WV-Mat Goes Public at New York Stock Exchange

Published: April 1, 2008

WV-Mat finally pulled off its much-anticipated initial public offering yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. At its closing price of just above $100 a share, WV-Mat is valued at $27 billion.

The founder of WV-Mat got very rich yesterday, and deservedly so. This Internet icon didn't even exist 12 years ago. Now its very name is part of the information age lexicon, as people talk about "Matting" someone.

Only time will tell if the company can fend off efforts by Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to build superior wrestling websites.


WV-Mat corporate headquarters in Kingwood, West Virginia


The "nerve center" at WV-Mat, collecting results from Regional Tournaments.