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Friday, November 16, 2018

The WWE Was Founded In 1953 As The Capitol Wrestling Corporation - By Sports Entertainment Journalist Brian Harrod

The history of WWE dates back to the early 1950s when it was founded by Jess McMahon and Toots Mondt in 1952 as Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC). It underwent numerous name changes throughout the years, from World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) to World Wrestling Federation (WWF) to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and currently to simply WWE in 2011.


STAMFORD, CT: World Wrestling Entertainment is the largest wrestling promotion in the world, holding over 450 live events a year, with the roster primarily divided up into three globally traveling brands, and is available to 900 million homes worldwide in 28 languages. 

The company's global headquarters is located in Stamford, Connecticut, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Munich, and Tokyo.

The company's majority owner is its chairman and CEO, third-generation wrestling promoter Vince McMahon, who retains a 42% ownership of the company's outstanding stock and 70.5% of the voting power. 

The current entity, which was originally named Titan Sports, Inc., was incorporated on February 21, 1980 in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. 

It acquired Capitol Wrestling Corporation Ltd., the holding company for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), previously known as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), 

in 1982. Titan was renamed World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. in 1999, and then World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. in 2002. 

Since 2011, the company has branded itself solely with the initials WWE, though the legal name has not changed since 2002


https://www.wwe.com/


CONTACT WWE:


Business Contacts

WWE Corporate Headquarters

1241 East Main Street

Stamford, CT 06902

203-352-8600


WWE Investor Relations

1241 East Main Street

Stamford, CT 06902

Please click here to contact Investor Relations

203-352-8600


WWE TV Production

120 Hamilton Avenue

Stamford, CT 06902

203-353-2900


WWE Digital Sales Office

780 Third Avenue

11th Floor

New York, NY 10017

212-593-2228


WWE Sponsorship Sales

1241 East Main Street

Stamford, CT 06902

203-353-2887



WWE Studios

Entertainment Relations

WWE Digital Sales

11400 West Olympic Blvd.

Suite 800

Los Angeles, CA 90064

310-481-9370 


WWE Canada, Inc.

2 Lansing Square

Suite 1003

Willowdale, Ontario

CANADA M2J 4P8

416-497-8338 


WWE EMEA

26-28 Hammersmith Grove

London W6-7BA

UNITED KINGDOM

44 208 834 1016 


WWE Latin America

Avenida Nacoes Unidas, 12.511

17th Floor

Brooklin Novo, San Paulo, SP

BRAZIL 04578-903

011 55 11 3443-7502 


WWE China

18F Bund Centre

22 Yan'an Dong Road

Shanghai

CHINA 200002

011 86 21 6132 3857 


WWE Australia

Suite 33 Upper Level

Jones Bay Wharf

26-32 Pirrama Road

Pyrmont NSW

AUSTRALIA 2009

011 612 8510 5101 


WWE Japan

Dogenzaka Imani Bldg., 3F

1-19-12 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku

Tokyo 150-0043 JAPAN

011 813 5456 6050

General Contacts

Media Contacts


U.S. Media Inquiries:

  Robert Zimmerman (203) 359-5131


Investor Relations:

Michael Weitz (203) 352-8642


Canadian Media Inquiries:

 (416) 497-8338


International Media Inquiries:

Christine Wypy (203) 353-2882


Media Credentials for U.S. Events:

Joe Villa (203) 359-5175 


Talent Endorsement Inquiries 

Kerry Rodgerson (203) 352-1037


Talent Interviews/Photographs 


Reporters requesting talent interviews, photographs or artwork, should fax the request on company letterhead to (203) 328-2560 or send it with clear identification of the media outlet for whom they work.


Event Credentials & Event Interviews 


Due to the volume of requests WWE receives for credentials, we are unable to respond to every request. We will respond only to those requests we are able to fulfill. Reporters seeking credentials or talent interviews at a live event should send the request via fax, with clear identification of the media outlet for which they work, to 203-359-5109.


Community Relations


If you are requesting charitable donations or charitable meet and greets with talent, please send your request via fax to 203-353-5029.


Further information


Corporate Communications

WWE, Inc.

1241 East Main Street

Stamford, CT 06902

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