World Wrestling Entertainment: Timeline

1952   World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Founded .

1987   WrestleMania III, an event held by the World Wrestling Federation World Wrestling Entertainment

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, takes place at the Pontiac Silverdome in, Pontiac, Michigan. The event is the largest indoor gathering in U.S. history, with an official attendance of 93,173.

1988   The first World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) (WWF at the time) SummerSlam main event — featuring Hulk "Hulkamania" Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage versus André the Giant and "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase — is held in Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden

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 in New York City New York City

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1999   In Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri

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, wrestler Owen Hart Owen Hart

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 (Blue Blazer) falls 90 feet (30 m) to his death while being lowered into a World Wrestling Federation World Wrestling Entertainment

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 ring during ''WWF Over the Edge''.

2001   World Championship Wrestling is bought out by the World Wrestling Federation World Wrestling Entertainment

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. on March 23, 2001.]]

2004   World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) marks the 20th Anniversary of their flagship pay per view event WrestleMania. Wrestlemania XX is held in Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden

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 where the first Wrestlemania was held 20 years previously.