WWE ThunderDome™, featuring a state-of-the-art set, video
boards, pyrotechnics, lasers, cutting-edge graphics and drone
cameras, will take WWE fans’ viewing experience to an unprecedented
level starting this Friday, August 21 on FOX, kicking off
SummerSlam® Weekend.
“WWE has a long history of producing the greatest live
spectacles in sports and entertainment, yet nothing compares to
what we are creating with WWE ThunderDome,” said Kevin Dunn, WWE
Executive Vice President, Television Production. “This structure
will enable us to deliver an immersive atmosphere and generate more
excitement amongst the millions of fans watching our programming
around the world.”
With the debut of WWE ThunderDome, WWE will take residency at
Amway Center in Orlando and virtually bring fans into the arena via
live video on massive LED boards, in conjunction with The Famous
Group and its proprietary technology, for every Monday Night
Raw®, Friday Night SmackDown® and WWE pay-per-view
event. Starting tonight, fans can register for their virtual seat
to be part of upcoming shows via www.WWEThunderDome.com or at WWE’s
Facebook, Instagram or Twitter pages.
“As WWE takes residency at the world-class Amway Center, we have
reimagined our live event experience for today’s environment,” said
Brian Flinn, WWE Chief Marketing & Communications Officer. “In
partnership with The Famous Group, we will virtually bring our fans
back into the show and recreate the interactive in-arena atmosphere
that has been a staple of WWE events for decades.”
WWE Event Schedule for
August:
- Friday, August 21 – Friday Night SmackDown®, Amway
Center, 8 pm ET on FOX
- Saturday, August 22 – NXT TakeOver®XXX, Full Sail Live,
7 pm ET on WWE Network
- Sunday, August 23 – SummerSlam, Amway Center, 7 pm ET on WWE
Network
- Monday, August 24 – Monday Night Raw®, Amway Center, 8
pm ET on USA Network
- Wednesday, August 26 – NXT®, Full Sail Live, 8 pm ET on
USA Network
- Friday, August 28 – Friday Night SmackDown, Amway Center, 8 pm
ET on FOX
- Sunday, August 30 – Payback®, Amway Center, 7 pm ET on
WWE Network
- Monday, August 31 – Monday Night Raw, Amway Center, 8 pm ET on
USA Network
WWE’s Amway Center residency will continue for the foreseeable
future and Raw, SmackDown and pay-per-view programming will be
produced on closed sets with only essential personnel in
attendance. WWE will continue to administer its health and safety
protocols for talent, crew and employees in conjunction with each
production, including PCR testing for COVID-19, social distancing
and wearing masks.
About The Famous Group
The Famous Group (TFG) is a full-service fan experience company
located in Culver City, Calif. For more than 20 years, TFG has
helped the biggest brands, venues, and events in the world connect
with fans, both physically and virtually, through creating
immersive fan experiences utilizing award-winning creative,
rock-solid production and proprietary technology. TFG has delivered
on the biggest stages for Fortune 500 companies, professional
sports teams and leagues, Esports, concerts, festivals and retail
environments. The company has serviced 15 Super Bowls and clients
like Nike, Live Nation, NBA, NHL, NCAA Final Four, Ubisoft, Pepsi,
AT&T and more than 90 professional sports teams and venues.
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: the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our business, results of
operations and financial condition; entering, maintaining and
renewing major distribution agreements; a rapidly evolving media
landscape; WWE Network (including the risk that we are unable to
attract, retain and renew subscribers); our need to continue to
develop creative and entertaining programs and events; the
possibility of 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 including
possible disruptions and reputational risks; 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 alleging traumatic brain injury; 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; privacy norms and regulations; a possible
decline in general economic conditions and disruption in financial
markets; our accounts receivable; our indebtedness including our
convertible notes; litigation; our potential failure to meet market
expectations for our financial performance, which could adversely
affect our stock; Vincent K. McMahon exercises control over our
affairs, and his interests may conflict with the holders of our
Class A common stock; a substantial number of shares 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 volatility of our Class A common stock. In addition, our
dividend is dependent on a number of factors, including, among
other things, our liquidity and historical and projected 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 and are subject to change without any obligation on the
part of the Company to update or revise them. Undue reliance should
not be placed on these statements. For more information about risks
and uncertainties associated with the Company’s business, please
refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections of
the Company’s SEC filings, including, but not limited to, our
annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
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