MUNICH Germany and STAMFORD Conn. 16 November 2016 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) and SKY Deutschland today announced a new multi-year agreement to distribute WWE’s premier pay-per-view events starting this Monday with Survivor Series^® and televise WWE’s flagship programs Raw^® and SmackDown^® live on SKY Sports beginning April 2017.

SKY customers in Germany Austria and Switzerland will be able to order one of WWE’s biggest events of the year Survivor Series^® this Monday November 21 at 1:00 a.m. Central European Time featuring a Mega Match twelve years in the making between WWE Superstars Brock Lesnar™ and Goldberg™ as well as 5-on-5 elimination matches between Superstars from Raw^® and SmackDown^®.

"We are very happy about WWE coming back to Sky Deutschland " said Dr. Malte Probst Senior Vice President Programming Operations & Transactional Business SKY Deutschland. "With this new long-term agreement with WWE we can offer our customers many spectacular events combining the best of sports with top entertainment. This mixture fits perfectly with Sky."

"We are excited to once again partner with SKY to showcase WWE’s flagship programs Raw^® and SmackDown^® and our marquee pay-per-view events to our fans in Germany Austria and Switzerland " said Ed Wells WWE Executive Vice President International. "This agreement illustrates the power and global growth of WWE while creating another destination for our fans to enjoy our unique blend of thrilling family-oriented entertainment."

With this agreement SKY plc now distributes Raw^® and SmackDown^® in three of its biggest markets – Germany Italy and the UK.

WWE’s popularity in Germany continues to grow with viewing options that now include SKY Deutschland ProSieben Maxx and WWE Network.

About WWE

WWE a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE) is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming pay-per-view digital media and publishing platforms. WWE programming reaches more than 650 million homes worldwide in 25 languages. WWE Network the first-ever 24/7 over-the-top premium network that includes all live pay-per-views scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library is currently available in more than 175 countries. The company is headquartered in Stamford Conn. with offices in New York Los Angeles London Mexico City Mumbai Shanghai Singapore Dubai Munich and Tokyo.

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