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About WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company that deals primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing and direct product sales. WWE also refers to the professional wrestling promotion itself, founded by Jess McMahon and Toots Mondt in 1952 as Capitol Wrestling Corporation. As of 2014, it is the largest wrestling promotion in the world, holding approximately 320 televised and non-televised events a year, and broadcasting to about 36 million viewers in more than 150 countries. The company's headquarters are located in Stamford, Connecticut, with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, London, Shanghai, Tokyo, Singapore, Munich, Mumbai, and Mexico City.
As in other professional wrestling promotions, WWE shows are not legitimate sporting contests, but purely entertainment-based, featuring storyline-driven, scripted, and choreographed matches, though they often include moves that can put performers at risk of injury if not performed correctly. WWE first publicly acknowledged this in 1981, breaking the gentlemen's agreement that previously existed among promoters. Since the 1980s, WWE publicly branded their product as sports entertainment, which is considered to acknowledge the product's roots in competitive sport and dramatic theater.
The company's majority owner is Vince McMahon, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. Along with his wife Linda, children Shane and Stephanie, and son-in-law Paul Levesque (known professionally as Triple H), the McMahon family holds approximately 70% of WWE's equity and 96% of the voting power in the company. As of August 2014, due to ongoing problems with the company, Eminence Capital, a New York-based hedge fund, acquired 9.6% stake of WWE while the McMahon family retains 90.4% interest.
The current entity was previously known as Titan Sports, Incorporated on February 21, 1980 which acquired Capitol Wrestling Corporation (the holding company for the World Wrestling Federation) in 1982 and later formed a separate corporation in Delaware that may have initially been called WWF, Inc. before being renamed Titan Sports, Inc. which is then legally merged the Massachusetts corporation. Titan was renamed World Wrestling Federation, Inc. in 1998, then World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. in 1999 and finally World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. in 2002. Since 2011, the company has officially branded itself solely as "WWE", which is no longer an initialism, though the company's legal name was not changed.
About Impact Wrestling
Impact Wrestling (formerly known as TNA iMPACT!) is a professional wrestling television program produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Starting in 2015 the show began to air weekly on Destination America in the United States.
The show debuted in the United States on Fox Sports Net on June 4, 2004, but after TNA's contract was not renegotiated in May 2005, the show was left without a television network to broadcast on. The show began broadcasting episodes via syndication in limited markets on Urban America Television (replacing TNA's syndicated show Xplosion) and on the Internet between June 24 and September 16, 2005, before securing a deal with Spike TV, with the first show airing on October 1, 2005.
The show first began airing episodes on Saturday nights, however in April 2006 the show was moved to Thursday nights. It briefly moved to Monday nights in 2010 and to Wednesday nights in 2014 until its final broadcast on Spike.
Not sure what to start this topic with, or the name, but here we go. lol
While mostly would be about WWE and Impact, any of the others can be here as well. I just don't watch any of the others (I do know of them, but seven hours a week is already enough for me before I really can't stand to watch anymore.) /r/SquaredCircle is the main subreddit. You could check the subreddits as well, though I say take caution on some of them, as they probably aren't nsfw just from looking at the list. lol
I've watched this when I was a kid (and like most other kids, was a fan of Hulk Hogan, Ugh. LOL) Though mostly missed some of it from like 1992 - 2000 (though I saw some in between), didn't see any from summer 04 to early 05, and have been watching WWE since 05. I started watching Impact in... 07? Not quite sure, but I know it's been awhile now.
Honestly, I really don't care for any of the stories/talking and such they usually have. I know it's scripted and for the most part, they don't hit each other legit (Most part as taking a dive from the ropes onto the mat or floor isn't fake.) I mainly watch to see what kind of moves they do. lol
So uh, yeah, here's the topic about the wrasslin fun. lol
And now....
I give you, The Gift of Jericho.
Edited by Smz, 07 July 2016 - 09:09 PM.
Drink it in, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.
