WWE and TNA Wrestling

    There are two main professional wrestling promotion organizations present today. They are the WWE and TNA. WWE stands for World Wrestling Entertainment, which is the largest professional wrestling promotion in the world. The World Wrestling Entertainment was founded in 1952 and is owned and operated by Vince McMahon. WWE's focus is on professional wrestling, as it combines the sport with acting and theatre.
    The WWE produces three weekly-televised programs. The first of the these progams airs on the USA Network on Monday nights at 9 pm and lasts for two hours. This prograam is called Monday Night Raw. The wrestlers on this show are known as "Superstars." Wrestlers on this show include John Cena and Hunter Hurst Helmsly (also known as Triple H). This program was WWE's first program, so it is considered the most popular. The second program is called WWE Superstars. The WWE Superstars program airs on Thursday nights at 8 pm on WGN America. The WWE Superstars program features WWE talent from both of the independent programs: Raw and SmackDown. The third program to air during the week is SmackDown. SmackDown airs on Friday nights at 8 pm, on the Syfy channel and features names like C.M. Punk.
    Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA, is the other professional wrestling promotion company that was founded by Jerry and Jeff Jarrett in 2002 to rival WWE. Overtime, TNA has expanded from monthly pay-per-view events to a weekly production. TNA produces 1 weekly program, which airs on SpikeTV on Thursday nights. This program is known as TNA Thursday.
    WWE and TNA are similar to one another with the same types of matches and events. Some of the differences between WWE and TNA are that WWE has three programs that air throughout the week, while TNA has just one program. WWE was the first of the professional wrestling promotion companies.
    I began watching WWE wrestling a long time ago. My uncle and grandfather introduced me to it and encouraged me to watch it. I really enjoyed it and became a regular viewer of the three programs that are produced by the WWE. I liked it because it looked like fun and was very entertaining. I later became a fan of TNA thanks to Kevin Walla who told me about it and encouraged me to watch it since he knew I was a fan of the WWE.


- Charlie Rachel