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WWE Backlash
WWE Backlash, also known as WWE WrestleMania Backlash, is a recurring professional wrestling event produced by WWE, first held in 1999 as the annual pay-per-view following WrestleMania.
WWE Bad Blood (2024)
WWE Bad Blood (2024) was a WWE Premium Live Event on October 5, 2024, at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, the fourth Bad Blood and first since 2004. CM Punk beat Drew McIntyre in Hell in a Cell; Rhodes and Reigns won the main event before The Rock returned.
WWE brand extension
WWE brand extension: the split of WWE's roster, titles, and storylines into Raw and SmackDown brands, first in 2002 (McMahon vs Flair draft), revived in 2016, reshaped by the 2024 draft and the $5 billion Netflix deal.
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship, currently Undisputed, is WWE's main men's world title. First awarded in 1963, it has been held by icons including Bret Hart and The Rock.
WWE Clash of Champions
WWE Clash of Champions was a professional wrestling pay-per-view series produced by WWE from 2016 to 2020, with four editions, each built around championship matches.
WWE Crown Jewel
WWE Crown Jewel: annual WWE premium live event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia since 2018 under the WWE–General Entertainment Authority Vision 2030 deal; 2025 held in Perth; Crown Jewel Championship introduced 2024; controversial over Khashoggi, women's exclusion, 2019 flight delay.
WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1996–2007)
The WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1996–2007), also known as the WCW Cruiserweight Title, was created by WCW in March 1996 and carried into WWE until 2007.
WWE Divas Championship
WWE Divas Championship, women's wrestling title 2008-2016, created by Vickie Guerrero on SmackDown; Michelle McCool first champion, AJ Lee longest reign 295 days, retired at WrestleMania 32 for the new Women's Championship.
WWE Elimination Chamber
WWE Elimination Chamber: a six-person steel-chain cage match debuted at Survivor Series 2002, and the annual WWE premium live event around it, held since 2010 (replacing No Way Out), most recently February 28, 2026 at Chicago's United Center.
WWE European Championship
WWE European Championship, also WWF European Championship: a secondary WWE professional wrestling title active February 26, 1997 to July 22, 2002. First held by the British Bulldog in Berlin; retired by unification with the Intercontinental title under final champion Rob Van Dam.
WWE Evolution
WWE Evolution, WWE's all-women's pay-per-view; first held October 28, 2018 in Uniondale, NY as the first-ever all-women's PPV, revived as Evolution 2 on July 13, 2025 in Atlanta, where Naomi won the Women's World Title.
WWE Evolution (2025)
WWE Evolution (2025), the second all-women's WWE premium live event, held July 13, 2025 at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, seven years after the 2018 edition; Naomi cashed in Money in the Bank to win the Women's World Championship from IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley.
WWE Evolve Men's Championship
WWE Evolve Men's Championship, a WWE title on the developmental Evolve brand, established 2025. Inaugural champion Jackson Drake (June 4, 2025); later champions Aaron Rourke and current holder Harlem Lewis.
WWE Evolve Women's Championship
WWE Evolve Women's Championship, also styled WWE EVOLVE Women's Championship, a women's professional wrestling title on WWE's developmental Evolve brand (Tubi, Wednesdays). Created May 2025; four champions: Kali Armstrong, Kendal Grey, Wendy Choo, and current champion Nikkita Lyons since June 24, 2026.
WWE Extreme Rules
WWE Extreme Rules, also tied to predecessor One Night Stand, is WWE's annual hardcore-themed pay-per-view first held June 7, 2009 in New Orleans, headlined by no-disqualification Extreme Rules Matches with weapons; 14 editions ran through 2022.
WWE Fastlane
WWE Fastlane is a recurring WWE professional wrestling event, first held February 22, 2015, annual through 2019, returning October 7, 2023 in Indianapolis with record viewership, gate, and sponsorship.
WWE Great Balls of Fire
WWE Great Balls of Fire, a 2017 Raw-brand pay-per-view held July 9 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas; the only event under that name. Brock Lesnar retained the Universal Championship against Samoa Joe; Strowman beat Reigns in an Ambulance Match.
WWE Hall of Fame
WWE Hall of Fame: WWE's honor roll for wrestlers and contributors, founded 1993 with posthumous inductee André the Giant, revived 2004 as an annual WrestleMania-weekend ceremony; 241 inductees as of 2025, plus Celebrity Wing, Legacy, Warrior Award, and Immortal Moment categories.
WWE Hall of Fame (2019)
WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2019, enshrined April 6, 2019 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, before WrestleMania 35; headlined by D-Generation X, with Honky Tonk Man, Torrie Wilson, Harlem Heat, Hart Foundation, Brutus Beefcake, and Warrior Award recipient Sue Aitchison.
WWE Hall of Fame (2021)
WWE Hall of Fame (2021) was WWE's 2021 induction ceremony, streamed April 6, 2021, on Peacock and WWE Network without fans, honoring the postponed Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021, including Kane and The Great Khali.
WWE Hall of Fame (2025)
WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2025, the WrestleMania 41 weekend induction ceremony held April 18, 2025 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, honoring Triple H, Michelle McCool, Lex Luger, The Natural Disasters, plus Legacy inductees Kamala, Dory Funk Sr., and Ivan Koloff.
WWE Hall of Fame (2026)
WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026: inductees Stephanie McMahon (headliner), AJ Styles, Demolition, Dennis Rodman, Legacy picks Sid and Bad News Brown, plus the Hogan-Andre Immortal Moment; ceremony April 17, 2026, Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas.
WWE Hardcore Championship
The WWE Hardcore Championship, known as the WWF Hardcore Championship until 2002, was a professional wrestling title defended under hardcore rules, created in 1998 and retired in 2002.
WWE Heat
WWE Heat, originally Sunday Night Heat, was a WWE professional wrestling TV show airing August 2, 1998 to May 30, 2008 across USA Network, MTV, Spike TV, and WWE.com, a Raw-brand secondary program totaling 513 episodes.
WWE Hell in a Cell
WWE Hell in a Cell, also called the Cell, is a roofed steel cage match type debuting at Badd Blood 1997 (Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels); won only by pinfall or submission, 20 feet tall, five tons, with its own October pay-per-view since 2009.
WWE ID Championship
WWE ID Championship, WWE Independent Development men's title unveiled February 18, 2025, defended on independent promotions; non-ID winners earn WWE ID contracts. Champions: Cappuccino Jones, Starboy Hall, Max Abrams.
WWE in Saudi Arabia
WWE in Saudi Arabia: the 2018 ten-year, roughly $100 million-per-year partnership between World Wrestling Entertainment and Saudi sports authorities, beginning with Greatest Royal Rumble 2018, expanding through 2027-2028, and drawing sportswashing criticism.
WWE Intercontinental Championship
WWE Intercontinental Championship, a secondary men's wrestling title established September 1, 1979 with inaugural champion Pat Patterson; WWE's 'workhorse' belt, longest reign Gunther at 666 days, current champion Chad Gable.
WWE LFG
WWE LFG (Legends & Future Greats) is a WWE-produced A&E reality competition series, debuting February 16, 2025, in which Performance Center trainees coached by Legends such as Undertaker and Booker T compete for NXT contracts; season 1 winners Tyra Mae Steele and Jasper Troy earned WWE contracts.
WWE Live from Madison Square Garden
WWE Live from Madison Square Garden (Live from MSG: Lesnar vs. Big Show), a WWE Network special on October 3, 2015, a converted house show where Lesnar beat Big Show and Cena retained the US title in a steel cage.