[2] World Wrestling Network was founded by Sal Hamaoui and Tony Valamontes in 2001 as a DVD company before it later evolved into an internet streaming and video on demand business.

[3] The following month, WWNLive announced a long-term deal with Great-Wall International Sports Management for regular tours of Asia, starting in the spring of 2015.

[4] In 2015, WWNLive opened a training facility in Trinity, Florida named the "World Wrestling Network Academy".

[7][8] In January 2016, NXT General Manager William Regal and WWE COO Triple H attended Evolve 54.

[13] On September 21, 2017, it was reported that FloSports had filed a $1 million lawsuit against WWNLive for breach of contract and alleged misrepresentation of iPPV and VOD buyrates.