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Sen. Clinton Responds To Smackdown Your Vote!® Issues Paper

STAMFORD, Conn., May 12, 2008- – Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton believes the greatest potential for new jobs for younger voters lies in alternative energy, innovation, and infrastructure and public sector jobs, according to her responses to WWE®’s Smackdown Your Vote! 18-30 Voter Issues Paper (VIP).  The Smackdown Your Vote! initiative has encouraged millions of young adults to vote in federal, state and loca elections. To read the full press release, please click here.

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

STAMFORD, Conn., May 9, 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 June 13, 2008, and the payment date will be June 25, 2008. To read the full press release, please click here.

WrestleMania® XXIV Tops One Million PPV Buys…Again

STAMFORD, Conn., May 8, 2008 – WrestleMania XXIV generated approximately 1.1 million pay-per-view buys, amounting to $23.8 million in pay-per-view revenue in the first quarter of 2008.  To view the full press release, please click here.

WWE® Reports 2008 First Quarter Results

STAMFORD, Conn., May 6, 2008 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008.  Revenues totaled $162.6 million as compared to $107.4 million in the comparable prior year quarter. Operating income was $27.1 million as compared to $20.6 million in the prior year quarter. Net income was $19.5 million, or $0.27 per share, as compared to $15.1 million, or $0.21 per share, in the prior year quarter.  To read the full press release, please click here.

WWE®’s ECW® To Air 100th Episode This Tuesday on SCI FI

STAMFORD, Conn., May 5, 2008 – World Wrestling Entertainment® and the SCI FI Channel announced today that the 100th episode of “ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling®” will air this Tuesday, May 6, at 10 p.m./9C, live on SCI FI. To read the full press release, please click here.

PROMAX/BDA To Honor World Wrestling Entertainment's Vince McMahon with Lifetime Achievement Award

LOS ANGELES, CA – May 5, 2008Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWEÒ) visionary founder and a man many consider a marketing genius, will receive the Promax/BDA Lifetime Achievement Award, Promax/BDA president Jonathan Block-Verk announced today. The award will be presented to McMahon during the upcoming 53rd annual Promax/BDA Conference, slated for June 17-19 at Manhattan’s Hilton New York Hotel. To read the full press release, please click here.

WWE® Asks Presidential Candidates To Address The Issues

STAMFORD, Conn., May 2, 2008 – WWE’s Smackdown Your Vote! today released the 2008 18-30 Voter Issues Paper (VIP), a guide to help young adults articulate the issues important to them in this national election, and a platform through which the candidates can provide their responses to issues important to this voting demographic. To read full press release, please click here.

WrestleMania® XXIV On Hi-Definition Blu-ray Disc

STAMFORD, Conn., April 24, 2008- WrestleMania XXIV will be the first Sports category title to ever be released on Blu-ray disc in the United States, Europe, Australia and Canada.  The double disc set goes on sale Tuesday, May 20, 2008, the same day as a three-disc DVD version. To read full press release, please click here.

Everything Is Bigger In Texas: WrestleMania® XXV In Houston

STAMFORD, Conn., April 23, 2008 – Fresh off a tremendously successful WrestleMania XXIV in Orlando, World Wrestling Entertainment® is already working with the Houston business community on WrestleMania XXV, which will be held on Sunday,  April 5, 2009, at Houston’s Reliant Stadium, home to the NFL’s Houston Texans. To read full press release, please click here.

WWE® Slams Record Live Event Sell Outs in Europe

STAMFORD, Conn., April 23, 2008—WWE’s WrestleMania® Revenge Tours of Europe finished as the most successful in WWE history, selling out 15 of 20 events.  The tours generated more than $14.5 million in ticket sales revenue.  To read the full press release, please click here.

Clinton, Obama, McCain Fight For Your Vote On "Monday Night RAW"® Tonight

STAMFORD, Conn., April 21, 2008- The night before an important Pennsylvania primary, Presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain will each make a very special appearance on athree-hour edition ofWWE®'s "Monday Night RAW" tonight on the USA Network starting at 8 p.m. ET. To read the full press release, please click here. To view the video messages, please click here.


QUARTERLY RESULTS

WWE Held Its Q1 2008 Earnings Conference Call on May 6th, 2008

Earnings Press Release (PDF 187 KB)

Presentation (PDF 126 KB)

Webcast

Dividend Press Release (PDF 16KB)

10-Q (PDF 136KB)

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.

Amendments to WWE Talent
Wellness Program


Fourth Amendment, August 28, 2007
Additions to list of prohibited drugs, random testing & penalties

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Third Amendment, May 16, 2007
Penalties for positive drug tests

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Second Amendment, August 21, 2006
Penalties for positive drug tests

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First Amendment, June 13, 2006
Additions to list of prohibited drugs

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WWE Talent Wellness Program

To view the WWE Talent Wellness Program, please click here.


WWE Wins Beacon Award for WrestleMania Reading Challenge Program

WWE recently won its first Beacon Award in the Community Relations-Other category for its WrestleMania Reading Challenge program.  The Beacon Awards are the cable industries highest award for communications excellence.  Cable operators, programming networks, cable associations and new technology partners are recognized for achievements in public affairs and communications initiatives in categories such as community relations, competitive response, and programming.  The Beacon Award winners of 2008 achieve peer, industry and local market recognition for their exemplary work and set a standard for excellence for their colleagues to emulate. View WrestleMania Reading Challenge video.

WWE's WrestleMania- A Triumph Of Spirit For Make-A-Wish Kids

WrestleMania® XXIV was a financial triumph for World Wrestling Entertainment®, but, more importantly, a triumph of the human spirit for the 50 Make-A-Wish kids and their families who attended WrestleMania as part of WWE’s biggest wish granting event ever with the Make–A-Wish Foundation. To read more, please click here or read more on wwe.com

Mick Foley Meets American Heroes

As he has for the last several years, Mick Foley was a special guest at the USO of Metropolitan Washington’s annual dinner in Washington, D.C., on March 25.

WWE is a long-time supporter of USO Metro, and WWE Vice President Gary Davis is a member of its Board of Directors.  USO Metro awarded the WWE its Legacy of Hope Award for its ongoing support of our men and women in uniform. 

Mick has developed a special relationship with the USO chapter, regularly visiting Walter Reed and Bethesday Naval military hospitals to give hope and a few laughs for the military wounded recovering there.

Mick was joined at the dinner by Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund, Daniel Rodriguez "America's Beloved Tenor", and Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's “The Daily Show” and an avid supporter of the troops who regularly visits Walter Reed and Bethesda Naval hospitals.  Stewart received the USO’s Metro’s Merit Award at the dinner.  During the day, Mick spent time with Stewart and Miss America visiting Walter Reed and Arlington Cemetery.

Mick said the dinner was one of the best he has ever attended. “There was such emotion this year, with 34 Medal of Honor winners in attendance, and some amazing testimonials from young men wounded in Iraq,” said Mick.  “Supporting the USO and visiting our wounded heroes is something I find immensely rewarding and I intend to keep doing if for as long as I can.” .

CEO Linda McMahon Visits CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Cramer

WWE CEO Linda McMahon was featured on CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Cramer program. Mrs. McMahon joined Jim to discuss WWE's international growth, WWE raising its dividend for public shareholders and the upcoming WrestleMania 24. To view the CNBC interview, 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.