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WWE World Wrestling Entertainment. Presented by: Javicz Jones. Overview. History WrestleMania WWF Governance Vince McMahon Facts. History. (CWC) Capitol Wrestling Corporation was the beginning in 1952. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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WWEWorld Wrestling Entertainment

Presented by: Javicz Jones

Overview History WrestleMania WWF Governance Vince McMahon Facts

History (CWC) Capitol Wrestling Corporation

was the beginning in 1952. CWC joined the National Wrestling

Alliance (NWA) in 1953. In 1954 Roderick James McMahon died. His son Vincent McMahon Sr. to take over.

History 1963 CWC left the NWA and created

WWWF. World Wide Wrestling Federation

IN 1979 the WWWF was switched to WWF, World Wrestling Federation for marketing purposes.

In 1980 Vincent J. McMahon founded Titan Sports and bought out CWC in 1982. This began the wrestling boom.

WrestleMania

• 1985 was the start of something great.• There has been 28• The best of the best• http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=6DoeBbXORo4

WWF Monday Night Raw Smackdown (Thursdays, Friday)

WWF WWF purchased WCW ( World

Championship Wrestling) in 2001, and that was its closest competitor.

In 2003, WWF purchased ECW , ( Extreme Championship Wrestling)

WWF=WWE In 2000 the World Wide Fund for Nature

was trademarked WWF. In 2002 the WWF switched its trademark

logo to WWE( World Wrestling Entertainment)

Governance Vincent McMahon – Chairman CEO George Barrios- Chef Financial Officer John Laurinaitis- Executive Vice President, Talent

Relations Michael Luisi- President, WWE studios and general

counsel Michelle D. Wilson- Chief marketing officer Kevin Dunn- Executive president, television production Paul Levesque (AKA Triple H)- Executive vice

president, Talent Stephanie McMahon-Executive vice president, creative

Vince McMahon Third generation promoter who has

made WWE into the global phenomenon it is today.

Went against his father, and expanded wrestling throughout the nation.

Facts Roughly 300 days out of the year

wrestlers are traveling. Many of the superstars today, are 3rd or

4th generation superstars.

WWE http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=08DbuFxP-K0