0
n 2000, the World Wildlife Fund (also WWF), an environmental organization now called the World Wide Fund for Nature, sued the World Wrestling Federation. A British court agreed that Titan Sports had violated a 1994 agreement which had limited the permissible use of the WWF initials overseas, particularly in merchandising.[11] On May 5, 2002, the company quietly changed all references on its website from "WWF" to "WWE", while switching the URL from WWF.com to WWE.com. The next day, a press release announced the official name change from World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. to World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., or WWE, and the change was publicized later that day during a telecast of Monday Night Raw, which emanated from the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. For a short time, WWE used the slogan "Get The 'F' Out."[12] The company had also been ordered by court to stop using the old WWF Attitude logo on any of its properties and to censor all past references to WWF, as they no longer owned the trademark to the initials WWF in 'specified circumstances'.[13] Despite litigation, WWE is still permitted use of the original WWF logo, which was used from 1984 through 1997, as well as the "New WWF Generation" logo, which was used from 1994 through 1998. Furthermore, the company may still make use of the full "World Wrestling Federation" and "World Wrestling Federation Entertainment" names without consequence.
(source: Wikipedia) It states in the Guinness World Records 2009 that they changed it because the world wildlife funds sued them. So they changed from world wrestling foundation to world wrestling entertainment.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoFirst Vince and Ric make a pick for superstars to go to Raw or Smackdown because it won't make any interest if they still together
Answerwwe wanted to split into smackdown and raw because they were getting to many superstars and they couldn't fit them in one roster and show so ric flair picked his smackdown roster and mr McMahon picked his raw roster.Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What year did the WWF become WWE?
WWF DID NOT JOIN WCW, WWF BOUGHT OUT WCW AND LATER BECAME WWE!
How did wcw become WWE?
WCW didn't become WWE, WWF became WWE. Back in the late 1990's-early 2000s, both wrestling promotions WWF and WCW were feuding with each other in the ratings, until WWF bought WCW out and now no longer exists. The reason WWF became WWE is because the World Wildlife Foundation (Also known as WWF) was established 1961, which was before WWWF shortened their name to WWF in 1979. So even though "the company WWE" existed before the World Wildlife Foundation, it changed its name to the World Wildlife Foundation's initials "WWF". So in 2002, the World Wildlife Foundation decided to sue WWF, for the initials which forced the WWF to change its name and it was decided to be from there called World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Basicly it went from WWWF to WWF to WWE. No WCW was involved in the process except the fact that WWF bought WCW out.
How did WWE become WWE?
The WWF/E had to turn into the WWE due to having the same name as the world wildlife foundation. Wwe was originally the World Wrestling Federation but now is World Wrestling Entertainment. back in 1980's they where WWF now there WWE since 2003
Is WWE and wwf related?
The WWE is the WWF, just with a name change (and less attitude).
Tell you about the history of the WWE?
wwe was called wwf until someone said change it into wwe wwf started in 1950
Who is the president of the WWF?
WWF/WWE = Debra Marshall
Is wwf coming back?
No WWF is now WWE
Why is it the WWE and not the wwf?
Its WWE now because there was something else called WWF so they had to change it.
Who is better WWE or wwf?
WWE is the best.
Why did mrmcmahon name wrestling WWE wwf?
Well, basically yes. But, WWF changed to WWE because WWF was already taken as "World Wildlife Federation" so that's why WWF is WWE. Vince McMahons Father Or Grandfather Found WWE in 1952.
What was the WWE before the WWE?
Because Vince McMahon Sr. wanted it to WWF and then Vince McMahon didn't like it so he change it to WWE.
Why does WWE dont talk about wwf?
wwe doesn't talk about wwf due to a lawsuit from the world wildlife fund (WWF) which doesn't allow the wwe to mention 'wwf' or display the logo, they can only say 'World Wrestling Federation'
