STAMFORD, Conn./NEW YORK, New York –SmackDown! Records, a division of WWE Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE), and KOCH Records have launched WWE The Music: Volume 5 into the #2 spot on the Billboard Top 200*, making it the highest debut of the week. The CD is already Certified Gold in the United States, Canada, and the UK and is on its way to becoming Certified Gold in Australia and Chile.

SmackDown! Records and KOCH Records shipped 1.5 million copies worldwide, including one million units in the US, 100,000 in the UK, and 70,000 in Canada. In addition to its strong showing on the US sales charts, WWE The Music: Volume 5 debuted at #2 and #5 in the UK and Canada, respectively. The CD is a top seller at retail chains such as Tower Records, Best Buy, Kmart and Target and continues to sell well at several other retail outlets.

WWE the Music, Volume 5 features 14 WWE Superstar theme songs; two highlights are Motorhead’s version of the Triple H theme, “The Game,” and The Rock’s vocal debut on a track called “Pie.”

“The response to WWE The Music: Volume 5 has been tremendous both in the US and abroad. It’s great to see that the demand for our brand continues to grow worldwide,” said Stuart Snyder, President and COO of WWE Entertainment, Inc. “We’re extremely pleased with the successful launch of SmackDown! Records. As the company continues to grow and we diversify our entertainment product offerings, we expect the new label to be an integral part of our portfolio of brands.”

“The demand for WWE branded music is expanding worldwide,” says Bob Frank, President of KOCH Entertainment. “The WWE organization are great partners and we have similar sales expectations for future volumes.”

Ron McCarrell, President of SmackDown! Records, noted that Volume 5 was ahead of sales of the WWE The Music: Volume 4 that went Platinum. “As the first release under the new SmackDown! Records label, I’m thrilled that WWE The Music: Volume 5 had the strongest debut of any previously released WWE branded CD,” he said. “We’re off to a great start as we begin to produce other compilations and sign original talent to produce new music.”

WWE Entertainment, Inc. is an integrated media and entertainment company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, with sale offices in New York City, Chicago and Toronto. The company is an equal partner with NBC in the XFL, a new professional football league. The company can be found online at wwe.com and wweecorpbiz.com.

* According to SoundScan.

# # # Contacts: Jayson Bernstein 
WWE Entertainment, Inc
203-353-5015

Lulu Cohen
KOCH Records
212-353-8800