WWE

Theatrical combat promotion

WWE stands for World Wrestling Entertainment, the dominant American professional wrestling promotion.

WWE produces scripted athletic entertainment combining choreographed combat with ongoing storylines and characters.

The company's flagship programs include Raw and SmackDown.

WWE has made wrestling a mainstream spectacle, producing generations of household names from Hulk Hogan to John Cena.

storylines

feud

Bitter ongoing rivalry

  • rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
  • heelFoot's rear underside
  • faceHead's anterior surface

turn · betrayal · alliance · kayfabe · angle · promo · gimmick · stable · vignette · booking

persona

charisma

Magnetic personal appeal

babyface · villain · manager · valet · mouthpiece · trash-talk · pyro · swagger · presence · mystique

championships

belt

Strap securing trousers

  • titleFormal honorific or name
  • reignSovereign's time in power
  • championTop competitor, or advocate

contender · heavyweight · intercontinental · tag-team · unified · women's · universal · defender · pay-per-view

performance

athleticism

Physical skill and agility

workrate · high-flyer · submission · suplex · powerbomb · piledriver · dropkick · clothesline · spear · stunner

live-events

arena

Venue for contests

  • crowdLarge public gathering
  • chantsRepeated rhythmic phrases
  • signsDisplays conveying information

merchandise · tour · ring · referee · bell · ringside · barricade · ramp · pyrotechnics · tickets

Categories
Opposites
authenticity of competition

WWEOlympic wrestling

Competitive grappling for medals

amateur wrestling · collegiate wrestling · Greco-Roman wrestling · freestyle wrestling · UFC

combat sports legitimacy

WWEUFC

Combat sports promotion

MMA · mixed martial arts · professional boxing · boxing · judo

entertainment format

WWEPBS

Non-profit educational broadcaster

BBC · opera · reality competition · ballet · documentary film

Phrases
  • WWE RawWeekly televised wrestling program
Family

wrestling, wrestle, wrestles, wrestler, wrestlers, wrestled, entertainment, entertain, entertains

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG