World Championship Wrestling

American professional wrestling company
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World Championship Wrestling

Summary

World Championship Wrestling is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,351 views/month, #40 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • World Championship Wrestling is in the country of United States[3].
  • World Championship Wrestling's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • World Championship Wrestling's instance of is recorded as privately held company[5].
  • World Championship Wrestling's instance of is recorded as subsidiary company[6].
  • World Championship Wrestling's founder is recorded as Ted Turner[7].
  • World Championship Wrestling's owned by is recorded as WWE[8].
  • World Championship Wrestling's logo image is recorded as Wcw logo.svg[9].
  • World Championship Wrestling's logo image is recorded as WCW (1988-1999) Logo.svg[10].
  • World Championship Wrestling's logo image is recorded as WCW (1999-2001) Logo Alternate.svg[11].
  • World Championship Wrestling's follows is recorded as Georgia Championship Wrestling[12].
  • World Championship Wrestling's follows is recorded as Jim Crockett Promotions[13].
  • World Championship Wrestling's followed by is recorded as Turner Broadcasting System[14].
  • World Championship Wrestling's headquarters location is recorded as Atlanta[15].
  • World Championship Wrestling's chief executive officer is recorded as Ted Turner[16].
  • World Championship Wrestling's Commons category is recorded as World Wrestling Entertainment[17].
  • World Championship Wrestling's industry is recorded as professional wrestling[18].
  • World Championship Wrestling's industry is recorded as sports entertainment[19].
  • +1988-10-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of World Championship Wrestling[20].
  • World Championship Wrestling was dissolved in +2001-03-26T00:00:00Z[21].
  • World Championship Wrestling was dissolved in +2017-12-16T00:00:00Z[22].
  • World Championship Wrestling's sport is recorded as professional wrestling[23].
  • World Championship Wrestling's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/019jdn[24].
  • World Championship Wrestling's location of formation is recorded as Atlanta[25].
  • World Championship Wrestling's parent organization or unit is recorded as Turner Broadcasting System[26].
  • World Championship Wrestling's parent organization or unit is recorded as WarnerMedia[27].

Body

Founding

World Championship Wrestling's founder is recorded as Ted Turner[7]. +1988-10-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[20]. Its location of formation is recorded as Atlanta[25].

Identity

Predecessors include Georgia Championship Wrestling[12] and Jim Crockett Promotions[13]. World Championship Wrestling's followed by is recorded as Turner Broadcasting System[14]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WCW'}[28].

Leadership

World Championship Wrestling's chief executive officer is recorded as Ted Turner[16]. Its director / manager is recorded as Ted Turner[29].

Operations

World Championship Wrestling's headquarters location is recorded as Atlanta[15]. Parent organizations include Turner Broadcasting System[26], a business[30], in United States[31], founded in 1965[32], headquartered in CNN Center[33]; WarnerMedia[27], a business[34], in United States[35], founded in 1990[36], headquartered in Delaware[37]; and WWE[38], a professional wrestling promotion[39], in United States[40], founded in 1952[41], headquartered in Stamford[42].

Industry

Industries include professional wrestling[18] and sports entertainment[19].

Ownership

World Championship Wrestling's owned by is recorded as WWE[8]. Products include television[43], Internet[44], and merchandising[45].

Dissolution

Dissolution dates include +2001-03-26T00:00:00Z[21] and +2017-12-16T00:00:00Z[22].

Why It Matters

World Championship Wrestling ranks in the top 0.14% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,351 views/month, #40 of 29,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

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  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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