Penta, and Solo Sikoa Naomi defeated Alexa Bliss, Giulia, Rhea Ripley, Roxanne Perez, and Stephanie Vaquer
King of the Ring Cody Rhodes June 28, 2025 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Defeated Randy Orton in the finals.
Queen of the Ring Jade Cargill Defeated Asuka in the finals.
NXT
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker Feburary 4, 2024 Clarksville, Tennessee Defeated Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams in the finals.

Retired championships

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Championship Last champion(s) Date of entry Date retired Notes
WWE Universal Championship Roman Reigns July 25, 2016 April 7, 2024 Retired in favor of the Undisputed WWE Championship
Women's Championship Layla December 31, 1983 September 19, 2010 Unified with the WWE Divas Championship at WWE Night of Champions 2010.
WWE Divas Championship Charlotte July 20, 2008 April 3, 2016 Retired at WrestleMania 32.
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn March 10, 2021 June 23, 2023 Unified with the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
World Tag Team Championship The Hart Dynasty

(David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd)

 June 3, 1971 August 16, 2010 Defended together with the WWE Tag Team Championship since WrestleMania XXV and was retired on WWE Raw.
WWE European Championship Rob Van Dam February 26, 1997 July 21, 2002 Unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship on WWE Raw.
WWF Light Heavyweight Championship X-Pac December 7, 1997 November 30, 2001 Unified with the WCW Cruiserweight Championship at Survivor Series.
WWE Hardcore Championship Rob Van Dam November 2, 1998 August 26, 2002 Unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship on WWE Raw.
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References

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  1. 1 2 "TKO Reports Full Year 2023 Results" (PDF). TKO Group Holdings, Inc. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "WWE® Reports Record Full Year 2022 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. February 2, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Company Information". World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Vince McMahon resigns from TKO day after ex-employee's lawsuit". ESPN. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ "WWF changes name to World Wrestling Entertainment after court case". JonsGuide. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "WWE agrees to merge with UFC to create a new company run by Ari Emanuel and Vince McMahon". CNBC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ "WWE and UFC officially merge in $21.4-billion deal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Powell, Jason (November 1, 2025). "WWE Saturday Night's Main Event results (11/1): Powell's live review of CM Punk vs. Jey Uso for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship, Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ Russell, Skylar (August 18, 2025). "Naomi Announces Pregnancy And Relinquishes Women's World Championship, Jokes About The Bloodline Continuing". Fightful. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ Flanagan, Neal (September 20, 2025). "Stephanie Vaquer wins vacant Women's World Championship at WWE Wrestlepalooza". POST Wrestling. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ Powell, Jason (November 29, 2025). "WWE Survivor Series WarGames results: Powell's review of two WarGames matches, John Cena vs. Dominik Mysterio for the Intercontinental Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  12. ↑ Russell, Skylar (January 5, 2026). "Becky Lynch Wins Women's Intercontinental Championship On 1/5 WWE Raw". Fightful. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  13. ↑ Russell, Skylar (December 29, 2025). "The Usos Defeat AJ Styles And Dragon Lee For WWE World Tag Titles On WWE Raw". Fightful. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  14. ↑ Powell, Jason (August 3, 2025). "WWE SummerSlam results: Powell's live review of night two with John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes in a Street Fight for the WWE Championship, Naomi vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Iyo Sky for the Women's World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  15. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (December 26, 2025). "Carmelo Hayes Wins WWE US Title On WWE SmackDown". Fightful. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  16. ↑ Sharma, Ishaan (January 2, 2026). "Giulia Defeats Chelsea Green For WWE Women's United States Title On SmackDown". Fightful. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  17. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (July 11, 2025). "Wyatt Sicks Win WWE Tag Team Titles On WWE SmackDown". Fightful. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  18. ↑ Baiamonte, Joe (January 5, 2026). "Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky Win WWE Women's Tag Team Championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  19. ↑ Conners, Shawn (November 12, 2025). "WWE Speed Title Changes Hands On NXT". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  20. ↑ Powell, Jason (November 19, 2025). "NXT Gold Rush Night Two taping spoilers: Ongoing coverage of the taping for next week's television show (spoilers)". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  21. ↑ Chiari, Mike (September 27, 2025). "Ricky Saints Beats Oba Femi, Wins NXT Title at No Mercy 2025". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  22. ↑ Rose, Bryan (November 18, 2025). "Jacy Jayne wins Women's Championship at WWE NXT Gold Rush". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  23. ↑ Moore, John (May 27, 2025). "NXT TV results (5/27): Moore's review of Ricky Saints vs. Ethan Page for the NXT North American Title, Mike Santana vs. Tavion Heights, Tatum Paxley vs. Jaida Parker, Jasper Troy's in-ring debut". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  24. ↑ Reichlin, Michael (December 16, 2025). "Thea Hail Wins NXT North American Title in Controversial Finish". SE Scoops. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  25. ↑ Chiari, Mike (October 26, 2025). "Tatum Paxley Makes History Beating Jacy for 1st NXT Women's Title at Halloween Havoc". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  26. ↑ Hays, Cory (December 3, 2025). "Saquon Shugars Named NXT Tag Team Champion". Bodyslam.net. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  27. ↑ Defelice, Robert (June 24, 2025). "Channing 'Stacks' Lorenzo Wins NXT Heritage Cup Championship On 6/24 WWE NXT". Fightful. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  28. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (May 7, 2025). "WWE EVOLVE Championships Unveiled". Fightful. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  29. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (October 15, 2025). "Kendal Grey Wins WWE EVOLVE Women's Championship". Fightful. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  30. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (August 1, 2025). "Cappuccino Jones Becomes First-Ever WWE ID Men's Champion". Fightful. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  31. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (November 17, 2025). "Wrestling Open RI Results (11/17): New WWE ID Women's Champion". Fightful. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

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