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WrestleMania 29: The World Television Premiere to Air on NBC Saturday, August 3 ...

STAMFORD Conn. July 26 2013 – WWE® and NBC are joining forces to bring WrestleMania to network television on Saturday August 3 at 9/8C when WrestleMania 29: The World Television Premiere airs on NBC.  For the fifth year in a row this special will allow fans to relive moments from the greatest sports entertainment spectacle in history.

The one-hour broadcast will feature the highly anticipated re-match between box office mega-star The Rock® and WWE Superstar John Cena® for the WWE Championship. WrestleMania 29: The World Television Premiere delivers this epic main event in its entirety for the first time on broadcast television.

On April 7 WWE’s record-breaking annual pop-culture extravaganza grossed more than $72 million as 80 676 fans from all 50 states and 34 countries converged on MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford NJ. WrestleMania 29 broke the record for MetLife Stadium’s highest grossing entertainment event. The event was broadcast around the world on pay-per-view in more than 100 countries and 20 languages.

Next year’s WrestleMania 30 takes place on Sunday April 6 2014 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans LA. Ticket information will be announced later this year.

For more information on “WrestleMania 29: The World Television Premiere ” please visit NBC.com ‘s "Movies & Specials" site: http://www.nbc.com/movies-specials-more/

For artwork and a complete press kit from the show please visit the NBC Universal Media Village website at http://www.nbcumv.com/mediavillage/

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WWE

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About NBC Entertainment:

NBC Entertainment develops and schedules programming for the network’s primetime late-night and daytime schedules. NBC’s quality programs and balanced lineup have earned the network critical acclaim numerous awards and ratings success. NBC has earned more Emmy Awards than any network in television history.

NBC’s roster of popular scripted series includes the critically acclaimed “Parks and Recreation” and “Community ” as well as new comedies “The Michael J. Fox Show ” “Sean Saves the World” and “About a Boy.” NBC’s drama slate is highlighted by the buzzworthy new series “The Blacklist ” “Ironside” and “Crisis ” veteran series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ” “Parenthood” and “Grimm ” and the acclaimed recent additions “Chicago Fire” and “Revolution.” Unscripted series for NBC include the vocal competition hit “The Voice” as well as “The Biggest Loser ” “The Celebrity Apprentice” and the perennial #1 most-watched summer series “America’s Got Talent.”

In late night NBC regularly delivers #1 broadcast results with “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ” “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ” “Last Call with Carson Daly” and “Saturday Night Live.” NBC Daytime’s “Days of our Lives” consistently ranks among daytime’s top programs in the valuable women 18-34 category. The five-time Emmy Award-winning  NBC.com streams full episodes and provides original content for NBC entertainment shows online and through apps for mobile and tablet devices. NBC recently launched NBC Kids a new Saturday morning programming block designed specifically to address the developmental needs of preschool-aged children. Programmed by the kids’ experts at Sprout the nation’s first 24-hour preschool television channel this new three-hour block will feature educational series that promote active healthy lifestyles for younger children.

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