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Vincent J. McMahon splits away from the NWA to form the WWWF. A new wrestling organization based in the North East of the U.S. -
Vincent J. McMahon who is Vincent K.'s son buys the WWWF and renames it the WWF. Vincent J. McMahon had bigger aspirations and wanted it to be come a bigger national brand. -
Hulk Hogan defeated the Iron Sheik to win the WWF championship. This combined with Hulk Hogans personality started the "Hulkmania" movement. This made him the face of the WWF and started the "golden era" of wrestling. -
WWF's first major event pay to view event. Occured in New York city in the famous Madison square Garden. It was a massive success and really put the WWF on the map of mainstream media. -
This WrestleMania set a new indoor event attendance at the Pontiac Superdome with 93,000 fans. This iconic wrestle mania really became the image for the golden era of wrestling. -
This is one of the most controversial and talked about moments in wrestling history. Bret hart loses to Shawn Micheals in the championship under disputed circumstances. This made people wonder what the line is between scripted action and real life. -
WrestleMania XIV marked the legendary Steve Austins's First championship. This cemented Steve Austin as the WWF's biggest star and fueled the rivalry he had with his boss, Vince McMahon. This led to the company getting even more publicity and popularity. -
After years of competing with the WCW they just bought them. This basically made the WWF have a monopoly over the wrestling sport and made the really the only big wrestling organization. -
After a legal battle with the World Wildlife Fund the WWF was forced to change their name and changed it to the WWE AKA World Wrestling Entertainment. This Began a new era, -
First money in the bank match happened at WrestleMania 21. This is when a suitcase with a contract that guarantees a championship opportunity for who ever gets it. This eventually became a tradition and helped new wrestlers become stars. -
WWE launched its own streaming service. This gave WWE fans access to the companys library and access to the pay per view matches for a monthly subscription. -
The two biggest fighting companies in the country and world came together to form TKO. A new thing that bring the best of both worlds of the WWE and UFC.