Tickets Available This Friday, August
16
The 20th anniversary celebration will mark the premiere of
SmackDown on FOX broadcast network at 8 pm ET and take place at
Staples Center in Los Angeles on Friday, October 4, 2019. Tickets
are available starting this Friday, August 16 at 10 am PT via the
Staples Center box office, www.AXS.com or by calling
1-888-929-7849.
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WWE Superstars past and present will be on hand at Staples
Center to celebrate the occasion including Kurt Angle, Lita, Mick
Foley, Booker T, Hulk Hogan, Trish Stratus, Goldberg, Jerry Lawler,
Mark Henry, Ric Flair and Sting.
“SmackDown has been delivering action-packed, family-friendly
programming for two decades, and we look forward to entertaining
generations to come as we begin this next chapter on FOX,” said
Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO.
“Since we announced our five-year agreement last June, we have
been eagerly counting down the days to the launch of SmackDown Live
on FOX Sports,” said Eric Shanks, Chief Executive Officer and
Executive Producer of FOX Sports. “We couldn’t be more excited and
are pulling out all of the stops to commemorate SmackDown’s 20th
anniversary celebration.”
Beginning with its 20th anniversary celebration on Friday,
October 4, SmackDown will air on FOX broadcast network 52 weeks a
year and captivate fans with a unique combination of
edge-of-your-seat action, unpredictable drama and world-class
athleticism.
On air since 1999, SmackDown Live is the second-longest running
weekly episodic cable television show in U.S. primetime history,
only behind Monday Night Raw, and is currently among the
most-watched, regularly scheduled programs on primetime cable.
SmackDown Live has aired more original episodes than some of the
most popular television series of all time, including The Simpsons,
Gunsmoke, Lassie and Monday Night Football.
In its 20-year history, SmackDown Live has also helped launch
the careers of pop-culture icons including Dwayne “The Rock®”
Johnson, John Cena®, Triple H®, “Stone Cold®” Steve Austin® and The
Bella Twins™.
About FOX Sports
FOX Sports is the umbrella entity representing Fox Corporation’s
wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with
brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a
single weekend, the business has ownership and interests in linear
television networks, digital and mobile programming, broadband
platforms, multiple web sites, joint-venture businesses and several
licensing relationships. FOX Sports includes the sports arm of the
FOX Network as well as FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes.
FOX Sports’ digital properties include FOXSports.com and the FOX
Sports App, which provides live streaming video of FOX Sports
content, instant scores, stats and alerts to iOS and Android
devices. Additionally, FOX Sports and social broadcasting platform,
Caffeine, jointly own Caffeine Studios which creates exclusive
eSports, sports and live entertainment content. Also included in
FOX Sports’ portfolio are FOX’s interests in joint-venture
businesses Big Ten Network and BTN 2Go, as well as a licensing
agreement that established the FOX Sports Radio 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’s TV-PG, family-friendly programming can be seen in more than
800 million homes worldwide in 28 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 180 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.
Additional information on WWE (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: All WWE programming,
talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves,
trademarks, logos and copyrights are the exclusive property of WWE
and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights
are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements: This
press 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, without limitation, risks relating
to: WWE Network; major distribution agreements; our need to
continue to develop creative and entertaining programs and events;
a decline in the popularity of our brand of sports entertainment;
the continued importance of key performers and the services of
Vincent K. McMahon; possible adverse changes in the regulatory
atmosphere and related private sector initiatives; the highly
competitive, rapidly changing and increasingly fragmented nature of
the markets in which we operate and greater financial resources or
marketplace presence of many of our competitors; uncertainties
associated with international markets; our difficulty or inability
to promote and conduct our live events and/or other businesses if
we do not comply with applicable regulations; our dependence on our
intellectual property rights, our need to protect those rights, and
the risks of our infringement of others’ intellectual property
rights; the complexity of our rights agreements across distribution
mechanisms and geographical areas; potential substantial liability
in the event of accidents or injuries occurring during our
physically demanding events including, without limitation, claims
relating to CTE; large public events as well as travel to and from
such events; our feature film business; our expansion into new or
complementary businesses and/or strategic investments; our computer
systems and online operations; a possible decline in general
economic conditions and disruption in financial markets; our
accounts receivable; our revolving credit facility; litigation; our
potential failure to meet market expectations for our financial
performance, which could adversely affect our stock; Vincent K.
McMahon exercising control over our affairs, and his interests may
conflict with the holders of our Class A common stock; a
substantial number of shares which are eligible for sale by the
McMahons and the sale, or the perception of possible sales, of
those shares could lower our stock price; and the relatively small
public “float” of our Class A common stock. In addition, our
dividend is dependent on a number of factors, including, among
other things, our liquidity and cash flow, strategic plan
(including alternative uses of capital), our financial results and
condition, contractual and legal restrictions on the payment of
dividends (including under our revolving credit facility), general
economic and competitive conditions and such other factors as our
Board of Directors may consider relevant. Forward-looking
statements made by the Company speak only as of the date made, are
subject to change without any obligation on the part of the Company
to update or revise them, and undue reliance should not be placed
on these statements.
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Investor: Michael Weitz
203-352-8642 Michael.Weitz@wwecorp.com
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