Wrestlemania ticket sales top $5,000,000 mark, breaking record
STAMFORD, Conn.--Feb 15, 2007--World Wrestling Entertainment® announced today that WrestleMania 23 at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich., on April 1, 2007, has
topped $5 million in ticket sales, making it the highest grossing one-day event in World Wresting Entertainment history.
All currently available seats for WWE’s annual pop culture extravaganza, more than 63,000 tickets, are now in the hands of fans from 22 countries and all
50 states.
Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE), can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global
activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.
Trademarks: The names of all World Wrestling Entertainment televised and live programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans and wrestling moves
and all World Wrestling Entertainment logos are trademarks which are the exclusive property of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include the conditions of the markets for live events,
broadcast television, cable television, pay-per-view, Internet, feature films, entertainment, professional sports, and licensed merchandise; acceptance
of the Company's brands, media and merchandise within those markets; uncertainties relating to litigation; risks associated with producing live events
both domestically and internationally; uncertainties associated with international markets; risks relating to maintaining and renewing key agreements,
including television distribution agreements; and other risks and factors set forth from time to time in Company filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Actual results could differ materially from those currently expected or anticipated. In addition to these risks and uncertainties, our dividend
is based on a number of factors, including our liquidity and historical and projected cash flow, strategic plan, our financial results and condition, contractual
and legal restrictions on the payment of dividends and such other factors as our board of directors may consider relevant.
Contacts
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
Media:
Gary Davis, 203-353-5066
or
Investor:
Michael Weitz, 203-352-8642
topped $5 million in ticket sales, making it the highest grossing one-day event in World Wresting Entertainment history.
All currently available seats for WWE’s annual pop culture extravaganza, more than 63,000 tickets, are now in the hands of fans from 22 countries and all
50 states.
Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE), can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global
activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.
Trademarks: The names of all World Wrestling Entertainment televised and live programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans and wrestling moves
and all World Wrestling Entertainment logos are trademarks which are the exclusive property of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include the conditions of the markets for live events,
broadcast television, cable television, pay-per-view, Internet, feature films, entertainment, professional sports, and licensed merchandise; acceptance
of the Company's brands, media and merchandise within those markets; uncertainties relating to litigation; risks associated with producing live events
both domestically and internationally; uncertainties associated with international markets; risks relating to maintaining and renewing key agreements,
including television distribution agreements; and other risks and factors set forth from time to time in Company filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Actual results could differ materially from those currently expected or anticipated. In addition to these risks and uncertainties, our dividend
is based on a number of factors, including our liquidity and historical and projected cash flow, strategic plan, our financial results and condition, contractual
and legal restrictions on the payment of dividends and such other factors as our board of directors may consider relevant.
Contacts
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
Media:
Gary Davis, 203-353-5066
or
Investor:
Michael Weitz, 203-352-8642
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