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‘WWE Fanatic’ Series Offers World Television Premieres on Pay-Per-V ...

September 28 2000 Stamford Conn. — WWE Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:WWE) is pleased to announce a brand new pay-per-view television series — WWE Fanatic. The monthly series will offer viewers an inside look at the most popular WWE Superstars and pay-per-view events. Based on the WWE’s highly successful home video series each WWE Fanatic Series special will be hosted by a WWE Superstar and will include exclusive never-before-seen footage.

The first installment in the WWE Fanatic Series will be The Rock: The People’s Champ. WWE announcer Jonathan Coachman hosts this special pay-per-view edition of the top-selling video. The Rock will take fans in the ring backstage and even to The Rock’s hometown of Miami. It will also feature some of his greatest matches promos and interviews. The Rock: The People’s Champ premieres on October 1st on pay-per-view at a suggested retail price of $9.95. The Rock: The People’s Champ is available throughout the month of October on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada. Cable and satellite subscribers can contact their provider.

"Pay-per-view has been one of the most successful ingredients in building the WWE brand and we’re excited to use it as a medium to bring more WWE programming to our loyal fans " said Greg Castronuovo vice president of marketing. "The WWE Fanatic Series is a great way for us to continue to grow our pay-per-view business."

WWE Entertainment Inc. is headquartered in Stamford Connecticut with sales offices in New York City Chicago and Toronto. We are an integrated media and entertainment company principally engaged in the development production and marketing of television programming pay-per-view programming and live events and the licensing and sale of branded consumer products featuring our highly successful WWE (WWE) brand. The Company is an equal partner with NBC for the XFL a new professional football league scheduled to kickoff in February 2001. WWE currently has 300 full-time employees and has exclusive contracts with approximately 125 performers. The Company can be found on NASDAQ under the symbol WWE and online at WWE.com.

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Contact:
Jayson Bernstein
WWE Entertainment Inc.
203-353-5015