STAMFORD Conn. January 14 2003 – World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) announced today that it has sold during its first weekend of sales all of the 40 000 tickets it initially made available for WrestleMania XIX grossing over $2.3 million.

In all more than 50 000 people are expected to attend WrestleMania XIX on March 30 breaking all attendance records at SAFECO Field in Seattle. Additional tickets will be made available to the public in a few weeks.

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 World an entertainment complex in Times Square New York City. Additional information on the company can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.

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