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Dolph Ziggler

Dolph Ziggler Talks Title Win, Details On WWE’s New Corporate Jet

Dolph Ziggler Talks Title Win Brian Soscia interviewed World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler to promote Saturday’s WWE Smackdown live event in Reading, PA. Ziggler put over Big E Langston and AJ Lee and they talked about Balls Mahoney being banned [...]

May 3, 2013 What's Hot?, WWE News
Vince McMahon

WWE Investor Conference Call Coverage With Vince McMahon

WWE held a conference call with investors to discuss their 2013 First Quarter Earnings on Thursday morning. Michael Weitz opened the call by reading a prepared statement. He handed over the call to Vince McMahon. Vince said they had mixed results this [...]

May 2, 2013 Top Stories, WWE News
Donald Trump

Full WWE 2013 First Quarter Results – Vince McMahon Comments

WWE issued their 2013 First Quarter Results Thursday morning before market open. The release is available in its entirety below: WWE® Reports 2013 First Quarter Results Company Release – 05/02/2013 08:30 STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYSE:WWE) today announced financial results [...]

May 2, 2013 Top Stories, WWE News
2012 WWE Annual Report

Highlights From WWE’s 2012 Annual Report – TV, Merchandise, International Expansion, Partnerships

WWE filed their 2012 Annual Report ahead of Thursday’s quarterly earnings report and investor conference call. I compiled the bullet points from the beginning of the report and have included them below: While existing television properties maintained their lasting popularity, [...]

May 1, 2013 Top Stories, WWE News
4/26/13

WWE Shareholders Meeting Recap, Video Of Undertaker vs. Dean Ambrose

WWE Shareholders Meeting WWE held their annual shareholders meeting at Titan Towers in Stamford, Connecticut on Friday. There weren’t any major developments coming out of it as Vince McMahon answered questions as did WWE CFO George Barrios. McMahon laughed off [...]

April 27, 2013 What's Hot?, WWE News
Randy Orton

Randy Orton Comments On Crowd At Raw, WWE First Quarter Earnings

Randy Orton Comments on Raw Crowd Randy Orton checked in with his thoughts on the wild crowd at this week’s WWE Raw from East Rutherford, New Jersey. Orton Tweeted: Just watched back some of Raw from last Monday night. That [...]

April 11, 2013 WWE News
WWE Elimination Chamber

Preliminary Buyrates For Royal Rumble & Elimination Chamber

WWE has updated their Key Performance Indicators with the preliminary Elimination Chamber buyrate. The show did an estimated 210,000 buys, which is up from the 178,000 the show drew in 2012 and 199,000 in 2011. The company also solved the [...]

March 28, 2013 WWE News
Cm Punk & The Rock

WWE Annual Report, New Head Writer, Rock Taking On Impact

- WWE released their 2012 Annual Report. You can read through it in PDF format at this link. - Former WWE writer Court Bauer, who broke the news of the termination of Eric Pankowsi, has broke the news of a [...]

March 21, 2013 WWE News
Vince McMahon

WWE Conference Call Highlights – More Info Regarding Earnings & WWE Network

Michael Weitz opened the call by reading a prepared statement where he acknowledged Thursday’s earnings report and Business Plan & Potential Path To Significant Earnings Growth release. Vince McMahon got on the call and put over social media growth and [...]

February 28, 2013 WWE News
WWE Network

WWE Announces Business Plan & Potential Path To Significant Earnings Growth

In addition to reporting their earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012 and full year results, WWE issued a press release titled the following: WWE® Announces Business Plan and Potential Path to Significant Earnings Growth STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (WWE) [...]

February 28, 2013 WWE News
WWE TLC

Official PPV Buy Rates – Hell In A Cell, Survivor Series, WWE TLC

The official WWE pay-per-view buy rates for every show in the fourth quarter of 2012 were released on Thursday as part of the company’s earnings report. The buy rates are as follows: Hell in a Cell – 199,000 buys (compared [...]

February 28, 2013 WWE News
WWE Logo

WWE Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter & Full Year Results

- WWE released their 2012 fourth quarter and year end results prior to the stock market open on Thursday. Below is the detailed release: WWE (NYSE:WWE) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012. Revenues totaled $115.1 [...]

February 28, 2013 WWE News
WWE Logo

WWE Declares Quarterly Dividend, Announce Shareholders Meeting

- WWE announced on Friday they have declared their quarterly dividend. Below is the official release: WWE® Declares Quarterly Dividend STAMFORD, Conn.– WWE (NYSE:WWE) announced that its Board of Directors today declared the Company’s regular quarterly dividend of $0.12 per [...]

February 22, 2013 WWE News
WWE Logo

WWE To Report 2012 Fourth Quarter Earnings February 28th

WWE announced on Thursday they’ll report their 2012 fourth quarter earnings on February 28, 2013 before market open. Vince McMahon will host a conference call with investors to discuss the earnings at 11 AM EST. We’ll have full coverage here [...]

February 7, 2013 WWE News
AJ Lee

WWE Gets $16.5 Million From The State Of CT, AJ Lee Says Fans Have Accepted She’s A Tomboy

- WNW reader Dave L sent word The New York Times reported that WWE has received $16.5 million from the state of Connecticut in corporate income tax credits, rebate or reductions from 2010-2011. You can view the full chart for [...]

December 2, 2012 WWE News
Brock Lesnar

Has Brock Lesnar’s Big Payday Hurt WWE Revenue?; Details On How Much The USA Network Pays WWE For Raw & What The Decline In Ratings & Overall Average Has Done To Sponsorships

The following article is only available to WrestlingNewsWorld.com Premium Members. Sign-up here to view this article and unlock all our exclusive features. By signing up not only will you unlock all exclusive features but the website [...]

November 14, 2012 Backstage News
Vince McMahon

Vince McMahon’s Reaction To Earnings, Lesnar vs. HHH, Pushing Damien Sandow, Content For The WWE Network

The following is today's edition of Ask WNW. Ask WNW is the most popular feature on the website where Richard Gray answers four questions daily, Monday through Friday. To submit your question for the next installment of Ask [...]

November 1, 2012 Ask WNW
WWE

WWE Conference Call Recap – WWE Network Format Announced But No Launch Date Available

Vince McMahon and WWE Chief Financial Officer George Barrios hosted a conference call on Thursday morning with investors to discuss the company’s 2012 quarter three earnings. I was on the call on behalf of WrestlingNewsWorld.com. Below are the highlights: Michael [...]

November 1, 2012 WWE News
20120712_summerslam

Official PPV Buyrate Numbers For Money In The Bank, SummerSlam & Night Of Champions

WWE released the official pay-per-view buyrate numbers for all shows in the third quarter of 2012 in their earnings release Thursday morning. They are as follows: Money in the Bank – 188,000 buys (compared to 195,000 buys in 2011) SummerSlam [...]

November 1, 2012 WWE News
WWE

WWE Reports 2012 Third Quarter Earnings – Down From Q3 Last Year

- WWE announced their 2012 third quarter earnings Thursday morning prior to the stock market open. Below is the release in its entirety: WWE (NYSE:WWE) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2012. Revenues totaled $104.2 million [...]

November 1, 2012 WWE News
WWE Network

Investors Anticipating WWE Network Announcement Next Thursday

Next Thursday, November 1, 2012 WWE will report their 2012 quarter three earnings before the stock market open at 9:30 AM ET. A conference call with investors hosted by Vince Mahon will follow at 11:00 AM EDT. While earnings are [...]

October 27, 2012 WWE News
Awesome Feature Of Sheamus & WWE Honoring A Wounded Soldier; WWE Declares Quarterly Dividend

Awesome Feature Of Sheamus & WWE Honoring A Wounded Soldier; WWE Declares Quarterly Dividend

- Sheamus was on HLN Morning Express to surprise Georgia National Guard Staff Sgt. Clay Ragsdale, who was injured serving the United States in Afghanistan in 2009. Not only did Sheamus surprise Ragsdale and let him hold the World Heavyweight [...]

October 26, 2012 WWE News
JBL On Smackdown, WWE Raw’s Return To Nashville, Earnings, Mick Foley Interview

JBL On Smackdown, WWE Raw’s Return To Nashville, Earnings, Mick Foley Interview

- John Layfield will work this week’s Smackdown in Memphis, Tennessee as a color commentator. As previously noted, he’s not at this week’s WWE Raw. - WWE Raw will return to Nashville on Monday, February 11th from the Bridgestone Arena. [...]

October 15, 2012 WWE News
WWE Investor Conference Call Highlights – Investor Scolds The Company Over Lack Of Transparency Regarding The WWE Network, Exec Says Smackdown Brand Is Behind Where They Want It To Be, Vince McMahon Admits They Took TV-PG Too Far

WWE Investor Conference Call Highlights – Investor Scolds The Company Over Lack Of Transparency Regarding The WWE Network, Exec Says Smackdown Brand Is Behind Where They Want It To Be, Vince McMahon Admits They Took TV-PG Too Far

Vince McMahon and WWE Chief Financial Officer George Barrios hosted a conference call with investors on Thursday morning to discuss the company’s second quarter earnings for 2012. I was on the call on behalf of WrestlingNewsWorld.com, below are the highlights: [...]

August 2, 2012 WWE News
WWE Releases PPV Buyrates For Wrestlemania XXVIII, Extreme Rules, Over The Limit & No Way Out

WWE Releases PPV Buyrates For Wrestlemania XXVIII, Extreme Rules, Over The Limit & No Way Out

In their 2012 second quarter earnings, WWE released the official buyrate for every pay-per-view in the quarter. The numbers are as follows with the previous year in parenthesis: Wrestlemania XXVIII – 1,217,000 buys (compared to 1,059,000 last year) Extreme Rules [...]

August 2, 2012 WWE News
WWE Reports 2012 Second Quarter Earnings – Vince McMahon Comments

WWE Reports 2012 Second Quarter Earnings – Vince McMahon Comments

- WWE reported their 2012 quarter two earnings on Thursday morning. Below is the press release with full details: STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE  today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2012. Revenues totaled $141.6 million as compared to [...]

August 2, 2012 WWE News
Estimate For WWE’s 2012 Quarter Two Earnings; WWE Taping Smackdown In Providence

Estimate For WWE’s 2012 Quarter Two Earnings; WWE Taping Smackdown In Providence

- WWE will report their earnings for quarter two of 2012 on Thursday morning. DailyFinance.com has an article online with recent performance and an estimate of what to expect for this week’s earnings release. You can read it at this [...]

August 1, 2012 WWE News
McMahons Reportedly Down $500 Million Due To Plummeting Stock Price

McMahons Reportedly Down $500 Million Due To Plummeting Stock Price

The plummeting stock price of WWE hasn’t been easy for investors (even with someone like me with a small position currently down over 37%) but the Greenwich Time reported today Vince and Linda McMahon are down $500 million. Critics of [...]

July 31, 2012 WWE News
WWE Declares Quarterly Dividend

WWE Declares Quarterly Dividend

- WWE announced Friday they had declared a quarterly dividend. Below is the official press release: STAMFORD, CT., July 27, 2012 – WWE (NYSE:WWE) announced that its Board of Directors today declared the Company’s regular quarterly dividend of $0.12 per [...]

July 27, 2012 WWE News
WWE Launches Investor Relations Twitter Account; Evan Bourne Health Update

WWE Launches Investor Relations Twitter Account; Evan Bourne Health Update

- WWE has launched an official Twitter account for their Investor Relations Department. You can follow the account at Twitter.com/WWEInvestor. - Evan Bourne posted the following injury update on Twitter: Another follow up appt with my surgeon today. The foot [...]

July 19, 2012 WWE News
WWE Conference Call Highlights – Vince McMahon On Why Wrestlemania XXVIII Was So Successful, WWE Network Update, The Future Of WWE Superstars & WWE NXT

WWE Conference Call Highlights – Vince McMahon On Why Wrestlemania XXVIII Was So Successful, WWE Network Update, The Future Of WWE Superstars & WWE NXT

WWE held a conference call with investors this morning to discuss the company’s first quarter earnings for 2012 that were reported this morning. Vince McMahon and Chief Financial Officer George Barrios were on the call. Below are the highlights: It [...]

May 3, 2012 WWE News
Official Buyrate Numbers For Royal Rumble & Elimination Chamber – Both Down From Last Year

Official Buyrate Numbers For Royal Rumble & Elimination Chamber – Both Down From Last Year

Earlier this morning WWE reported their earnings for the first quarter of 2012. In the report, the official buyrates for Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber were announced. They were reported as follows: Royal Rumble – 443,000 buys (compared to 446,000 [...]

May 3, 2012 WWE News
WWE Reports First Quarter Earnings For 2012 – Up From Last Year

WWE Reports First Quarter Earnings For 2012 – Up From Last Year

- WWE announced their 2012 first quarter earnings this morning. Below is the official press release: STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2012. Revenues totaled $123.1 million as compared to $119.9 [...]

May 3, 2012 WWE News
WWE Declares Quarterly Dividend For Stockholders

WWE Declares Quarterly Dividend For Stockholders

- WWE declared their quarterly dividend yesterday. Below is the official release: STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYSE:WWE – News) announced that its Board of Directors today declared the Company’s regular quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share for all Class A [...]

April 28, 2012 WWE News
WWE Shareholders Meeting Highlights – WWE’s Falling Stock, WWE NXT & WWE Superstars, Lower PPV Prices?, Developmental, WWE Network Airing PPVs, More

WWE Shareholders Meeting Highlights – WWE’s Falling Stock, WWE NXT & WWE Superstars, Lower PPV Prices?, Developmental, WWE Network Airing PPVs, More

WWE held their annual shareholders meeting yesterday in Stamford, Connecticut. While meetings such as this can produce several newsworthy tidbits, they can also be very boring. I have recapped the points that are of interest and saved you from the [...]

April 28, 2012 WWE News
WWE To Report Quarter One Earnings For 2012 On May 3rd

WWE To Report Quarter One Earnings For 2012 On May 3rd

- WWE will report their first quarter earnings for 2012 on May 3, 2012. There will be a conference call hosted by Vince McMahon beginning at 11 AM EDT with investors to go over the results. Below is the official [...]

April 19, 2012 WWE News
Preliminary Buyrate For WWE Royal Rumble 2012

Preliminary Buyrate For WWE Royal Rumble 2012

WWE has updated their key performance indicators and have revealed the preliminary buyrate for Royal Rumble 2012. According to their numbers, the show did 438,000 buys with (272,000 being in North America and 166,000 being international). In comparison, Royal Rumble [...]

March 1, 2012 WWE News
WWE’s Earnings Miss, Tough Enough Season Two, Which Match Should Close Wrestlemania XXVIII?, Referees/Wellness

WWE’s Earnings Miss, Tough Enough Season Two, Which Match Should Close Wrestlemania XXVIII?, Referees/Wellness

The following is today's edition of Ask WNW. Ask WNW is the most popular feature on the website where Richard Gray answers four questions daily, Monday through Friday. To submit your question for the next installment of Ask [...]

February 24, 2012 Ask WNW
Vince McMahon Blames WWE’s Disappointing Earnings On WWE Studios & TV Licensing, Discusses The WWE Network, More

Vince McMahon Blames WWE’s Disappointing Earnings On WWE Studios & TV Licensing, Discusses The WWE Network, More

WWE held a conference call with investors this morning to discuss their disappointing quarter four and overall earnings for 2011. WWE CFO George Barrios and Vince McMahon handled the call. Unfortunately I had to miss the call due to a [...]

February 23, 2012 WWE News
Official WWE PPV Buyrate Numbers For Hell In A Cell, Vengeance, Survivor Series & WWE TLC

Official WWE PPV Buyrate Numbers For Hell In A Cell, Vengeance, Survivor Series & WWE TLC

For those that missed it in today’s WWE earnings report, below are the official buyrate numbers for the following pay-per-views: WWE Hell in a Cell – 182,000 (compared to 210,000 in 2010) WWE Vengeance – 121,000 (compared to 137,000 as [...]

February 23, 2012 WWE News