World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. - 2000 dated Specimen Stock Certificate
Inv# SE3631 Specimen Stock
Specimen Stock printed by Security-Columbian United States Banknote Company. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion and a global media and entertainment company. It is currently owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. WWE, originally founded as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC) in 1953, underwent several name changes and structural shifts. After leaving the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and rebranding as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1963, it became the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1979. In 2002, following a legal dispute with the World Wildlife Fund, the company rebranded as World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and in 2011, it began using the WWE initials exclusively.
The company, initially incorporated as Titan Sports, Inc. in 1980, was later renamed World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. in 1999, then World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. in 2002, and finally World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC in 2023. WWE is the largest wrestling promotion globally, with its main roster divided into two brands, Raw and SmackDown, and a developmental roster, NXT, based in Orlando, Florida. WWE is broadcast in over one billion homes worldwide in 30 languages. WWE's global headquarters are in Stamford, Connecticut, with additional offices in major cities around the world. The company's shows are entertainment-based performance theater, featuring scripted and partially choreographed matches, which are not legitimate contests but are designed for entertainment. WWE acknowledges its roots in both competitive sport and dramatic theater, branding its product as sports entertainment. In 2023, WWE explored a potential sale amidst an employee misconduct scandal involving Vince McMahon, its former chairman and CEO. The company ultimately merged with Zuffa, the parent company of UFC, to form TKO Group Holdings, a new entity majority-owned by Endeavor. The merger was completed on September 12, 2023, with McMahon serving as executive chairman and Nick Khan as president.Stock and Bond Specimens are made and usually retained by a printer as a record of the contract with a client, generally with manuscript contract notes such as the quantity printed. Specimens are sometimes produced for use by the printing company's sales team as examples of the firm’s products. These are usually marked "Specimen" and have no serial numbers.
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