World Wrestling Entertainment (doing business as WWE, Inc.) (WWE) is an American publicly listed, privately held entertainment corporation that primarily focuses on professional wrestling, but also generates significant revenue through movies, music, product licensing, and direct product sales. It is presently the world’s largest professional wrestling promotion, reaching 13 million people in the United States and airing its programs in 30 languages to over 145 countries.
Vince McMahon is the company’s primary owner, chairman, and chief executive officer (CEO). The McMahons, together with his wife Linda McMahon and their children Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon-Levesque (WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing), own about 70% of WWE’s commercial stake and 96% of the voting power in the corporation. The headquarters of the corporation are in Stamford, Connecticut, and it has offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, Tokyo, Toronto, and Sydney.
WWE has a large video archive, which represents a substantial chunk of professional wrestling’s visual history. In 1952, the Capitol Wrestling Corporation was promoted under the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) and eventually the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) (WWF). It was sold in 1982 to the same family’s Titan Sports firm, which eventually renamed itself World Wrestling Federation Entertainment before becoming World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002.
Wellness Program
The Talent Wellness Program is a rigorous drug, alcohol, and cardiac screening program that began in February 2006, shortly after one of their most well-known performers, Eddie Guerrero, 38, died suddenly. The policy examines recreational drug usage as well as prescription pharmaceutical abuse, including anabolic steroids. Talent is also examined annually for pre-existing or developing cardiac concerns per the policy criteria. Drug testing is a procedure handled by Aegis Sciences Corporation. New York Cardiology Associates P.C. is in charge of the cardiac assessments.
The United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ordered that WWE give over any paperwork relevant to their talent health policy following the double killing and suicide of one of their performers, Chris Benoit, with a possible link to steroid usage pushed by WWE.
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In the aftermath of many illicit pharmacy arrests that linked WWE performers to steroid purchases even after the ban was implemented, WWE and its workers defended the program in August 2007. Following claims that they were all users of Signature Pharmacy in Orlando, Florida, ten professional wrestlers were disciplined for breaking the Wellness Policy. An eleventh wrestler was later added to the ban list, according to a statement attributed to WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt.
Because of the Wellness Policy, doctors were able to diagnose one of the company’s employees with a cardiac condition that would have gone unreported until it was too late. In August 2007, then-reigning US Champion Montel Vontavious Porter (actual name Hassan Assad) was diagnosed with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, which can be deadly if left untreated. The condition was found when Assad was undergoing a normal Wellness Policy assessment.
WWE And Amateur Wrestling
World Wrestling Entertainment is a corporation based in the United States that was started in 1953. It organizes story-driven and scripted wrestling tours for entertainment purposes. WWE owner Vince McMahon recognized the manufactured nature of the sport in order to avoid paying taxes to the country’s athletic federations.
The wrestlers that have signed contracts wrestle in a more unusual way that does not adhere to any specific form. WWE wrestlers’ antics are frequently risky and can result in catastrophic injuries.
WWE bouts are held on an elevated ring with no time restriction or scoring system. The bout is generally won by pinning the opponent to the ground to the count of three.
Amateur wrestling, on the other hand, is the older style. This is the type that is competed in the Olympics. Amateur wrestling matches feature a time restriction and a scoring system. The matches are held on a mat, and the wrestler who has the most points at the end of the match wins.
Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling are the two kinds of amateur wrestling. The only notable difference between the two is that wrestlers in the freestyle event can use their legs to trip their opponents, whilst wrestlers in the Greco-Roman event cannot.
Amateur wrestling has seen a number of modifications in recent years. These adjustments make the sport more entertaining and allow wrestlers to gain more points.
The wrestling tournament at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 featured several outstanding contests in both the men’s and women’s divisions.
