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WWE® 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 2008On 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, 2008WWE® 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.


QUARTERLY RESULTS

WWE Held Its Q3 2008 Quarterly Earnings Call on November 6th

Earnings Press Release (PDF 306KB)

Presentation (PDF 127KB)

Dividend Press Release (PDF 18KB)

Webcast

10-Q (PDF 223KB)

WWE COO Change

Press Release (PDF 16 KB)

WWE has expanded its Board of Directors to 10 members

Press Release (PDF 17 KB)

WWE Participated In The Wedbush Morgan Management Access Conference

WWE 2008 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING

TRENDING SCHEDULES

2008 Trending Schedules (updated quarterly)

WWE OVERVIEW

The WWE is committed to evolving its Talent Wellness Program as new information and techniques become available to us.

SUMMARY OF WWE TALENT WELLNESS
PROGRAM

Effective February 27, 2006, WWE implemented a WWE Talent Wellness Program (the “Wellness Program”).  Since its implementation, the Wellness Program has been refined and expanded, and it contains multiple components, as described below. To read the full document, please click here.

Circle of Champions: True Champs honored in the Sunshine State

Circle of Champions honorees Aubrey Raspotnik, of Kids Wish Network, and Mikael Walters, of Dream Factory, received a treat when they were invited to witness the three-hour celebration of Raw’s 800th episode live. The two also got to meet their favorite Superstars, one-half of the World Tag Team Champions, CM Punk, and four-time World Champion Shawn Michaels, who recently reunited with his D-Generation X partner, WWE Champion Triple H. To read the full story, please click here.

WWE Superstar JBL's wife named one of Wall Street Journal's "Women to Watch"

As reported on The Wall Street Journal’s Web site on Nov. 10, WWE Superstar John “Bradshaw” Layfield’s wife, Meredith Whitney, is listed as No. 39 of the “Top 50 Women to Watch” list. Cited in the article, Whitney has become one of Wall Street’s top bank analysts with her accurate predictions on the fate of Wachovia Corp. and Merrill Lynch & Co. among others, and predicts a rough road ahead in the finance markets. The full list can be seen here.

Cable in the Classroom & Smackdown Your Vote! Bring Viewers a Front Row Seat to Young Voters’ Opinions on Campaign Issues

As Americans prepare to cast their votes for the next President of the United States, Cable in the Classroom and WWE’s Smackdown Your Vote! have released new video of college student interviews featuring student opinions on some of the most critical issues in this year’s election. The 10 videos are a complementary component of the eLECTIONS 2008: Your Adventure in Politics broadband game at www.ciconline.org/elections and are also posted on the WWE Smackdown Your Vote! site at: www.smackdownyourvote.com. To read more, click here.

John Cena Wins Big in Australia at Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards

John Cena, host of Australia’s 2008 Nickelodeon Kids Choice awards, took home the Favorite Sports Star title. To read more on Cena's trip down under, please click here.

WWE Making An Impact Outside of the Ring

WWE Superstars are known for their action in the ring. But their charitable actions outside of the ring have a huge impact on the communities in which they live and perform. WWE has created a video highlighting the support WWE and its Superstars provide for the troops, literacy, children with life threatening illnesses and voter registration. Click here to view the video.

UPDATE: WWE Offers Free Tickets to US Military

World Wrestling Entertainment is offering all U.S. military personnel free tickets to its live events in the U.S. as another way for the company to show its gratitude for their service to their country.

Effective immediately, U.S. military personnel from the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Guard can claim a free ticket to any WWE RAW or SmackDown live event in their local area (U.S. only) – excluding WrestleMania -- by going to their local arena box office with a military ID the day of the WWE live event. Tickets are available the day of the event while supplies last.