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).
Mediaman
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.
