World Wrestling Entertainment issued the following today:

WWE(R) Beats S&P By 25 Points

STAMFORD, Conn., Oct 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — In spite of the challenging environment, World Wrestling Entertainment(R)’s stock has only lost 7% of its value year to date, whereas the S&P 500 has lost over 32%. This performance is in addition to WWE’s 10.5% dividend yield.

        WWE     S&P500   Var (pp)
ytd   -7.58%   -32.95% 25.37%
1 yr   -12.40% -36.56% 24.16%
3 yr   4.92%    -19.85% 24.77%
5 yr   28.55%   -4.36%   32.91%

Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (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/.

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