WWE WRESTLINGBy George Beglin

www.wwe.com

BASIC INFO

• World Wrestling Entertainment

• Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut

• Founded in 1980 by Vince and Linda McMahon

• Entertainment- based, featuring storylinedriven, scripted, choreographed matches

1241 East Main Street

History

Originally Titan Sports Inc. (1979-1998)

New Generation (1993-1997)

Titan Sports hit with allegations of steroid abuse and distribution

The Attitude Era (1997-2001)

Transformed from family- friendly product into more adult oriented

W.W.F., Inc./W.W.E, Inc. (1998-2002)

Titan sports, Inc. renamed World Wrestling Federation, Inc. ( renamed World Wrestling Entertainment one year later)

Wrestlers throughout the years

Today’s WWE

Current Champion: Brock Lesnar

Shows

Raw- Mondays on USA network

Main Event- Tuesdays on WWE Network

Smackdown- Fridays on Syfy

Family- friendly program again

Superstars interact with fans using

social media

Peer Reviewed Article- ProQuest Direct Database

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The “ F” To Emphasize the “E” for Entertainment ( May 2002)

“ Our new name puts the emphasis on the “E” for entertainment, what our company does best. WWE provides us with a global identity that is distinct and unencumbered, which is critical to our U.S. and international growth plans.”- Linda McMahon

http://search.proquest.com.jerome.stjohns.edu:81/docview/446416022/3927B409F5D8406FPQ/1?accountid=14068

Linkedin

WWE Coordinating Producer (March 2011- Present)

Sources

http://bleacherreport.com/wwe

http://www.wwe.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE

http://search.proquest.com.jerome.stjohns.edu:81/docview/446416022/3927B409F5D8406FPQ/1?accountid=14068

http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/wwe-news/

Finish Linehttp://www.finishline.com/

Basic Info

American retail chain that sells athletic shoes and related apparel and accessories

Founders: Alan Cohen and David Klapper

Headquarters: Indianapolis Indiana

Company operates 660 stores in 47 states, mostly in enclosed shopping malls, as well as Finish Line- branded athletic shoe departments in more than 450 Macys stores

Timeline

October 1976- Finish Line opens its doors for the first time as a chain of The Athletes Foot

1981- two additional partners, Dave Fagin and Larry Sablosky, are brought on board, and the first Finish Line Stores open

1986- Athletes Foot franchise expires, and the Athletes Foot stores are converted to Finish Line

1991- Company had grown to 105 stores located primarily in Midwestern and Southeastern states with an annual gross of nearly 100M

Link to website- www.finishline.com/