WWE International Press Kit
Click here to go to our International Press KitWWE® Breaks Int’l Record
LONDON, ENGLAND, November 20, 2008 – World Wrestling Entertainment®'s recent November international tour grossed $15.1 million US dollars with sellouts in France, Germany, Belgium, and the UK, breaking its previous record of $14.5 million US dollars in April of this year. To read more, please click here.
WWE.com Launches Much Anticipated Online Social Network
STAMFORD, Conn., November 19, 2008 - World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (NYSE:WWE) today announced the launch of “WWE UNIVERSE,” its new online social networking site hosted at WWE.com. To read more, please click here. To read the Variety article discussing the WWE Universe, please click here.
New WWE.COM Video Player
Stamford, Conn., November 19 2008 – On October 28, 2008 World Wrestling Entertainment® Inc. (WWE) announced the launch of its next generation video player on wwe.com. Since its launch, video viewing has increased 77% on the site and video ad impressions are up 95%. To read the full article, please click here.
WWE Kids Magazine: One of the Hottest Launches of 2008
WWE Kids magazine was recently named one of the 14 hottest new magazines launched this year by Min Magazine. Dr. Samir Husni, known as “Mr. Magazine”, and his staff sifted through 600-plus titles that were launched between October 2007 and September 2008 to come up with the unranked list. To read more, please click here. To view the article at Min Online, please click here.
WrestleMania®: Texas-Sized Ticket Sales
STAMFORD, Conn., November 10, 2008 –WWE® fans worldwide took home tens of thousands of available tickets during the official on-sale for the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania, making it the second-highest first-day gross in the history of WrestleMania. Despite a less than stellar economy as compared to 2007, ticket sales exceeded $4.8 million, almost beating the record for first-day ticket sales set by WrestleMania 24 in Orlando, Florida. To read more, please click here.
'WWE Smackdown' Gives MyNet Record Ratings
Broadcasting and Cable- MyNetworkTV recorded record ratings again Friday night (Nov. 7) with WWE Smackdown. The network averaged 1,603,000 viewers 18-49 at 8-10 p.m. Friday, the most viewers in the key demo ever and enough to put the net ahead of NBC in the demo over those two hours. But the 18-49's had plenty of company in that department. To read the full Broadcasting and Cable article, please click here.
WWE® Reports 2008 Third Quarter Results
STAMFORD, Conn., November 6, 2008 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2008. Revenues totaled $108.8 million as compared to $108.1 million in the prior year quarter, while operating income was $7.9 million as compared to $13.4 million in the prior year quarter. Net income was $5.3 million, or $0.07 per share, as compared to $8.5 million, or $0.12 per share, in the prior year quarter. To read the full press release, click here. To watch Linda McMahon discuss earnings on Fox Business, please click here.
WWE COO Change
STAMFORD, Conn., November 6, 2008- -- Effective December 31, 2008, World Wrestling Entertainment will accept Mike Sileck's resignation as COO and member of the Board of Directors. Donna Goldsmith, Executive Vice President of Consumer Products, has been named as his successor. To read the full press release, please click here.
WWE Ranks Amongst Top 10 For Q3 Ticketmaster Requests
World Wrestling Entertainment has made Ticketmaster’s top 10 list of most requested sporting events for the third quarter of 2008. WWE ranked alongside sporting powerhouses like the New York Yankees, New England Patriots and Chicago Bears.
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend
STAMFORD, Conn., October 31, 2008 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) today declared the Company’s regular quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share on its Class A shares of common stock. As previously announced, members of the McMahon family have waived $0.12 per share of the dividends. As a result, all Class A and Class B shares owned by the McMahon family will instead receive dividends in the amount of $0.24 per share. The record date for the dividend will be December 15, 2008, and the payment date will be December 26, 2008. To read the full press release, please click here.
McMahon honored as 2008 CableFAX Hall of Fame inductee; WWE awarded with "Best Surprise Ending"
In the October 2008 edition of CableFAX: The Magazine, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was honored as one of the 2008 CableFAX Hall of Fame inductees, while WWE was one of the proud recipients in the magazine's Program Awards issue, earning the "Best Surprise Ending" award. To read the full story, please click here.



