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WWE® Announces Additional Dates to 2023 Live Event Touring Schedule

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced 26 additional live events as part of the company’s 2023 touring schedule. Tickets go on sale next Friday, September 15.

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WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced 26 additional live events as part of the company’s 2023 touring schedule. Tickets go on sale next Friday, September 15.

WWE® Payback Delivers Records for Viewership, Gate & Merchandise

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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The premium live event set new records for viewership, gate and merchandise.

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  • The premium live event set new records for viewership, gate and merchandise.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230905785600/en/
    WWE® PAYBACK DELIVERS RECORDS FOR VIEWERSHIP, GATE & MERCHANDISE (Photo: Business Wire)
    Viewership of Payback was up 36 percent versus the previous record set in 2016.
  • With 12,468 in attendance, it marked the largest gate ever for any Payback, up 13 percent versus the prior record set in Chicago in 2016.
  • 2023 Payback was also the most-viewed social Payback of all time with a combined 146 million social views, up 44 percent from the previous record set in 2020.

WWE® & NFL Announce First-Ever Officially Licensed NFL Legacy Title Belts

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Monday, August 28, 2023
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The National Football League and WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced a multi-year licensing deal to create NFL-inspired WWE legacy title belts featuring the official colors and branding of all 32 teams.

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  • The National Football League and WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced a multi-year licensing deal to create NFL-inspired WWE legacy title belts featuring the official colors and branding of all 32 teams.
  • This press release features multimedia.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230828925005/en/
    WWE® & NFL ANNOUNCE FIRST-EVER OFFICIALLY LICENSED NFL LEGACY TITLE BELTS (Photo: Business Wire)
    The line of officially licensed NFL products launches today on NFLShop.com , WWEShop.com and Fanatics.com .
  • This marks the first-ever licensing agreement between WWE and the NFL.

John Cena Returns to Friday Night SmackDown®

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Monday, August 28, 2023
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WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that John Cena, who returns to Friday Night SmackDown this Friday, September 1 at The Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., will also appear on Friday Night SmackDown for seven consecutive weeks beginning Friday, September 15 at Ball Arena in Denver through the end of October.

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  • WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that John Cena, who returns to Friday Night SmackDown this Friday, September 1 at The Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., will also appear on Friday Night SmackDown for seven consecutive weeks beginning Friday, September 15 at Ball Arena in Denver through the end of October.
  • For 40 years, WWE and Make-A-Wish have granted the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses who desire to meet their favorite WWE Superstars.
  • Cena is the most requested wish granter of all time, having granted more than 650 wishes for children across the globe.
  • As previously announced, Cena will appear at the WWE Superstar Spectacle at GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in India on Friday, September 8.

WrestleMania 40 Breaks WWE® All-Time Gate Record in One Day

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Monday, August 21, 2023
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WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that WrestleMania 40 broke the company’s all-time gate record in one day.

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  • WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that WrestleMania 40 broke the company’s all-time gate record in one day.
  • The previous total gross record – $21.6 million – was set earlier this year at WrestleMania 39 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
  • SummerSlam, which emanated from Ford Field in Detroit earlier this month, generated a record gate of $8.5 million, the largest gate for any non-WrestleMania event ever.
  • Additionally, On Location has sold more fan experience packages for WrestleMania 40 than all of WrestleMania 39 and broke the all-time revenue record for a single WWE event in this area.

Most-Watched SummerSlam® Of All Time

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Monday, August 7, 2023
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The premium live event set new records for viewership, gate, sponsorship and merchandise.

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  • The premium live event set new records for viewership, gate, sponsorship and merchandise.
  • It was the most-watched SummerSlam in company history and among the top three audiences in the history of WWE on Peacock.
  • SummerSlam generated the most sponsorship revenue for any non-WrestleMania event ever with $7 million, up 23 percent versus 2022.
  • Slim Jim®, C4 and Rocket Mortgage were among WWE’s sponsors for the premium live event.

WWE® & Slim Jim® Return to the Ring With Record-Breaking Partnership Ahead of SummerSlam

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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WWE® (NYSE: WWE) and Slim Jim® today announced a multi-layered partnership that will begin with Slim Jim serving as the Presenting Sponsor of a marquee match at SummerSlam on Saturday, August 5 at Ford Field in Detroit.

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  • WWE® (NYSE: WWE) and Slim Jim® today announced a multi-layered partnership that will begin with Slim Jim serving as the Presenting Sponsor of a marquee match at SummerSlam on Saturday, August 5 at Ford Field in Detroit.
  • This partnership between the two iconic brands pays homage to their shared, savage past and marks the largest sponsorship deal in WWE history.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230803142306/en/
    WWE and Slim Jim first crossed paths thirty years ago with a series of explosive, in-your-face Slim Jim commercials, featuring “Macho Man” Randy Savage debuting the famous tagline “Snap Into a Slim Jim!” that has remained a hallmark of the Slim Jim brand ever since.
  • As part of the pact, Slim Jim will also activate at Survivor Series in November, in addition to Royal Rumble and WrestleMania 40 in 2024.

WrestleMania Generates $215 Million for Los Angeles Region

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that WrestleMania generated $215 million in economic impact for the Los Angeles region this past April, according to a study conducted by Applied Analysis.

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  • WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that WrestleMania generated $215 million in economic impact for the Los Angeles region this past April, according to a study conducted by Applied Analysis.
  • This marks a new company record breaking last year’s $206.5 million in economic impact for the Dallas/Arlington region.
  • Since 2016, WrestleMania has generated more than $1.2 billion in cumulative economic impact for the cities that have hosted the event.
  • More than half of attendees traveled to Los Angeles from outside of southern California, with 15% of attendees traveling in from international markets.

WWE® Returns to India This September With WWE Superstar Spectacle

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced its long-awaited return to India with WWE Superstar Spectacle at the GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium (Gachibowli Indoor Stadium), Hyderabad, India, on Friday, September 8, 2023.

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  • WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced its long-awaited return to India with WWE Superstar Spectacle at the GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium (Gachibowli Indoor Stadium), Hyderabad, India, on Friday, September 8, 2023.
  • This will mark the first live event to take place in India since 2017 and the first-ever WWE live event to be held in Hyderabad.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230801191134/en/
    WWE® RETURNS TO INDIA THIS SEPTEMBER WITH WWE SUPERSTAR SPECTACLE (Photo: Business Wire)
    Tickets for WWE Superstar Spectacle at the GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium (Gachibowli Indoor Stadium) will be available from 12:00pm IST this Friday, August 4, 2023 at www.bookmyshow.com .
  • WWE Superstar Spectacle in India is produced and promoted by BookMyShow Live, the live entertainment experiential division of BookMyShow, India’s leading entertainment destination.