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==World Wrestling Entertainment==

===1st Logo (May 5, 2002-2005)===

'''Nicknames:''' "Ruthless Aggression", "Get The F Out" (referring to the WWE's slogan from early 2002)

'''Logo:''' We see a globe, with pictures of wrestling clips, and the brand logos of ''Raw'', ''SmackDown!'', ''Sunday Night Heat'', ''Velocity'', ''Afterburn'', ''Experience'', and ''Bottom Line''. These images are interspersed among crowd scenes like the last logo. Towards the end, "ATTITUDE" and "ENTERTAINMENT" appear for fleeting moments, then, a light pans across the WWE logo (exactly like the 1998 WWF logo, but missing the "F", and with the red line closer up). In reality, the WWE logo just has a W divided to look like two Ws, and with a red "swoosh" below it.

'''Variants:'''

'''FX/SFX:''' All of the things going on.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A somewhat calm rock-like tune mixed with sped-up audio clips from the footage.

'''Availability:''' Seen on WWE shows and PPVs from the era.

'''Editor's Note:''' This one is more mellowed-out, primarily because it was the 2000s by then.

'''Nicknames:''' "The WWE Programs Logo", "The Power is Back"

'''Logo:''' We see a black-and-white clip of an old wrestling match from the early 20th century. It is later revealed to be on a TV screen in a large tunnel, with other screens displaying historic WWE clips (pertaining to things such as WrestleMania and Hulk Hogan). Eventually, we see a crowd scene, and the screen flashes. When the light disappears, we see the WWE logo at the bottom left on a black background, shining. "WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT" appears next to the logo, glowing red for a brief moment.

'''Variants:'''

'''FX/SFX:''' The CGI.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic fanfare mixed in with sound bytes and announcer chatter from the clips, ending with a sound bite of Jim Ross saying “The world is watching!” along with a humming sound. The audio was changed along with the footage sometime around 2010 with the sound bite of John Cena saying “The Champ Is Here!”.

'''Trivia:''' The wrestling match shown at the beginning may be that match between Ernest Roeber and August Faust that was filmed by the Edison Manufacturing Company in 1901.

'''Availability:''' Appeared on all WWE shows and PPVs from 2005 to 2012.

===3rd Logo (July 23, 2012-September 19, 2018)===

'''Nickname:''' "Then, Now, Forever"

'''Logo:''' We start out with an overhead shot of the SunLife Stadium with fireworks, this eventually cuts to still shots of various wrestlers and other people in WWE's history. As the shots get faster the WWE logo zooms out halfway until the background flashes various arenas. The end result is the WWE logo to the left on a white background. "THEN" appears followed by "NOW" and "FOREVER" from the right center downwards respectively.

'''Closing Variant:''' Against a black background, thin grey lines form the glowing word "ENTERTAINMENT" as the screen eases back. When they finish, the text glitters and there is a bluish-white flash revealing the then current WWE logo. The word "ENTERTAINMENT" flashes out and ghostly remains appear behind the WWE logo which slowly zooms in until we fade to black.

'''Variant:''' Beginning with the August 18, 2014 edition of Monday Night Raw, the scratch logo is replaced with the new WWE logo. The new logo is smoothed out to remove the scratches. The closing variant was also updated to feature the new logo.

'''FX/SFX:''' The WWE logo zooming out, the changing photos, and the words "THEN", "NOW", and "FOREVER" appearing.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The sound of fireworks for the opening, followed by a short guitar piece with ticking noises in the background. When the arenas flash, there is some explosion like noises. The closing variant features a rising violin piece with a large explosion like sound when the WWE logo appears.

'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' When the opening logo debuted, a hum like noise was heard instead of the guitar sounder.

'''Availability:''' Despite no longer being in use, it's still quite common. Seen on all of WWE's flagship programming which includes ''Monday Night RAW'', ''SmackDown! Live'', ''Main Event'', ''205 Live!'', ''WWE NXT'' and all PPVs and DVDs. The original opening variant debuted on Raw 1000, the 1000th episode of ''Monday Night Raw'' and was last used on the 2014 ''SummerSlam'' pay-per-view event. The closing variant also debuted on Raw 1000 but it was only occasionally used due to time constraints. The logo was last used on the September 19th edition of ''WWE NXT''. Should still appear on its respective programming on the WWE Network. It also appears on the video games ''WWE 2K17'', ''WWE 2K18'', and ''WWE 2K19''.

'''Nickname:''' "Then, Now, Forever II", "The WWE Hallway"

'''Logo:''' Starting off on a black background, slightly curved footage of Hulk Hogan slamming André the Giant from WrestleMania III rises up from the bottom of the screen. The screen begins to zoom out as various scenes from WWE's past begin to play and the word "THEN" appears above the scenes. The camera quickly turns to the right and goes down a hallway consisting of scenes from the past before rotating to the left once more. The screens are showing modern WWE footage as "NOW" rises up facing the right on the left center of the screen. The camera then quickly pans down another hallway showing more scenes. The camera stops than begins to zoom out to reveal that the hallways are in the shape of the current WWE logo. As it finishes rotating back, the "W"s turn white while the "slash" turns red. The word "FOREVER" rises from below as the WWE logo flashes. "FOREVER" flashes as the background turns dark blue.

'''FX/SFX:''' A combination of CGI and live action.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic theme composed by CFO$, WWE's in-house composer. In 2020, the theme was updated to a dramatic fanfare.

'''Availability:''' Very common. Appears at the beginning of ''Monday Night Raw'', ''205 Live!'', and ''NXT'' on the USA Network, ''SmackDown! Live'' on FOX, and ''NXT UK'' on the WWE Network as well as pay-per-view events and WWE Network specials. It also appears on the video game ''WWE 2K20''.

'''Editor's Note:''' A fantastic update to the that combines elements from the 2005 and 2012 logos. The only downside is that the music sounds somewhat generic.

'''Nickname:''' "Then, Now, Forever III", "The WWE Hallway II", "Then, Now, Together, Forever".