The World (WWE)

Coordinates: 40°45′24″N 73°59′11″W / 40.75659°N 73.98626°W / 40.75659; -73.98626
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Not to be confused with
WWE World
.
This article is about the venue whilst under lease by WWE. For the actual building itself, see
Paramount Theatre (New York City)
.
The World
The World Entertainment LLC, subsidiary of WWE

The World (originally opened as WWF New York) was a

Tazz from October 2000 to February 2002. The venue would also host special events such as Raw's 10th Anniversary
and various autograph signings and appearances from WWE performers.

History

WWF New York

In November 1999, WWF Chairman

SmackDown, and other events on monitors all around the nightclub, including showing them on a big screen. A fee was charged for admission to the events. The restaurant exclusively showed pay-per-views live from the United Kingdom at no charge.[1][2][3]

The venue hosted two musical performances by the Misfits in 2001. Later in April 2002, Prince performed a spontaneous 'after party' at the club following a concert mere hours earlier. The after show featured special guests Alicia Keys, Questlove, George Clinton, Larry Graham, and Doug E. Fresh performing together.[4]

The interior venue and exterior sidewalk appeared in the

SmackDown Here Comes the Pain
.

The World

In May 2002, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) due to a

World Wildlife Fund. Instead of renaming the venue from WWF New York to WWE New York, the decision was made to rename it to The World in an attempt to attract an audience other than just WWE fanatics.[5]
The venue would still operate the gift store selling WWE merchandise, and the nightclub would continue to host special WWE events and superstar appearances.

In July 2002, the venue inspired the opening of a sister-venue, WWE Niagara Falls, which featured a gift store and drop tower theme ride. Unlike The World, the Niagara Falls location was owned by Canadian Niagara Hotels Inc. with a licensing agreement from the WWE.[6]

Closure

In February 2003,

25, 27 and 30
.

See also

References

  1. ^ "WWE New York Theme Restaurant in Times Square". NYCTourist.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2001. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "X-Entertainment — WWF NY in Times Square, NY".
  3. ^ Byers, Ryan (July 5, 2012). "The 8-Ball 07.05.12: Top 8 Pro Wrestling Restaurants". 411Mania.com.
  4. ^ One-Off Performance
  5. ^ Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard (2018-03-20), Bruce Prichard shoots on WWF:New York/Niargra Falls/Casino/HOF, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2019-04-02
  6. ^ YourTV Niagara (2019-04-01), Opening of WWE Niagara Falls, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2019-04-02

External links

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