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SKAI to Televise Raw® and SmackDown® in Greece

ATHENS, Greece & STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WWE (NYSE:WWE) and SKAI Group today announced a new agreement to
broadcast WWE’s flagship programs Raw® and SmackDown®
in Greece.

Every week beginning Saturday, March 2, SKAI TV will air a two-hour
version of Raw at 12 p.m. on Saturdays and SmackDown at
12 p.m. on Sundays, both with Greek commentary. These shows will also be
available for catch-up viewing on SKAI TV’s video-on-demand platform,
SKAI TV Online.

“WWE is one of the biggest sports and entertainment brands in the world
with loyal fans of every age and background,” said Loizos Xenopoulos,
Programming Director, SKAI. “We are excited to introduce to the Greek
audience these two flagship shows and we are looking forward to a long
and successful collaboration with the WWE family.”

“SKAI shares our vision and passion for engaging and entertaining our
fans,” said Michelle Wilson, WWE Co-President. “This partnership to
televise Raw and SmackDown on SKAI TV, Greece’s top
free-to-air broadcaster, allows us to deliver action-packed,
family-friendly entertainment to our fans throughout the country.”

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 25
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/

About Skai

Skai TV is the top privately owned free to air TV channel with
national reach in Greece. Since April 2006, it has been broadcasting a
high-quality program focusing on news with integrity and responsibility
and on quality series and shows including local productions and those
from international recognized television networks and content providers
such as the BBC, NatGeo, Discovery, HBO, Freemantle and CBS
Paramount, Acun Medya
investing in advanced technological equipment.

Contacts

Media:
Joe Quinn
WWE
+44
(0) 20 7340 1757
joe.quinn@wwecorp.com

Investors:
Michael Weitz
203-352-8642
Michael.Weitz@wwecorp.com

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