TheOriginOf.com » Sports http://www.theoriginof.com The Place Where you Find Information On The Origin Of Everything Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:01:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 WWE http://www.theoriginof.com/wwe.html http://www.theoriginof.com/wwe.html#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:03:28 +0000 Admin http://www.theoriginof.com/?p=235 Wrestling can be traced back to cave drawings in France, but the pro wrestling that we see today is thought to have originated in the late 1800’s. It is thought that the first pro wrestling shows were held at carnivals. WWE was first established in 1952 by Vince McMahon’s grandfather, Jess McMahon and Raymond “Toots” Mondt, as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation and later joined the National Wrestling Alliance in 1953. It would later be named the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). It was shortened to WWF in 1979. The first “Wrestlemania” was held in 1985 and was a resounding success.
Coming back to WWE, its origin saw a new entry way to professionalism. These famous lines started it all, “Our new name puts the emphasis on the “E” for entertainment, what our company does best. WWE provides us with a global identity that is distinct and unencumbered, which is critical to our U.S. and international growth plans.” said Linda McMahon, CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, on May 6, 2002, giving birth to WWE of today.  It was an attempt to capture a greater market share and to represent the growing diversity of its entertainment properties; World Wrestling Federation Entertainment today announced a change in its name to World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc (WWE).The change of it name has its own controversial history, the World Wildlife Fund sued the WWE (then known as the WWF) stating that they (WWE) had violated an agreement concerning use of the acronym WWF outside of North America. The World Wildlife Fund’s suit was upheld in a British court. In 2002, the WWF changed its name to World Wrestling Entertainment. This name change provided a distinct and unburdened global identity to the World Wrestling Entertainment as an integrated entertainment and media company.
Vince McMahon is the majority owner and chairman of the company and his wife Linda McMahon holds the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Together with their children, Executive Vice President of Global Media, Shane McMahon and Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, the McMahons hold approximately 70% of WWE’s economic interest and 96% of the voting power in the company.
McMahon represents the third generation of a professional wrestling dynasty: his grandfather, Jess McMahon, worked as a boxing and wrestling promoter, while his father, Vince McMahon, Sr., founded the Capitol Wrestling Corporation. Capitol dominated professional wrestling in the Northeastern United States during the mid-20th century, when the sport was divided into strictly regional enterprises.
The growth sees a host of eclectic marketing and business strategies. McMahon recruited new talent and bought out competition across the country, forming a corporation he called the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and a parent company called Titan Sports, Inc.
WWF wrestling was technically not a real sport, as the outcome of each match was known in advance. Thus Mac Mohan hyped up its entertainment aspect, introducing wrestlers with theatrical personae and flashy costumes and staging elaborate displays for the benefit of the arena crowds and the cable audience. It worked–in 1987; the WWF sold $80 million in tickets to live events, according to Forbes magazine.
On October 25, 2000 WWE Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) announced that its common stock will begin trading on The New York Stock Exchange under the ticker WWE effective today, positioning WWE  as one of the premier businesses of the world.
The company’s global headquarters are located in Stamford, Connecticut with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, and Toronto.

]]> Wrestling can be traced back to cave drawings in France, but the pro wrestling that we see today is thought to have originated in the late 1800’s. It is thought that the first pro wrestling shows were held at carnivals. WWE was first established in 1952 by Vince McMahon’s grandfather, Jess McMahon and Raymond “Toots” Mondt, as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation and later joined the National Wrestling Alliance in 1953. It would later be named the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). It was shortened to WWF in 1979. The first “Wrestlemania” was held in 1985 and was a resounding success.
Coming back to WWE, its origin saw a new entry way to professionalism. These famous lines started it all, “Our new name puts the emphasis on the “E” for entertainment, what our company does best. WWE provides us with a global identity that is distinct and unencumbered, which is critical to our U.S. and international growth plans.” said Linda McMahon, CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, on May 6, 2002, giving birth to WWE of today.  It was an attempt to capture a greater market share and to represent the growing diversity of its entertainment properties; World Wrestling Federation Entertainment today announced a change in its name to World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc (WWE).The change of it name has its own controversial history, the World Wildlife Fund sued the WWE (then known as the WWF) stating that they (WWE) had violated an agreement concerning use of the acronym WWF outside of North America. The World Wildlife Fund’s suit was upheld in a British court. In 2002, the WWF changed its name to World Wrestling Entertainment. This name change provided a distinct and unburdened global identity to the World Wrestling Entertainment as an integrated entertainment and media company.
Vince McMahon is the majority owner and chairman of the company and his wife Linda McMahon holds the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Together with their children, Executive Vice President of Global Media, Shane McMahon and Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, the McMahons hold approximately 70% of WWE’s economic interest and 96% of the voting power in the company.
McMahon represents the third generation of a professional wrestling dynasty: his grandfather, Jess McMahon, worked as a boxing and wrestling promoter, while his father, Vince McMahon, Sr., founded the Capitol Wrestling Corporation. Capitol dominated professional wrestling in the Northeastern United States during the mid-20th century, when the sport was divided into strictly regional enterprises.
The growth sees a host of eclectic marketing and business strategies. McMahon recruited new talent and bought out competition across the country, forming a corporation he called the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and a parent company called Titan Sports, Inc.
WWF wrestling was technically not a real sport, as the outcome of each match was known in advance. Thus Mac Mohan hyped up its entertainment aspect, introducing wrestlers with theatrical personae and flashy costumes and staging elaborate displays for the benefit of the arena crowds and the cable audience. It worked–in 1987; the WWF sold $80 million in tickets to live events, according to Forbes magazine.
On October 25, 2000 WWE Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) announced that its common stock will begin trading on The New York Stock Exchange under the ticker WWE effective today, positioning WWE  as one of the premier businesses of the world.
The company’s global headquarters are located in Stamford, Connecticut with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, and Toronto.

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As the legends would have it, the Olympic Games, one of the world’s largest and grandest international multi-sporting event, was founded by Heracles, the son of Zeus. Zeus was considered one of the most important Olympic gods apart from Athena and Apollo. The Olympic Games were closely related to Religion and religious festivals of the cult of Zeus promoting a secular spirit, energy and accomplishment of the Youth and good relations between the cities of Greece. According to legends Heracles, first called the game “Olympic”, and established the custom of holding them every four years.
Written records suggest that the first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC which is based on the imprints found of the winners of a footrace held every four years starting from 776 BC. At this game a nude runner Coroebus, won the 192 meters race to become the first Olympic champion. The games were held in Olympia located in the western part of the Peloponnese, 145 km west of Athens, Greece, and comprised of only a few events where any male youngster from the various cities of Greece could participate to show off their physical qualities, it comprised of contests of music, sports and literature. The game grew in course of time and was played every four years for nearly 1200 years. Gradually in due course of time the game lost its hold as the Romans gained power and hold over Greece. At around 393 AD, emperor Theodosius, invited the end of the games, blaming it of pagan influences. This event marked the end of the first generation of Olympic Games known as Ancient Olympic Games. The second, known as the Modern Olympic Games came into existence in the late 19th century. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French historian, was the brain behind the resurrection of the game. He re-started Olympics, in 1894 by forming the International Olympic Committee, which is the governing body of the Olympic movement. The first Modern Olympic Games were held in 1896, in Athens, Greece. “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, is the Olympic motto, stressing importance to achieving the celestial point in life rather than gaining first position. The five colored rings on a white base form the Olympic flag. The intertwined rings represent the unity amongst the five continents. Now a days, Olympics takes place every four years.
The Games have grown in scale to the point that nearly every nation on Earth is represented at a celebration of the Games.

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As the legends would have it, the Olympic Games, one of the world’s largest and grandest international multi-sporting event, was founded by Heracles, the son of Zeus. Zeus was considered one of the most important Olympic gods apart from Athena and Apollo. The Olympic Games were closely related to Religion and religious festivals of the cult of Zeus promoting a secular spirit, energy and accomplishment of the Youth and good relations between the cities of Greece. According to legends Heracles, first called the game “Olympic”, and established the custom of holding them every four years.
Written records suggest that the first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC which is based on the imprints found of the winners of a footrace held every four years starting from 776 BC. At this game a nude runner Coroebus, won the 192 meters race to become the first Olympic champion. The games were held in Olympia located in the western part of the Peloponnese, 145 km west of Athens, Greece, and comprised of only a few events where any male youngster from the various cities of Greece could participate to show off their physical qualities, it comprised of contests of music, sports and literature. The game grew in course of time and was played every four years for nearly 1200 years. Gradually in due course of time the game lost its hold as the Romans gained power and hold over Greece. At around 393 AD, emperor Theodosius, invited the end of the games, blaming it of pagan influences. This event marked the end of the first generation of Olympic Games known as Ancient Olympic Games. The second, known as the Modern Olympic Games came into existence in the late 19th century. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French historian, was the brain behind the resurrection of the game. He re-started Olympics, in 1894 by forming the International Olympic Committee, which is the governing body of the Olympic movement. The first Modern Olympic Games were held in 1896, in Athens, Greece. “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, is the Olympic motto, stressing importance to achieving the celestial point in life rather than gaining first position. The five colored rings on a white base form the Olympic flag. The intertwined rings represent the unity amongst the five continents. Now a days, Olympics takes place every four years.
The Games have grown in scale to the point that nearly every nation on Earth is represented at a celebration of the Games.

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The sport cricket is a bat-ball game which is played between 2 teams each team consisting eleven players. A match of cricket is held on the grass field that is more or less oval in figure. The centre of the ground is an even strip that is 22 yards long and is called cricket pitch. The wood made wicket is positioned at every end of the pitch.

The cricket sport can be tracked back in the 16th century however it might have originated greatly before than that. It is believed that this game was made-up by the children of the metalworking and the farming societies in Weald amid Sussex and Kent at the time of the medieval era. The written data shows that in the year 1598, a game called creckett was played at Royal Grammar School in Guildford. This is the first clear-cut mention. The game includes a bowler, a contestant from the fielding squad who bowls a very hard, fist-dimensioned ball from the area of 1 wicket towards other. The ball normally bounces one time before it reaches the batsman, a contestant from the other team. The batsman in defense plays with a bat made up of wood. In the meantime, the other players of the bowler’s squad stand in different positions in the field as the fielders. The fielders get back the ball in order to prevent the batsman from scoring runs and get him out if possible. If the batsman does not get out, they can run amid the wickets and score runs. Scores are also earned when the batsman hits for a boundary. The team which scores the maximum runs wins the cricket match.

The game of cricket is a well-recognized sport and it is the 2nd chief popular game universally after football. Over 100 countries are associated to the ICC (International Cricket Council), the cricket’s global governing body. The game’s contemporary form began in England and is very popular in present and past members of Commonwealth. In countries like India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and West Indies, the cricket is the most loved and favored game. It is watched with a lot of passion worldwide.

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The sport cricket is a bat-ball game which is played between 2 teams each team consisting eleven players. A match of cricket is held on the grass field that is more or less oval in figure. The centre of the ground is an even strip that is 22 yards long and is called cricket pitch. The wood made wicket is positioned at every end of the pitch.

The cricket sport can be tracked back in the 16th century however it might have originated greatly before than that. It is believed that this game was made-up by the children of the metalworking and the farming societies in Weald amid Sussex and Kent at the time of the medieval era. The written data shows that in the year 1598, a game called creckett was played at Royal Grammar School in Guildford. This is the first clear-cut mention. The game includes a bowler, a contestant from the fielding squad who bowls a very hard, fist-dimensioned ball from the area of 1 wicket towards other. The ball normally bounces one time before it reaches the batsman, a contestant from the other team. The batsman in defense plays with a bat made up of wood. In the meantime, the other players of the bowler’s squad stand in different positions in the field as the fielders. The fielders get back the ball in order to prevent the batsman from scoring runs and get him out if possible. If the batsman does not get out, they can run amid the wickets and score runs. Scores are also earned when the batsman hits for a boundary. The team which scores the maximum runs wins the cricket match.

The game of cricket is a well-recognized sport and it is the 2nd chief popular game universally after football. Over 100 countries are associated to the ICC (International Cricket Council), the cricket’s global governing body. The game’s contemporary form began in England and is very popular in present and past members of Commonwealth. In countries like India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and West Indies, the cricket is the most loved and favored game. It is watched with a lot of passion worldwide.

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