STAMFORD, Conn., October 30, 2002 - SmackDown! Records™, a division of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) and KOCH Records today announced the November 12 release of WWE Anthology, the ultimate CD collection featuring the greatest hits, past and present, of WWE Superstar Entrance and Event themes. The set contains 86 tracks on 3 CDs, 38 of these never before released, encompassing more than three hours of music.

"Music has always been a very powerful element of the WWE experience. This collection takes you on an emotional journey from the early days of Hulkamania™ and the Million Dollar Man, through to the most current themes of today," Jim Johnston, Composer and Director of Music for World Wrestling Entertainment commented. "Through the years, I've had many requests from fans to release these themes, and it's a privilege to finally have the opportunity to deliver".

The collection features the most memorable WWE Superstar theme songs dating back to Hulk Hogan™'s "Real American" and Bret Hart's "Hitman", to favorites like The Rock®'s "If You Smell…" and D-Generation X™'s "Break It Down", to brand new songs like Brock Lesnar™'s "Next Big Thing™" and Trish Stratus'™ "Time to Rock & Roll" with hip-hop star L'il Kim. A complete list of tracks can be found at www.wweanthology.com. As an added bonus, the CD packaging will include a code to access an exclusive MP3 track available only online.

WWE Anthology will be available everywhere CDs are sold including FYE, Best Buy, and K-Mart at a suggested retail price of $29.98.

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) is an integrated media and entertainment company headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto and London. It owns and operates The WorldÒ, an entertainment complex in Times Square, New York City. Additional information on the company can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. Information on television ratings and community activities can be found at parents.wwe.com.

KOCH Entertainment is the leading and fastest-growing independent music company in the U.S. KOCH's operations encompass record labels and distribution companies in the U.S. and Canada. KOCH Entertainment is the market leader among independents in both the U.S. and Canada and its record labels had the largest number of Billboard charting albums among independents in 2001/2002.