Information About WWE

By Wanda Rosner


World Wrestling entertainment is a American based entertainment company which basically comprises of professional wrestling, the major revenues of this company comes from film productions, music, advertisement and also direct sales of various products. WWE aims to the promotion of professional wrestling which was earlier founded by McMahon and Mondt as Capitol wrestling Corporation.

It is a very entertaining sport which is gaining its popularity due to its increase in movies and music videos and televisions shows. Individuals are found to get influenced towards the events of WWE not only because they want to support their favourite wrestlers but also because it gives them an adrenaline rush.

Just as in other professional wrestling promotions, the shows performed by the wrestlers of WWE are not legitimate but merely for entertainment. It has storyline, it is scripted and the matches held are choreographed, it includes moves and stunts that can be harmful for the wrestlers if not performed properly.

The WWE first came into existence in 1989 by its founder Vince McMahon just to avoid the taxes that were charged by the athletic commissions. It promoted their product as a sports entertainment, which provided information about the use of the products in competitive sports and dramatic theatre.

The major shares of the company are possessed by the McMahon family, in which Vince McMcahon is the chairman. Today's WWE came into existence in the year 1980. It was then known as the Titan Sports. It later incorporated the holding company of the World Wrestling Federation in 1982. The name of the company had to undergo several changes like World Wrestling Federation in 1998, then World Wrestling Federation in 1999 and then World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002. WWE is official name for the company and all its products are branded under this name, though the legal name of the company has not been changed.

On 2002, the WWF (World Wrestling Entertainment) revealed that it was changing its company name and also the name by which it is branded as, WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). It had to face many disputes due to this such as the music used, the change in funds raised etc. But the company's main motive to change the name was to bring the viewer's focus on entertainment. It later announced that it will not use the full name and only call itself as "WWE". It reflected WWE's entertainment expansion outside the ring and spreading the goal of contacting entertainment companies and getting into television, holding live events and also producing films.

Later WWE decided to start two branches of it, namely the RAW and the SmackDown. There were lot of talented wrestlers that couldn't find their place in the WWE ring, therefore providing them another platform was necessary. Raw and Smackdown followed the same protocols for entertainment. They continued to divide and create separate shows such as the ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling). They also launched combined shows of Raw and SmackDown under the tag Raw Supershow.

The matches played are recorded and captured for advertising and promotion in the WWE library, which makes it the largest video library among other wrestling companies. The fans of WWE can watch the videos anytime they want and get entertained. WWE is great to watch and gives a new experience in everyone's lives.




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