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World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC
WWE
Public company
Treddit asNYSEWWE
IndustrieProfessional warsillin
Sports Enterteenment
Media an Technology
Streamin media
PredecessorCapitol Wrestling Corporation
Foondit
  • Januar 7, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-01-07)
    (first shaw unner Capitol Wrestling Corporation Ltd.)
  • Februar 21, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-02-21)
    (as Titan Sports, Inc.)
FoondersJess McMahon or Vincent J. McMahon
(as Capitol Wrestling Corporation Ltd.)
Vince McMahon an Linda McMahon
(as Titan Sports, Inc.)
Heidquarters1241 East Main Street[1]
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
, Unitit States
Area served
Warldwide
Key fowk
Products
  • Telly
  • Publishin
  • Films
  • Muisic
  • Merchandise
  • Streamin netwark service
  • Hame video
  • Live events
ServicesLicense
RevenueIncrease US$ 542.6 million (2014)[2]
Decrease US$-42.2 million (2014)[2]
ProfitDecrease US$-30.1 million (2014)[2]
Tot assetsIncrease US$ 382.6 million (2014)[2]
Tot equityDecrease US$ 205.8 million (2014)[2]
AwnerTKO Group Holdings
Nummer o employees
762 (2014)[3]
Diveesions[4]
Subsidiaries
Wabsteidwww.wwe.com

World Wrestling Entertainment (d/b/a WWE) is an American publicly tradit, privately controlled entertainment company that deals primarily in professional warsillin, wi major revenue soorces comin frae film, muisic, product licensin an direct product sales an aw. WWE refers tae the professional warsillin promotion itsel an aw, foondit bi Jess McMahon an Toots Mondt in 1952 as Capitol Wrestling Corporation. As o 2014, it is the lairgest warstlin promotion in the warld, haein ower 300 events a year, an broadcastin aboot 36 million viewers in mair nor 150 kintras.[6] The company's heidquairters are locatit in Stamford, Connecticut, wi offices in major ceeties aroond the warld.[7][8]

References

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  1. "General WWE Contacts". WWE Corporate. Archived frae the original on 26 Februar 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  2. a b c d e "WWE® Reports 2014 Results With Q4 Earnings Growth that Exceeds Expectations". Business Wire. Yahoo! Finance. 12 Februar 2015. Retrieved 23 Februar 2015.
  3. [1] Archived 2014-09-30 at the Wayback Machine(2013)
  4. "Company Overview". WWE Corporate.
  5. "WWE, Inc. Form 10-K". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 1 Mairch 2012. Archived frae the original on 3 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  6. "WWE Corporate". WWE. Retrieved 24 Juin 2014.
  7. "Company Overview". 15 Juin 2011.
  8. "WWE opens Mumabi office". 15 Juin 2011. Archived frae the original on 3 Juin 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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