# WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC| The 2014–present logo |
| Trade name | World Wide Wrestling Federation (1963-1979) World Wrestling Federation (1979-2002) World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (2002–2024) |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Professional wrestling |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Founder | Vincent J. McMahon Toots Mondt |
| Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut, USA |
| Key people | * Ari Emanuel (CEO, TKO)
* Benny Chan (President)
* Jackie Chan (Chief content officer)
 |
| Revenue | US$1.326 billion (2023) |
| Operating income | US$141 million (2023) |
| Net income | US$195.6 million (2022) |
| Total assets | US$1.35 billion (2022) |
| Total equity | US$517.2 million (2022) |
| Owner | TKO Group Holdings |
| Number of employees | ~800 (2023) |
| Parent | TKO Group Holdings |
| Website | www.wwe.com corporate.wwe.com |

**WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment)** 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. Currently the CEO is Ari Emanuel, and the president is Benny Chan. Vince's helper-in-law Jackie Chan, better known as Jackie Chan, 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, 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. 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.

## Shows

### Weekly shows

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

### Pay-per-view events

| 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

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

#### Main roster

| Raw |
| --- |
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days
held | Location | Notes | Ref. |
| World Heavyweight Championship |  | Roman Reigns | 1 | April 19, 2026 | 64 | Paradise, Nevada | Defeated CM Punk at WrestleMania 42 Night 2. |  |
| Women's World Championship |  | Liv Morgan | 3 | April 18, 2026 | 65 | Defeated Stephanie Vaquer at WrestleMania 42 Night 1. |  |
| WWE Intercontinental Championship |  | Penta | 1 | March 2, 2026 | 112 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Defeated Dominik Mysterio on *Raw*. |  |
| WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship |  | Sol Ruca | 1 | May 31, 2026 | 22 | Turin, Italy | Defeated Becky Lynch at Clash in Italy. |  |
| World Tag Team Championship |   | The Vision (Bron Breakker and Austin Theory | 1 | March 30, 2026 | 84 | New York, New York | Theory and Logan Paul defeated The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) in a Street Fight on *Raw* to win the title. After Paul got injured, Breakker took over his place and was listed as champion under the Freebird Rule starting on June 4, 2026. |  |

| SmackDown |
| --- |
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days
held | Location | Notes | Ref. |
| Undisputed WWE Championship |  | Cody Rhodes | 3 | March 6, 2026 | 108 | Portland, Oregon | Defeated Drew McIntyre on *SmackDown*. |  |
| WWE Women's Championship |  | Rhea Ripley | 2 | April 19, 2026 | 64 | Paradise, Nevada | Defeated Jade Cargill at WrestleMania 42 Night 2. |  |
| WWE United States Championship |  | Trick Williams | 1 | Defeated Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 42 Night 2. |  |
| WWE Women's United States Championship |  | Tiffany Stratton | 1 | April 24, 2026 | 59 | Fort Worth, Texas | Defeated Giulia on *SmackDown*. |  |
| WWE Tag Team Championship |   | Damian Priest and R-Truth | 1 (3, 1) | March 20, 2026 | 94 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Defeated The MFTs (Tama Tonga and JC Mateo) on *SmackDown*. Mateo defended the title in place of Solo Sikoa. |  |

#### Developmental

| NXT |
| --- |
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | Ref. |
| NXT Championship |  | Tony D'Angelo | 1 | April 4, 2026 | 79 | Chesterfield, Missouri | Defeated previous champion Joe Hendry, Ethan Page, and Ricky Saints in a Fatal four-way match at NXT Stand & Deliver. |  |
| NXT Women's Championship |  | Lola Vice | 1 | Defeated previous champion Jacy Jayne and Kendal Grey in a Triple Threat match at NXT Stand & Deliver. |  |
| NXT North American Championship |  | Myles Borne | 1 | February 24, 2026 | 118 | Orlando, Florida | Defeated Ethan Page on *NXT*. |  |
| NXT Women's North American Championship |  | Zaria | 1 | June 9, 2026 | 13 | Defeated Tatum Paxley on *NXT*. |  |
| NXT Tag Team Championship |   | The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) | 1 | February 24, 2026 | 118 | Defeated DarkState (Osiris Griffin and Saquon Shugars) on *NXT*. |  |

| Evolve |
| --- |
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date Won | Days held | Days rec. | Location | Notes | Ref. |
| WWE Evolve Men's Championship |  | Aaron Rourke | 1 | February 20, 2026 | 122 | 96 | Orlando, Florida | Defeated Jackson Drake on *Evolve*. WWE lists the start of Rourke's reign on March 18, 2026, when the episode aired on tape delay. |  |
| WWE Evolve Women's Championship |  | Wendy Choo | 1 | March 20, 2026 | 94 | 68 | Last pinned Nikkita Lyons in an eight-woman Gauntlet match to win the vacant title on *Evolve*. WWE lists the start of Choo's reign on April 15, 2026, when the episode aired on tape delay. |  |

| WWE ID |
| --- |
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | Ref. |
| WWE ID Championship |  | Chazz "Starboy" Hall | 1 | March 23, 2026 | 91 | Cranston, Rhode Island | Defeated Cappuccino Jones at Beyond Wrestling's event, Wrestling Open RI 44: "One of These Nights", also earning a WWE ID contract. |  |
| WWE Women's ID Championship |  | Laynie Luck | 1 | November 17, 2025 | 217 | 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. |  |

#### Open

| Open |
| --- |
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | Ref. |
| WWE Women's Tag Team Championship |   | Brie Bella and Paige | 1 | April 18, 2026 | 65 | Paradise, Nevada | Defeated previous champions The Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax and Lash Legend), Bayley and Lyra Valkyria, and Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss, with Paige pinning Bliss, in a Fatal four-way tag team match at WrestleMania 42 Night 1. Paige replaced Brie's sister Nikki, who got injured before the event. |  |
| WWE Speed Championship |  | Lexis King | 1 | April 21, 2026 | 62 | Orlando, Florida | Defeated EK Prosper in a tournament final to win the vacant title at *NXT*: Revenge Week 2. |  |
| WWE Women's Speed Championship |  | Wren Sinclair | 1 | March 17, 2026 | 97 | Houston, Texas | Defeated Fallon Henley on *NXT*. |  |

### Other accomplishments

| Accomplishment | Latest winner(s) | Date won | Location | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Main roster |
| Royal Rumble | Roman Reigns (men's) Liv Morgan (women's) | January 31, 2026 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Reigns last eliminated Gunther to win. Morgan last eliminated Tiffany Stratton to win. |
| André the Giant Memorial Trophy | Carmelo Hayes | April 18, 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

| 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. |
| NXT Heritage Cup | September 10, 2020 | July 12, 2025 | Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo | Removed from the list of active championships on WWE's website on June 8, 2026. |

## Other products

There have been many video games about WWE, including older games such as WWF No Mercy and newer games such as WWE 2K25. There have also been WWE mobile games for phones, the most popular one being WWE Supercard.

Action figures based off of WWE superstars have been made since the 1980s by companies such as LJN and Mattel.

## Related pages

* List of WWE personnel

## Other websites

* Official website
* WWE on TikTok
* WWE on Instagram