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World Wrestling Entertainment

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated media (focusing in television, Internet, and live events) and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in the professional wrestling industry, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales. Vince McMahon is the majority owner and Chairman of the company and his wife Linda McMahon holds the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

WWE Wrestling
Formerly known as the WWF, World Wrestling Entertainment has become the premiere brand in the wrestling world behind former and current pop culture icons such as Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant and The Rock. Current WWE programs Raw, Smackdown, ECW Programming and monthly Pay-Per-View events, like SummerSlam and Wrestlemania, pack stadiums and arenas across the country.

Television programs

WWE runs three major television programs each week. Each show has their own cast of wrestlers. WWE calls these casts brands. RAW is WWE’s main show and has ran on Monday nights since 1993. SmackDown! has been running since 1999. It used to be on Thursday nights but moved to Friday in 2005.

World Wrestling Entertainment, the producer of the television show “Friday Night SmackDown,” said first-quarter profit rose 29 percent on increases in films and live events.

Net income grew to $19.5 million, or 27 cents a share, from $15.1 million, or 21 cents a share, a year earlier, the company said Tuesday.

Sales rose 51 percent, to $162.6 million.

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 upholds the franchise’s commitment to delivering the definitive videogame simulation of live WWE programming. The Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system, PlayStation 2 system and PSP system versions of the game will unleash a brand new tag team experience, allowing players to build momentum and attributes, eliminate opponents with high impact double teams and finishers, as well as get the “hot tag” for the win. The franchise’s renowned creation system offers a brand new Create-A-Finisher option, while a new Road to WrestleMania Mode paves the way to WWE’s biggest event of the year and lets players experience co-op storylines for the first time. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 also extends the virtual WWE gameplay experience with robust online capabilities, including the highly anticipated debut of downloadable content.