Wrestling Newswire
1 - SmackDown® Makes Television History
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment® announced today it will make broadcast television history on October 2, 2009 by commemorating 10 years of Friday Night SmackDown®. A themed episode celebrating a “Decade of SmackDown” will air on MyNetworkTV at...
2 - WWE®’s Linda McMahon Resigns to Run for U.S. Senate
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Linda McMahon has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer after announcing her candidacy for the United States Senate, representing the state of Connecticut. Vince McMahon assumes the duties...
3 - WWE® COO Donna Goldsmith to Participate in Roth Media Event on Sept. 16th
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) announced today that its Chief Operating Officer, Donna Goldsmith, will participate in the Roth Media and Software Investor Event, on September 16, 2009, in New York, NY. Ms. Goldsmith’s remarks are...
4 - MMA Star Todd Duffee Leads Born Stronger™ Fight Team with the Fastest Knockout in UFC History
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter Todd Duffee, in his UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) debut, knocked out favorite Tim Hague in just seven seconds — taking him into the record books with the fastest KO in UFC history. Duffee joins the ranks...
5 - Avail-TVN becomes WWE’s® Industry-Wide VOD Services Partner
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Avail-TVN®, the largest independent digital media services company in North America today announced a comprehensive, long-term VOD service deal to support World Wrestling Entertainment®’s various VOD programming initiatives. Included under the deal...
6 - Tickets on Sale for Spectacular East Asian Games in Hong Kong
HONG KONG-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - The international sporting spotlight will be on Hong Kong in December when close to 3,000 athletes take part in the biggest-ever East Asian Games (EAG). From December 5-13, athletes from nine countries/regions in East Asia will gather to compete for...
7 - Gorilla Nation Tapped as Exclusive North American Digital Sales Rep of WWE
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Gorilla Nation, a digital brand sales company, announced today that it has been hired as the exclusive North American digital sales representatives to support World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., an integrated, global entertainment company specializing...
8 - WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2010 Enters the Virtual Ring with Announcement of Key Features and Franchise Updates
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK) today announced the first gameplay details surrounding WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2010, the 11th edition to the distinguished fighting videogame franchise. Poised to feature the...
9 - WWE® Reports 2009 Second Quarter Results
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2009. Revenues totaled $138.8 million as compared to $129.7 million in the prior year quarter. Operating income was $28.1 million as...
10 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) today declared the Company’s regular quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share on its Class A shares of common stock. As previously announced, members of the McMahon family have waived $0.12 per share of the...
11 - 7-Eleven® Promotes WWE® SummerSlam Sponsorship with Cool Cups, Big Values
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2009 - 7-Eleven, Inc. comes out swinging in August with a promotion spotlighting World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) 2009 SummerSlam pay-per-view mega event to be aired live Aug. 23 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Collector cups, contests and commercials...
12 - 7-Eleven and Pepsi Max Sizzle at WWE®’s SummerSlam®
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment® announced today its partnership with two national, blue-chip brands, 7-Eleven and Pepsi Max, as sponsors of the 2009 SummerSlam® pay-per-view on Sunday, August 23, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. As presenting...
13 - AEROSMITH’s “You Gotta Move” Named Official Theme Song of WWE’s SummerSlam
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-July 23, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment® has tapped AEROSMITH’s blazing tune “You Gotta Move” as the official theme song for SummerSlam®. WWE’s signature summer event airs live on pay-per-view Sunday, August 23rd at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT from Staples...
14 - Shaq and Jeremy Piven Tapped as Next Hosts of WWE’s Monday Night Raw®
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2009 - WWE’s Monday Night Raw® on USA Network continues its weekly celebrity guest host series with NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal and Emmy Award-winning actor and Entourage star, Jeremy Piven. Shaq will host Raw live from the Verizon Center in the...
15 - Gillette Teams up with WWE® to Help Guys Be Superstars
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-July 20, 2009 - Gillette® [PG] has expanded its relationship with World Wrestling Entertainment® and introduced a new, four-month interactive online campaign featuring WWE Superstars John Cena, Chris Jericho, and Cody Rhodes called “Be A Superstar” at...
16 - WWE® Takes AXXESS To LA
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment® today announced that in addition to SummerSlam® airing on pay-per-view Sunday, August 23rd live from the Staples Center, WWE will hold SummerSlam AXXESS, presented by The Army National Guard, in the Nokia Plaza at LA...
17 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. to Report 2009 Second Quarter Results
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-July 13, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) announced that it will report its 2009 second quarter results on August 6, 2009, before the opening of the market. The Company’s chairman, Vincent K. McMahon, and senior management will host a conference...
18 - Seth Green to Host Monday Night Raw®
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-July 11, 2009 - Actor/writer/co-executive producer and co-creator of the Emmy-winning Robot Chicken on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, Seth Green will be the first celebrity guest host of Monday Night Raw. Green will take control this Monday, July 13, at 9pm/ET on USA...
19 - Ultimate Fighting Championship Available Live On Demand from Time Warner Cable
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 10, 2009 - Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) today reminds its customer who are also Ultimate Fighting Champion (UFC) fans that they can purchase tomorrow’s event On Demand. The UFC 100 will be shown live, from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV and is...
20 - John Cena Pins Jonas Brothers
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-July 8, 2009 - WWE Studios’ 12 Rounds DVD + Blu-ray, starring John Cena, was the #1 best selling title for the week ending July 5. 12 Rounds topped the Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience, Entourage - The Complete Fifth Season and Confessions of a Shopaholic...
21 - Jim Connelly, Former NFL Executive, Joins WWE®
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-July 7, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. has named Jim Connelly as Senior Vice President, Consumer Products. Connelly will oversee WWE's Global Licensing, Home Entertainment, Book and Magazine publishing. He will report directly to Donna Goldsmith, Chief...
22 - JAKKS Pacific® Gives Notice to Extend WWE Videogame License; THQ Disputes Notice
MALIBU, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 1, 2009 - JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK) announced that it has notified World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (“WWE”) that the joint venture between THQ and JAKKS intended to exercise its option to renew the WWE videogame license, which would otherwise expire...
23 - Donald Trump “Fired”
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-June 23, 2009 - After yesterday’s monumental announcement by Monday Night Raw® “owner” Donald Trump that all ticketholders attending last night’s show in Green Bay would receive a ticket refund, the tables were turned and he was unceremoniously “fired” by...
24 - Trump Gives Money Back
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-June 22, 2009 - In the fact or fiction world of WWE®, it is a fact that Donald Trump held a press conference today in Green Bay at Austin Straubel Airport. As the new “owner” of Monday Night RAW®, Trump announced that all ticketholders to tonight’s RAW event...
25 - WWE.com Tag Teams With AdMeld for Ad Network Optimization
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2009 - AdMeld (www.admeld.com), the leader in ad network optimization for premium publishers, today announced a partnership with World Wrestling Entertainment, one of the world’s most recognized entertainment & media brands. WWE® is leveraging AdMeld to...
26 - WWE and YALSA Kick Off SummerSlam Reading Jam
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-June 17, 2009 - In support of President Obama’s new “United We Serve” initiative 545-2433, ext. 4390, or e-mail, yalsa@ala.org. Trademarks: All WWE programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, trademarks, copyrights and logos are the...
27 - Pavone to Head WWE Studios
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-June 15, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. has named Mike Pavone as Executive Vice President of WWE Studios. In his new role, Pavone will lead WWE Studios’ theatrical releases, direct-to-DVD movies, series and reality programming and report directly to...
28 - World Wrestling Entertainment® COO Donna Goldsmith to Participate In The Fifth Annual Noble Financial Emerging Growth Equity Conference
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-June 4, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) announced today that its Chief Operating Officer, Donna Goldsmith, will participate in the Fifth Annual Noble Financial Emerging Growth Equity Conference, on June 9, 2009, in Hollywood, FL. Ms...
29 - TV Show Honoring Sons of Fathers Lost Serving the United States, "Sons of the Fallen," Begins Production in June, Seeks Corporate and Individual Sponsorship
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-(Business Wire)-June 3, 2009 - Emmy Award-winning producer Conrad Ricketts, executive producer of ABC’s "Extreme Makeover Home Edition," executive producer Ryan Johnston, and co-executive producer/director Jack Cannon, former director of "Extreme Makeover Home Edition...
30 - WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2010 Prepares to Enter the Virtual Ring
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-June 2, 2009 - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) today announced that WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2010 is in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment...
31 - WWE® Reschedules Loveland and Colorado Springs Events
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-May 21, 2009 - Due to the scheduling conflict caused by Kroenke Sports Enterprises, World Wrestling Entertainment® has rescheduled the May 24th live event in Loveland, CO to Saturday, August 8th. The May 26th live event in Colorado Springs, CO has been moved to...
32 - WWE® Moves RAW® to Staples Center
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-May 21, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment® announced today that due to the debacle caused by Kroenke Sports Enterprises regarding Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs, WWE is moving the May 25, 2009 edition of Monday Night RAW® from the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO to the...
33 - WWE® VS. NBA
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-May 18, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment®’s live, internationally televised broadcast, WWE Monday Night RAW®, (USA Network, 9:00 PM ET) to take place at the Pepsi Center in Denver next Monday, May 25th is in jeopardy of being cancelled by the Denver Nuggets...
34 - WWE® Beats American Idol
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-April 23, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment® television programming beat American Idol in the all important M18-34 advertiser demo for the week of April 13th. WWE® reached more than 16 million viewers domestically last week, an increase of 19% year to year...
35 - GIANTS LIVE Named Official Qualifying Tour for World's Strongest Man Competition
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-April 23, 2009 - GIANTS LIVE (www.giantslive.net), an arena-based series of live strongman competitions, has been named the Official World's Strongest Man Qualifying Tour for 2009-2011. The first 2009 qualifying event will take place May 17 at the Mohegan Sun Casino Arena in...
36 - WWE® Friday Night SmackDown® Makes TV History
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-March 10, 2009 - WWE® Friday Night SmackDown celebrates its 500th episode on Friday, March 20 at 8PM ET/7PM CT on MyNetworkTV with a theme centered around “SmackDown 500 – Road to WrestleMania.” By accomplishing this in 10 years, SmackDown becomes the fastest...
37 - World Wrestling Entertainment® Sets Date for Annual Shareholders Meeting
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-March 5, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) will hold its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 10 a.m. ET on Friday, May 1, 2009, at the Company headquarters. Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET. The record date for voting at the meeting was...
38 - World Wrestling Entertainment® CFO George A. Barrios to Participate In Wedbush Morgan Management Access Conference
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-March 5, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) announced today that its Chief Financial Officer, George A. Barrios, will participate in the Wedbush Morgan 7th Annual New York Management Access Conference for Micro-Small-Mid-Cap Companies, on...
39 - Arizona Hosts WrestleMania® XXVI
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 24, 2009 - The City of Glendale, Ariz., Global Spectrum and World Wrestling Entertainment® announced that the University of Phoenix Stadium will host WrestleMania XXVI on Sunday, March 28, 2010. Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs, Arizona Cardinals’ Coach Ken...
40 - WWE® Reports 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 24, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008. Revenues totaled $125.4 million as compared to $132.6 million in the prior year quarter while operating income was...
41 - WWE® 15% Yield
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 23, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) announced its 24th consecutive dividend payment at $0.36 per share on its Class A shares of common stock. The Company’s current dividend yield of 15.1% exceeds that of both broad market indices and...
42 - Piranha Water Sponsored MMA Fighter Dan ‘The Outlaw’ Hardy UFC 95 Bout to Air on Spike TV – February 21, 2009
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-February 20, 2009 - Bebida Beverage Company (Pink Sheets:BBDA) announced today that the Company’s Piranha Water sponsored MMA Fighter Dan ‘The Outlaw’ Hardy has a scheduled bout at UFC 95 which is to be aired on Spike TV with matches starting at 9pm ET/PT this...
43 - REPEAT/WWE® Outperforms
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment® (NYSE: WWE) stock outperformed both the broad market indices and other entertainment companies in terms of total return* for the calendar year 2008. Specifically, WWE stock surpassed the S&P 500, Russell 2000...
44 - WWE® Outperforms
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment® (NYSE: WWE) stock outperformed both the broad market indices and other entertainment companies in terms of total return* for the calendar year 2008. Specifically, WWE stock surpassed the S&P 500, Russell 2000...
45 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) today declared the Company’s regular quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share on its Class A shares of common stock. As previously announced, members of the McMahon family have waived $0.12 per share of...
46 - World Wrestling Entertainment® CFO George A. Barrios to Participate in the ROTH 21st Annual OC Growth Stock Conference
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) announced today that its Chief Financial Officer, George A. Barrios, will participate in the ROTH 21st Annual OC Growth Stock Conference, on Tuesday, February 17, 2009, in Dana Point, CA. Mr...
47 - WWE®'s Smackdown® Future?
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - In light of today’s announcement by MyNetworkTV, World Wrestling Entertainment® officials are certain that SmackDown has a bright future. WWE SmackDown, airing on Friday nights at 8:00/7:00 PM Central on MyNetworkTV, is the number one program...
48 - WWE® Names New Marketing Leader
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. has named Michelle D. Wilson as Executive Vice President, Marketing. In her new role, Wilson will head WWE’s global marketing and integrated brand initiatives, including pay-per-view, advertising, promotions...
49 - WWE®: Male Ratings Champ
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment®’s television programming is number one among males on all of broadcast television on Friday nights; number one among males on all of cable television on Monday Nights; and number one among male viewers on Sci-Fi...
50 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. to Report 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) announced that it will report its 2008 fourth quarter and full year results on February 24, 2009, before the opening of the market. Senior management will host a conference call beginning at 11:00...
51 - Piranha Water Sponsored MMA Fighter Dan ‘The Outlaw’ Hardy UFC 95 Bout Less Than A Month Away
LAS VEGAS, Nev.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Bebida Beverage Company (Pink Sheets:BBDA) announced today that the Company’s Piranha Water sponsored MMA Fighter Dan ‘The Outlaw’ Hardy has a scheduled bout that is less than a month away at UFC 95. Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy will make his second...
52 - Eurosport and WWE® Sign Two-Year Exclusive Programming Deal
LONDON-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Eurosport and World Wrestling Entertainment® (WWE) have announced a distribution deal for two action-packed WWE programs. The two-year agreement will see Eurosport broadcast ‘This Week in WWE’ and ‘WWE Vintage Collection’ in all its European...
53 - WWE®’s Royal Rumble® To Sell Out
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - Detroit, the home of this Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay per view, is one of the most depressed markets in the country. However, despite the recession, World Wrestling Entertainment®’s demand remains high as the Rumble at Joe Louis Arena is...
54 - “Stone Cold” Steve Austin™ to be in WWE® Hall of Fame
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 13, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment® announced today that the most popular Superstar in the history of the WWE, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, will be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place on April 4th at the Toyota...
55 - WWE® Reduces Staff by 10%
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 9, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment® today announced a 10% reduction of its staff across all areas of its global operations. This reduction will result in annual savings of approximately $8 Million in compensation and benefit costs. Additionally, the...
56 - WGN America Enters WWE® Ring
STAMFORD, Conn. & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - World Wrestling Entertainment® and WGN America have reached an agreement to create a new weekly, one hour prime time series entitled, “WWE Superstars” that will debut in April 2009. Details will be forthcoming. WGN America is...
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