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History

In 1999, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon leased space at the Paramount Theater in Time's Square in Manhattan. He opened the complex in late 1999, originally named WWF New York. The complex consisted of a retail store with WWF merchandise and an underground nightclub. Wrestling fans from around the Metropolitan New York City area, as well as from around the world, went to the complex as they would show Pay Per Views, RAW, SmackDown, and other events on monitors all around the nightclub, as well as on a big screen. A fee was charged for admission. The restaurant exclusively showed WWF/WWE Pay Per Views live from the United Kingdom at no charge. WWF/WWE stars made appearances at the complex. A star or two hosted all events live from the complex. From October 2000 to May 2002, WWF Sunday Night Heat eminated from the complex, hosted by Michael Cole and Tazz. This article is about Vincent Kennedy McMahon, current chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment and majority owner of the company. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... WWE RAW is the Monday night professional wrestling show for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... WWE SmackDown! is a professional wrestling show that airs in the USA on UPN and in Canada on The Score Network. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Look up May in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sean Coulthard Sean Coulthard (better known by his stage name of Michael Cole) is the current play-by-play announcer for World Wrestling Entertainments SmackDown! brand along with his partner, Tazz. ... Pete Senerca (born Peter Senerchia on October 11, 1967 in Red Hook, Brooklyn New York City, New York), is an American former professional wrestler best known by his ring name Tazz (originally spelled Taz). ...

In May of 2002, WWE changed the complex's name to The World. This was to go with the name change of the company from WWF to WWE due to a lawsuit brought on by the World Wildlife Fund. Note: After losing a court case in 2002 on the use of the initials WWF, the organization previously known as the World Wrestling Federation has rebranded itself as World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE. WWF - The Conservation Organization was formerly known as World Wildlife Fund and Worldwide Fund for Nature. ...

In February 2003, WWE CEO Linda McMahon announced that The World would close its doors so WWE can concentrate on their global efforts. Immediately upon the announcement, the restaurant/nightclub was closed down. The retail shop was closed in April of that year. This decision drew criticism from many WWE fans in the Metropolitan New York area. February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Linda Edwards-McMahon Linda Marie Edwards-McMahon was born October 4, 1948 in New Bern, North Carolina to Henry and Evelyn Edwards. ... For other uses, see April (disambiguation). ...

The complex remained closed until 2005, when the Hard Rock Cafe took over the lease. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of casual dining restaurants. ...