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		+	| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | <span style="color: #000000;">'''IWE, Inc.'''</span><br>
		+	|-
		+	| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |
		+	|-
		+	| bgcolor=#D8D8D8 align="center" colspan="2" |  '''Details'''
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Type'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Public
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Traded us'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | NYSC: IWE
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Industry'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | professional wrestling, sports entertainment
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Founded'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 1952
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Founder(s)'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Roderick Mayer]] <br> Toots Mondt
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" |  '''Headquarters'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Stamford, Connecticut, U.S
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Area served'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Worldwide
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Key people'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Grant Mayer]]<br>(Chairman & CEO)<br>George Barrios<br>(CFO)<br>John Laurinaitis<br>(Executive Vice President, Talent Relations)<br>[[Brittany Mayer|Brittany Mayer-Kelmsley]]<br>(Executive Vice President, Creative Development & Operations)
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Revenue'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | (down) <small>$119.9 million (Q1/2011</small>
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Operating <br> income'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | (down) <small>$13.2 million (Q1/2011)</small>
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Profit'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | (down) <small>$8.6 million (Q1/2011)</small>
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Total assets'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | (down) <small>$407.9 million (Q1/2011)</small>
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Total equity'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | (down) <small>$305.9 million (Q1/2011)</small>
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Owner(s)'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Grant Mayer (59% of shares; 88% of voting power)
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Employees'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 585 (as of February 2011, excluding wrestlers)
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" | '''Website'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
		+	|}
		+	'''IWE, Inc.'''(IWE) is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales. It is currently the largest professional wrestling company in the world, reaching 13 million viewers in the U.S. and broadcasting its shows in 30 languages to more than 145 countries. It promotes under two brands, known as [[IWE Raw|Raw]] and [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]].
		+
		+	[[Grant Mayer]] is the [[Ownership|majority owner]], [[chairman]] and [[chief executive officer]] (CEO) of the company. Together with his wife [[Lynda McMahon|Lynda Mayer]], and their children [[James Mayer]] and [[Brittany Mayer|Brittany Mayer-Kelmsley]] (IWE Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing), the Mayers hold approximately 70% of IWE's economic interest and 96% of the voting power in the company. The company's headquarters are located in Stamford, Connecticut with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, London, Shanghai, Tokyo, Singapore, and Mumbai.
		+
		+	IWE holds an [[IWE Video Library|extensive library of videos]], representing a significant portion of the visual history of professional wrestling. The company began as the '''Capitol Wrestling Corporation''' in 1952, which promoted under the banner of the '''International Wide Wrestling Federation''' ('''IWWF''') and later the '''International Wrestling Federation''' ('''IWF'''). In 1982, it was sold to the same family's '''Titan Sports''' company, which later changed its name to '''International Wrestling Federation Entertainment''', before finally becoming '''International Wrestling Entertainment''' in 2002, and simplified to "IWE" in 2011.
		+
		+	==Company history==
		+	*''Main article: [[History of IWE]]''
		+
		+	===Capital Wrestling Corporation===
		+
		+	===International Wide Wrestling Federation===
		+
		+	===International Wrestling Federation===
		+
		+	====Golden Age====
		+
		+	====New Generation====
		+
		+	====Monday Night Wars====
		+	*''Main article: [[Monday Night Wars]]''
		+
		+	====The Attitude Era====
		+
		+	====Business advances====
		+
		+	=====SmackDown!=====
		+
		+	=====The XFL=====
		+
		+	=====Acquisition of WCW and XCW=====
		+
		+	===International Wrestling Entertainment===
		+	====Brand Extension====
		+
		+	====Name dispute====
		+
		+	====Network changes and high-definition====
		+
		+	====IWE Universe and change in programming====
		+
		+	===Change of business model===
		+
		+	==Wellness Program==
		+
		+	==Expansion beyond wrestling==
		+
		+	==Corporate governance==
		+	===Board of directors===
		+
		+	===Executive officers===
		+
		+	==Championships and accomplishments==
		+	===Current champions===
		+	*''Main [[List of current champions in IWE]]''
		+
		+	{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px; style="font-size:95%; "
		+	|-
		+	!Championship||Current champion(s)||Date won||Event||Previous champion(s)
		+	|-
		+	! colspan="5" style="background:#fbb;"|[[IWE Raw|Raw]]
		+	|-
		+	|align=center |[[IWE Championship]]
		+	|align=center |[[Justin Eldridge]]
		+	|align=center |November 20, 2011
		+	|align=center |[[IWE Survivor Series (2011)|Survivor Series]]
		+	|align=center |[[Justin Marlen|Alberto Del Rio]]
		+
		+	|-
		+	|align=center |[[IWE United States Championship|United States Championship]]
		+	|align=center |[[Justin Black]]
		+	|align=center |March 5, 2012
		+	|align=center |''Raw Supershow''
		+	|align=center |[[Charlie Wilson]]
		+	|-
		+	! colspan="5" style="background:#bbf;"|[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]
		+	|-
		+	|align=center |[[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]]
		+	|align=center |[[Kevin Farrelly|Sheamus]]
		+	|align=center |April 1, 2012
		+	|align=center |[[IWE WrestleMania 28|WrestleMania XXVIII]]
		+	|align=center |[[Kody Brown]]
		+	|-
		+	|align=center |[[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]]
		+	|align=center |[[Khristian]]
		+	|align=center |May 20, 2012
		+	|align=center |[[IWE Over the Limit (2012)|Over the Limit]]
		+	|align=center |[[Mark Semmler]]
		+	|-
		+	! colspan="5" style="background:#cfc;"|Dual-branded
		+	|-
		+	|align=center |[[IWE Tag Team Championship|Tag Team Championship]]
		+	|align=center |[[Jose Serrano]] and [[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]]
		+	|align=center |April 30, 2012
		+	|align=center |''[[IWE Raw|Raw Supershow]]''
		+	|align=center |[[Primo and Epico|Primo & Epico]]
		+	|-
		+	|align=center |[[IWE Divas Championship|Divas Championship]]
		+	|align=center |[[Victoria Lehr|Victoria]]
		+	|align=center |April 29, 2012
		+	|align=center |Extreme Rules
		+	|align=center |[[The Gozelanski Twins|Tierney Gozelanski]]
		+	|}
		+
		+	===Other accomplishments===
		+	{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 409px; "
		+	|-
		+	!Accomplishment||Latest winner||Date won
		+	|-
		+	| style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;"|''[[Royal Rumble#Match|Royal Rumble]]''
		+	|align=center |[[Kevin Farrelly|Sheamus]]
		+	|align=center |January 29, 2012
		+	|-
		+	| style="background:#fbb; text-align:center;"|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' [[IWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]]
		+	|align=center |Alberto Del Rio
		+	|align=center |July 17, 2011
		+	|-
		+	| style="background:#bbf; text-align:center;"|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' Money in the Bank
		+	|align=center |[[Kody Brown]]
		+	|align=center |July 17, 2011
		+	|-
		+	| style="background:yellow; text-align:center;"|''[[IWE NXT]]''
		+	|align=center |[[Bradlee Woehl]]
		+	|align=center |March 1, 2011
		+	|-
		+	| style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;"|''[[IWE King of the Ring|King of the Ring]]''
		+	|align=center |Sheamus
		+	|align=center |November 29, 2010
		+	|}
		+
		+	===Developmental territory champions===
		+	{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 729px; "
		+	|-
		+	!Championship||Current champion(s)||Date won||Previous champion(s)
		+	|-
		+	! colspan="6" style="background:#ffc;"|[[Florida Championship Wrestling|Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW)]]
		+	|-
		+	|align=center |[[FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship|Florida Heavyweight Championship]]
		+	|align=center |[[Bo Johnston]]
		+	|align=center |May 19, 2011
		+	|align=center |[[Hunter Marshall]]
		+	|-
		+	|align=center |[[Florida Tag Team Championship]]
		+	|align=center |RJ Farrell and Donnie M.
		+	|align=center |May 12, 2011
		+	|align=center |Calvin Raines and Big E Langston
		+	|-
		+	|align=center |[[FCW Divas Championship]]
		+	| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|[[Shaul McAlmond|Raquel Diaz]]
		+	|align=center |December 15, 2011
		+	|align=center |Audrey Marie
		+	|-
		+	|align=center |[[Queen of FCW]]
		+	|align=center |November 17, 2011
		+	|align=center |[[Aksana|Lyndie]]
		+	|-
		+	|align=center |[[FCW 15 Championship]]
		+	|align=center |[[Damien Sandow]]
		+	|align=center |September 22, 2011
		+	|align=center |[[Seth Smith]]
		+	|}
		+
		+	===Defunct championships===
		+	*''Main [[List of former championships in IWE]]''
		+	In its 50 year history, IWE has operated over twenty different [[championship|championships]]. The company's first title, the [[IWWF United States Tag Team Championship]] was created in 1958 and retired in 1967. Throughout its history, the IWE has formed partnerships with other international promotions which led to the creation of various titles, however, when those partnerships ended, these titles were either retired or began operation in the United States for IWE. Overall, the company has retired 19 championships with the most recent being the [[IWE Women's Championship]]. Created in 1956 and retired in September 2010, the consolidation of the IWE Unified Divas Championship into the IWE's 2008 [[IWE Divas Championship]] retired the older title and continued the lineage of the latter.
		+
		+	==See also==
		+	*[[List of IWE personnel]]
		+	*[[List of IWE alumni]]
		+	*[[List of IWE pay-per-view events]]
		+	*[[IWE Home Video]]

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Revision as of 05:34, 28 May 2012

IWE, Inc.
Details
Type	Public
Traded us	NYSC: IWE
Industry	professional wrestling, sports entertainment
Founded	1952
Founder(s)	Roderick Mayer Toots Mondt
Headquarters	Stamford, Connecticut, U.S
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Grant Mayer (Chairman & CEO) George Barrios (CFO) John Laurinaitis (Executive Vice President, Talent Relations) Brittany Mayer-Kelmsley (Executive Vice President, Creative Development & Operations)
Revenue	(down) $119.9 million (Q1/2011
Operating income	(down) $13.2 million (Q1/2011)
Profit	(down) $8.6 million (Q1/2011)
Total assets	(down) $407.9 million (Q1/2011)
Total equity	(down) $305.9 million (Q1/2011)
Owner(s)	Grant Mayer (59% of shares; 88% of voting power)
Employees	585 (as of February 2011, excluding wrestlers)
Website

IWE, Inc.(IWE) is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales. It is currently the largest professional wrestling company in the world, reaching 13 million viewers in the U.S. and broadcasting its shows in 30 languages to more than 145 countries. It promotes under two brands, known as Raw and SmackDown.

Grant Mayer is the majority owner, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. Together with his wife Lynda Mayer, and their children James Mayer and Brittany Mayer-Kelmsley (IWE Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing), the Mayers hold approximately 70% of IWE's economic interest and 96% of the voting power in the company. The company's headquarters are located in Stamford, Connecticut with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, London, Shanghai, Tokyo, Singapore, and Mumbai.

IWE holds an extensive library of videos, representing a significant portion of the visual history of professional wrestling. The company began as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation in 1952, which promoted under the banner of the International Wide Wrestling Federation (IWWF) and later the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). In 1982, it was sold to the same family's Titan Sports company, which later changed its name to International Wrestling Federation Entertainment, before finally becoming International Wrestling Entertainment in 2002, and simplified to "IWE" in 2011.

Contents 1 Company history 1.1 Capital Wrestling Corporation 1.2 International Wide Wrestling Federation 1.3 International Wrestling Federation 1.3.1 Golden Age 1.3.2 New Generation 1.3.3 Monday Night Wars 1.3.4 The Attitude Era 1.3.5 Business advances 1.3.5.1 SmackDown! 1.3.5.2 The XFL 1.3.5.3 Acquisition of WCW and XCW 1.4 International Wrestling Entertainment 1.4.1 Brand Extension 1.4.2 Name dispute 1.4.3 Network changes and high-definition 1.4.4 IWE Universe and change in programming 1.5 Change of business model 2 Wellness Program 3 Expansion beyond wrestling 4 Corporate governance 4.1 Board of directors 4.2 Executive officers 5 Championships and accomplishments 5.1 Current champions 5.2 Other accomplishments 5.3 Developmental territory champions 5.4 Defunct championships 6 See also

Company history

• Main article: History of IWE

Capital Wrestling Corporation

International Wide Wrestling Federation

International Wrestling Federation

Golden Age

New Generation

Monday Night Wars

• Main article: Monday Night Wars

The Attitude Era

Business advances

SmackDown!

The XFL

Acquisition of WCW and XCW

International Wrestling Entertainment

Brand Extension

Name dispute

Network changes and high-definition

IWE Universe and change in programming

Change of business model

Wellness Program

Expansion beyond wrestling

Corporate governance

Board of directors

Executive officers

Championships and accomplishments

Current champions

• Main List of current champions in IWE

Championship	Current champion(s)	Date won	Event	Previous champion(s)
Raw
IWE Championship	Justin Eldridge	November 20, 2011	Survivor Series	Alberto Del Rio
United States Championship	Justin Black	March 5, 2012	Raw Supershow	Charlie Wilson
SmackDown
World Heavyweight Championship	Sheamus	April 1, 2012	WrestleMania XXVIII	Kody Brown
Intercontinental Championship	Khristian	May 20, 2012	Over the Limit	Mark Semmler
Dual-branded
Tag Team Championship	Jose Serrano and B-Truth	April 30, 2012	Raw Supershow	Primo & Epico
Divas Championship	Victoria	April 29, 2012	Extreme Rules	Tierney Gozelanski

Other accomplishments

Accomplishment	Latest winner	Date won
Royal Rumble	Sheamus	January 29, 2012
Raw Money in the Bank	Alberto Del Rio	July 17, 2011
SmackDown Money in the Bank	Kody Brown	July 17, 2011
IWE NXT	Bradlee Woehl	March 1, 2011
King of the Ring	Sheamus	November 29, 2010

Developmental territory champions

Championship	Current champion(s)	Date won	Previous champion(s)
Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW)
Florida Heavyweight Championship	Bo Johnston	May 19, 2011	Hunter Marshall
Florida Tag Team Championship	RJ Farrell and Donnie M.	May 12, 2011	Calvin Raines and Big E Langston
FCW Divas Championship	Raquel Diaz	December 15, 2011	Audrey Marie
Queen of FCW		November 17, 2011	Lyndie
FCW 15 Championship	Damien Sandow	September 22, 2011	Seth Smith

Defunct championships

• Main List of former championships in IWE

In its 50 year history, IWE has operated over twenty different championships. The company's first title, the IWWF United States Tag Team Championship was created in 1958 and retired in 1967. Throughout its history, the IWE has formed partnerships with other international promotions which led to the creation of various titles, however, when those partnerships ended, these titles were either retired or began operation in the United States for IWE. Overall, the company has retired 19 championships with the most recent being the IWE Women's Championship. Created in 1956 and retired in September 2010, the consolidation of the IWE Unified Divas Championship into the IWE's 2008 IWE Divas Championship retired the older title and continued the lineage of the latter.

See also

• List of IWE personnel
• List of IWE alumni
• List of IWE pay-per-view events
• IWE Home Video