WrestleMania is a professional wrestling event produced annually between mid-March to early April by WWE. WWE first produced the event in 1985 and is the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history. WrestleMania was conceptualized by WWE owner Vince McMahon and long time WWE ring announcer and Hall of Famer Howard Finkel is credited with devising the name "WrestleMania" in 1984.