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Triple H...and as a character on an episode of The Bernie Mac Show. Levesque also won the WWE edition of The Weakest Link, in which he and Stephanie McMahon were the final two contestants. Levesque has also been a guest announcer for the Mr. Olympia... In this article: Triple H, World Wrestling Entertainment, Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Stephanie McMahon, Chris Benoit, and Vince McMahon |
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Blogcritics | November 05, 2009
Book Review: Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate Your Guts! by Lynne Margulies and Bob Zmuda
...about how the big woman wrestling stunt on Saturday Night Live began. In the story, Andy always liked watching two women wrestle, and he was a longtime fan of the WWE. His friends arranged for women to wrestle for him, and it sparked an...
In this article: Andy Kaufman, Bob Zmuda, Saturday Night Live, Taxi, WWE, Latka, Jim Carrey, and Mighty Mouse
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News WWE / Published News | March 15, 2009
(WWE) John Cena Makes a Surprise Appearance on SNL, More Cena Notes (The Wrestling News Page)
WWE) John Cena Makes a Surprise Appearance on SNL, More Cena Notes (The Wrestling News Page) Pligg beta 9 Home » news » (WWE) John Cena Makes a Surprise Appearance on SNL, More Cena Notes (The Wrestling News Page)
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IGN TV | October 05, 2009
SNL Motherlover Hosting RAW
SNL Motherlover Hosting RAW Samberg set to debut a WWE themed digital short. October 5, 2009 - For those of you who were underwhelmed by Al Sharpen and his education reform proposition in place on an actual, entertaining host for WWE RAW,...
In this article: Andy Samberg, SNL, WWE, Buffalo, and WWE Raw
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Wikipedia | October 31, 2009
Saturday Night's Main Event
...Saturday Night Live. Then-SNL executive producer Dick Ebersol had made a deal with WWF owner Vince McMahon to produce the show, after Ebersol had seen the high ratings that two WWF specials drew on MTV in 1984-85. Although the show aired...
In this article: Saturday Night's Main Event, WWF, Hulk Hogan, Vince McMahon, Andre the Giant, NBC, The Main Event, Bobby Heenan, and Dick Ebersol
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Wikipedia | October 09, 2009
Marty Adelstein
..."From the Hip" and brought him to Los Angeles to work on his firs show "LA Law". He also discovered Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson while representing the WWE. Adelstein put to host on Saturday Night Live and the show received the highest rating...
In this article: David E. Kelley, Bonnie and Terry Turner, Endeavor Talent Agency, WWE, Brett Ratner, Tina Fey, Tru Calling, Point Pleasant, and That 70's Show
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | July 02, 2009
Franken wins at last: Minnesota gets senator, Democrats get 60th vote
...of nontraditional candidates to win high office in Minnesota. World Wrestling Entertainment commentator Jesse "The Body" Ventura ran as an independent for governor in 1998 and won. Now that Gov. Pawlenty, who is rumored to have presidential...
In this article: Al Franken, Minnesota, Norm Coleman, Tim Pawlenty, Washington, U.S. Supreme Court, and Saturday Night Live
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ENI News | January 10, 2009
The Rock To Host Awards Show In March
...on Planet 51 in New Line Cinema's first 3-D CG-animated feature. As The Rock, he gained fame wrestling in WWE and WWF (1996-2004) and became a nine-time world champion. Johnson stepped outside the ring in 2000 to host Saturday Night Live.
In this article: Nickelodeon, Dwayne Johnson, Marjorie Cohn, The Rock, UCLA, NYSE, WWE, Saturday Night Live, and Trademark
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Baltimore Sun | August 04, 2009
Raw: Too much of a 'Goods' thing is bad
...the cast for a week before going live. With that being said, however, I still like the celebrity guest host format because it's something different and it potentially exposes WWE to new audiences. Like with any show, some episodes of Raw...
In this article: Ken Jeong, WWE, Jeremy Piven, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Mark Henry, Jack Swagger, and Randy Orton
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Wikipedia | September 20, 2009
New York/New Jersey Hitmen
..."Kansas City Shoplifters" coined by Saturday Night Live, for instance). The name was taken from former World Wrestling Federation star Bret "The Hitman" Hart. 24 Dino Philyaw RB college (Oregon): Philyaw saw playing time in the NFL for...
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World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated media (focusing in television, Internet, and live events) and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales. Vince McMahon is the majority owner and Chairman of the company and his wife Linda McMahon holds the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Together with their children, Executive Vice President of Global Media Shane McMahon and Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, the McMahons hold approximately 70% of WWE's economic interest and 96% of the voting power in the company.
The company's global headquarters are located in Stamford, Connecticut with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, and Toronto. The company was previously known as Titan Sports before changing to World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc., and most recently becoming World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
- Name:
- World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
- Type:
- Public (NYSE: WWE)
- Location:
- Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
- Founded:
- 1952
- Stock Symbol:
- WWE
- Industry:
- Professional wrestling, sports entertainment
- Key People:
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- Shane McMahon, Executive Vice President of Global Media
- Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, Live Events and Creative Writing.
- Vince McMahon, Chairman
- Linda McMahon, CEO
- Revenue:
- $485.7 million USD (2007)
- Operating Income:
- $68.4 million USD (2007)
- Net Income:
- $52.1 million USD (2007)
- No. of Employees:
- 560 (December 2006, excluding wrestlers)
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