STAMFORD Conn./NEW YORK, September 25, 2001 - After 12 episodes, 13 competitors have been narrowed down to five finalists. One male and one female will be selected as winners of WWE contracts when the live season finale of WWE Tough Enough airs on Thursday, September 27, on MTV (10:00pm - 11:00pm EST). The season finale will be broadcast live from WWE New York in Times Square. 

Based on the success of the first season, WWE Entertainment and MTV Productions today announced that the show has been renewed for a second season. WWE Tough Enough 2 will begin production this fall and will air on MTV in early 2002. An open casting call is being held through October 5. Information and rules for submitting an application and video are available at www.wwetoughenough.com.

"WWE Tough Enough received great reviews right from the start. It consistently delivered the teen audience and it was one of the highest rated regularly scheduled programs on cable every Thursday night," said Stuart Snyder, President and COO of WWE. "As an added bonus, viewers of WWE Tough Enough, who were unfamiliar with our traditional programming, gained an insightful perspective of the WWE brand of entertainment."

"WWE Tough Enough has been an incredible success and the live element in the season finale will no doubt add a unique twist to reality programming," said Brian Graden, President, Programming, MTV. "We look forward to working with WWE Entertainment on WWE Tough Enough 2 to provide our audience with a compelling new season."

WWE Tough Enough, a reality-based television series documenting the discovery and creation of the next male and female WWE Superstars, debuted on MTV June 21, 2001. Of the more than 5,000 applications received as part of an open casting call held earlier in the year, 230 semifinalists were invited to participate in a live audition at WWE New York. The series followed 13 finalists as they lived together, trained together, and competed against each other to achieve their ultimate dream - contracts with the WWE. The weekly, half-hour show featured special appearances by WWE Superstars including Triple H, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mick Foley. WWE Tough Enough 2 will follow this same winning format with some variations to be announced at a later date. Like the first season, WWE Tough Enough 2 will be co-produced by MTV Productions and WWE Entertainment, Inc.

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom International Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), owns and operates the following television programming services -- MTV: Music Television, MTV2, VH1, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, TV LAND, TNN, CMT and The Digital Suite From MTV Networks, a package of nine US digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide. In addition, MTV Networks operates The MTVi Group and Nickelodeon Online, a portfolio of leading Internet properties built to address every interest of today's music fan and Internet-savvy kid.

WWE Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) is an integrated media and entertainment company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, with sales offices in New York City, Chicago and Toronto. The company can be found online at wwe.com and wweecorpbiz.com.

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CONTACT:
Jayson Bernstein
WWE Entertainment, Inc.
203-353-5015

Jen DeGuzman
MTV
212-258-7175