How has WWE/WWF become comercialized over the last 20 years?
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Oh god yes, and all thanks to Vince.
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ECW is a different product then what's currently out there, plus in it's hey-day it was very successful drawing in a ton of cult like fans despite going out of business because of bad business mistakes by Paul Heyman. Vince McMahon wants to make more money by bringing back ECW - that is all. ECW is currently supposed to do a house show in it's old ECW arena soon and is supposed to be taped as a show before Smackdown in place of what was 'Velocity'. They hope to move the show to it's own taping and arena though.\n\nOVW has been used as a developmental territory for the WWE to help bring up younger talent. It's owned partially by Jim Cornette and Danny Davis - which is funny because Cornette was fired by the WWE as a trainer. But anyway, it's still ran and because it is their own little company (Davis and Cornette), it's ran like a company who tapes shows and what-not. \n\nIf you're heading a wrestling promotion - you have to have TV. It brings in fans which will go buy a ticket, merchandise, etc. That's why there's so many shows. It just brings in MORE MONEY.\n\nOVW's tape library was recently bought by the WWE, so I can imagine they will use alot of that footage to show how Batista and John Cena looked when they were coming in. It's interesting.
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Go to these websites it has everything about wrestling.\n\nhttp://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/smckrep.htm\n\nwwe.com\n \n\nand also try wikipedia
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-Cena is not the WWE Champion anymore, RVD beat him at One Night Stand for the Championship.\n-Rikishi was released by the WWE on July 16, 2004, following repeated requests that he lose weight or be fired.\n-Extreme Championship Wrestling, ECW, was once its own brand.  WWE brought it back for hardcore fans.\n-WWE changed its name from WWF b/c the World Wildlife Fund decided one day to not let McMahon use the acronym anymore (they had permission before)\n-McMahon hates HBK b/c a while back, McMahon was bragging about how he screwed Bret Hart, and HBK told him it was time to let it go.  Not surprisingly, McMahon got pissed.\n-Flair is like the only true legend left working full time besides Mic Foley, although I wouldn't consider him a legend.  So Flair is good for the people looking for some nostalgia.
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ECW is NOT ECW anymore its a new brand to put wrestlers in the wwe company but they do have ECW originals
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Where have you been? The formation of the nWo in July 1996 changed professional wrestling forever! HA ha ha ha. losers! ha ha ha ha... Sorry, couldn't help myself.
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It depends on how Jeff Jarrett, Dixie Carter, and Chris Sobol run things (Executives of TNA). When Vince purchased WCW, it wasn't like Vince just woke up one day and decided he was going to do this. WCW was going downhill in ratings every week after "The fingerpoke of doom." Eric Bischoff had overpayed many wrestlers who could not draw crowds. Also, in 96, Time Warner had purchased Ted Turners cable empire and even though Turner was very faithful and hopeful for WCW, Time Warner was not and was looking to get rid of WCW for a long time. So unless TNA really starts to screw things up like WCW did, the WWE will prolly not purchase TNA.
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just look at wwe.shopes.com
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Simplement a la fnac, il y a des Dvd de la WWF ou de la WCW, aprés si tu veux d'autres produit dérivés, tu peux en trouver ici : http://the-shoppingzone.com/ \nCeintures, vidéos, figurines, t shirts, etc... Et en plus le site est en français !
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I honestly believe that ECW is co-owned by WWE.  It is branching out due to a lot of wrestlers coming in.  And Some of the Veteran wrestlers need a home to keep wrestling.  It came out earlier this week.  But I strongly believe that Vince McMahon is branching out cause Wrestling entertainment is growing again.
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Report Abuse\n It Comes Once A Year And Is Held Within The Months Of March - April And Is The Biggest And Main Event Held By The WWE And Vince McMan\n\nThere Have Been I Think 26 Wrestle Mania's\n\nAnd Are Viewed By Half The Worlds Population On Pay Per View\n\nBless
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WWE as most of the tna wrestlers are has beens
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Mr. McMahon is the REAL boss/owner. He bought out his father and his partners aboout 20 years ago.
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Try ebay or wwe.com. They do sell replicas of licenses on ebay. I'm not sure about wwe but type in shopzone.com\nGood Luck.
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Vince McMahon Sr. the current Mr. McMahon's deceased father. The company started as a Northeast regional professional wrestling circuit the World Wide Wrestling Federation. Vince Jr. bought the company in the late 70's and redubbed it the WWF or World Wrestling Federation and began the first expansion of a regional circuit into a national circuit.
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I think in the earky 90s it was WCW. And then it was WWF
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private wwe has done it