World Wrestling Federation

The World Wrestling Federation was an American professional wrestling company that expanded nationally through centralized promotion and television. It changed its name to World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002.

Vince McMahon: Vince McMahon is an American wrestling promoter and executive who led the WWF during its national expansion. His leadership centralized promotion and made the company’s national strategy possible.
Capitol Wrestling Corporation: Capitol Wrestling Corporation was the predecessor promotion founded by Jess McMahon and Toots Mondt. It was the organizational ancestor from which the WWF developed.
Hulk Hogan: Hulk Hogan was an American professional wrestler who became the WWF’s leading star during the 1980s. His popularity anchored the WWF’s national expansion and WrestleMania-era image.
Wrestling boom of the 1980s: The wrestling boom of the 1980s was a surge in professional wrestling’s national popularity in the United States. The WWF’s expansion and media strategy drove much of this period’s growth.
WrestleMania: WrestleMania is the WWF’s annual flagship professional wrestling event, first held in 1985. The event joined wrestling, celebrity appearances, and pay-per-view into a national spectacle.
Jess McMahon: Jess McMahon was an American boxing and wrestling promoter and co-founder of Capitol Wrestling Corporation. His promotion formed the family business that later became the WWF.
Bruno Sammartino: Bruno Sammartino was an Italian-American professional wrestler and longtime WWWF champion. His record-setting title reign made him the promotion’s defining star before its national expansion.
Monday Night Wars: The Monday Night Wars were the television ratings competition between WWF and WCW from 1995 to 2001. The WWF’s later rivalry with WCW extended the national competition its expansion had helped create.
WWF Superstars of Wrestling: WWF Superstars of Wrestling was a syndicated television program that began in 1986. Its broad syndication carried WWF storylines and stars beyond local territories.
Toots Mondt: Toots Mondt was a professional wrestler and promoter who helped create the modern wrestling show format. He partnered with Jess McMahon in building the WWF’s predecessor promotion.

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