Vince McMahon Retires
Stamford, Connecticut-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Vince McMahon today issued the following statement
WWE CEO. Over the years, it has been a privilege to help WWE bring you joy, inspire you, excite you, surprise you, and always entertain you. I would like to thank you for contributing to the success of your family. We would also like to thank all the past and present superstars and employees for their dedication and passion for the brand. Most importantly, I would like to thank our fans for taking us to their homes every week and their entertainment choices. I have deep gratitude and admiration for the fans of our generation around the world. They like our sports entertainment, now they like it, and sometimes they like it.
"Our audience around the world can rest assured that WWE will continue to entertain you with the same passion, dedication and passion. I am very confident in WWE's continued success. And we put the company in the talented hands of an extraordinary group of superstars, employees and leaders, especially Chairman and Co-CEO Stephanie McMahon and Co-CEO Nick Khan. As a controlling shareholder, I make WWE as much as possible. I will support you. My personal gratitude is to thank our community and business partners, shareholders, and the Board of Directors for their long-standing guidance and support. now. eternally. together. "
About WWE
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Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements with various risks and uncertainties under the Safe Harbor clause of the Securities Proceedings Reform Act of 1995. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks relating to: the COVID-19 outbreak, which may continue to affect negatively world economies as well as our industry, business and results of operations; entering, maintaining and renewing major distribution and licensing agreements; a rapidly evolving and highly competitive media landscape; WWE Network; computer systems, content delivery and online operations of our Company and our business partners; privacy norms and regulations; our need to continue to develop creative and entertaining programs and events; our need to retain and continue to recruit key performers; the possibility of a decline in the popularity of our brand of sports entertainment; the possible unexpected loss of 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/or our inability to compete effectively, especially against competitors with greater financial resources or marketplace presence; 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; large public events as well as travel to and from such events; our expansion into new or complementary businesses, strategic investments and/or acquisitions; our accounts receivable; the construction and move to our new leased corporate and media production headquarters; litigation; a change in the tax laws of key jurisdictions; our feature film business; a possible decline in general economic conditions and disruption in financial markets including any resulting from COVID-19; our indebtedness including our convertible notes; our potential failure to meet market expectations for our financial performance; Vincent K
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