In 2011, the promotion ceased branding itself as World Wrestling Entertainment and began solely branding itself with the initials WWE. Following a dispute, CWC left the NWA and became the World Wide Wrestling Federation (In 2002, following a legal dispute with the World Wildlife Fund, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The promotion was founded in 1953 as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC), a Northeastern territory of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The company is additionally involved in licensing its intellectual property to companies to produce video games and action figures.
A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into fields outside of wrestling, including film, football, and various other business ventures. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion.