World
Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is engaged in the
development, production and marketing of television
programming and live events and the licensing
and sale of branded consumer products featuring
the World Wrestling Entertainment brand.
World
Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an integrated
media and entertainment company, principally engaged
in the development, production and marketing of
television programming, pay-per-view programming
and live events, and the licensing and sale of
branded consumer products featuring our highly
successful World Wrestling Entertainment brand.
WWE is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with
offices in London, Los Angeles, New York and Toronto.
We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol WWE. (Credit:
WWE).
Television
programs
WWE
runs three major television programs each week.
Each show has their own cast of wrestlers. WWE
calls these casts brands. RAW is WWE's main show
and has ran on Monday nights since 1993. SmackDown!
has been running since 1999. It used to be on
Thursday nights but moved to Friday in 2005. ECW
is a program that started in 2006. ECW is based
on the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) company
that ran from 1993 until its bankruptcy in 2001.
Once
or twice every month, WWE produces a pay-per-view
event. These events have more important matches.
The biggest pay-per-view of the year for WWE is
called WrestleMania. WrestleMania has run since
1985. (Credit:
Wikipedia).
Media
Man Australia does not represent World Wrestling
Entertainment in an official capacity, however,
they have assisted in promoting the brand via
Electric Artists, online advertising, provided
media commentary, promotion of books and other
merchandise, and are in contact with a number
of former WWE personalities.
