WWE® (NYSE: WWE) and Rolling Loud, the world's premier rap
festival, today announced a new partnership that brings Friday
Night SmackDown to Rolling Loud Miami 2021 on July 23. The occasion
marks the first ever collaboration between WWE and a major music
festival.
Gracing the same stage as festival headliners Travis Scott, Post
Malone and A$AP Rocky, WWE Superstars will compete in matches live
from Rolling Loud Miami. The July 23 edition of Friday Night
SmackDown on FOX will feature a split-site broadcast with multiple
matches at Rolling Loud Miami, and the remainder of the evening
held at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland.
“What Matt Zingler, Tariq Cherif and the entire Rolling Loud
team have built is spectacular,” said Scott Zanghellini, WWE Senior
Vice President, Revenue Strategy & Development. “We couldn’t
think of a better partner to deliver such a unique WWE experience
to fans during the July 23 edition of Friday Night SmackDown on
FOX.”
“I grew up on Sweet Chin Music, mesmerized by the spectacle that
Vince McMahon and co have built at WWE,” said Tariq Cherif,
Co-Founder/Co-CEO of Rolling Loud. “The idea of weaving our two
storylines into one world, one must see event, is
electrifying.”
“And I quote! If ya smell…what the WWE and Rolling
Loud…is…cookin’! Give me a hell yeah!,” said Rolling Loud
Co-Founder/Co-CEO, Matt Zingler.
WWE has a rich history of integrating music into all aspects of
its brand and collaborating with some of the most celebrated
artists in the world. Over the years, world-renowned hip-hop
artists including Snoop Dogg, Diddy, Three 6 Mafia, MGK, Wale and
many others have performed at WWE’s biggest events.
Bringing 130 of the hottest acts in hip-hop to Hard Rock Stadium
in Miami Gardens, Fla., the sold out Rolling Loud Miami 2021 is a
triumphant return for live rap music, and a coming out party for
risers and new superstars eager to play in front of a festival
crowd. The sixth Rolling Loud festival in Miami, where it started
as a humble one-day event in Bayfront Park, Rolling Loud Miami 2021
will occur from July 23-25.
Friday Night SmackDown airs live on FOX at 8/7c and features
Universal Champion Roman Reigns, SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca
Belair, SmackDown Tag Team Champions Rey and Dominik Mysterio, WWE
Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews, Bayley, Seth Rollins, Kevin
Owens and more.
Rolling Loud Miami is the first of three Rolling Loud festivals
happening this year. On October 28-30, Rolling Loud returns to the
birthplace of Hip Hop with Rolling Loud New York 2021, headlined by
Travis Scott, J. Cole, and 50 Cent, taking place at Citi Field in
Queens. The festival heads to the West Coast on December 10-12 for
Rolling Loud California, headlined by J. Cole, Kid Cudi, and
Future, from NEO Events Center in San Bernardino, Calif.
Stay tuned for more announcements about the Rolling Loud and
WWE/Friday Night SmackDown partnership in the weeks leading up to
the festival.
About Rolling Loud:
Founded by Matt Zingler & Tariq Cherif as a one-day Miami
show, Rolling Loud has grown into a global festival phenomenon,
putting on shows on both coasts and in multiple countries. Rolling
Loud is the premier festival brand in hip-hop, known for its expert
curation of wide-ranging lineups that reflect the state of the
genre.
The festival returns from a 18-month hiatus on July 23rd-25th,
with the sold out Rolling Loud Miami 2021, its biggest event yet,
bringing in over 85,000 fans per day to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami
Gardens, FL. With headliners Travis Scott, Post Malone and A$AP
Rocky, Rolling Loud Miami 2021 is a triumphant return for live rap
music, and a coming out party for risers and new superstars eager
to play in front of a festival crowd. Rolling Loud Miami kicks off
a massive year for the festival brand, arriving ahead of Rolling
Loud New York, headlined by Travis Scott, J. Cole, and 50 Cent, in
October and Rolling Loud California, headlined by J. Cole, Kid
Cudi, and Future, in December.
During the pandemic, Rolling Loud expanded into much more than
just a live festival company. With no in-person show possibilities
in sight, Rolling Loud pivoted to become a heavy-hitter in the
world of Livestreaming, drawing millions of unique viewers and
landing multiple events in Pollstar's Year-End Livestream Chart. In
June 2021, Rolling Loud launched Rolling Loud Presents, their first
venture into tour promotions, taking the Rolling Loud experience on
the road with a series of tours headlined by some of the biggest
stars in hip-hop, including Rod Wave, Trippie Redd, Jack Harlow,
and more to be announced.
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 programming can be seen in more than 900 million homes
worldwide in 28 languages through world-class distribution partners
including NBCUniversal, FOX Sports, BT Sport, Sony India and
Rogers. The award-winning WWE Network includes all live
pay-per-views, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand
library and is currently available in more than 180 countries. In
the United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is
the exclusive home to WWE Network. The Company is headquartered in
Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Orlando,
Dubai, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Munich, Riyadh, Shanghai,
Singapore and Tokyo.
Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at
wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.
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.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210707005684/en/
Media: Rolling Loud
rollingloud@audibletreats.com WWE Kimberly Angiolillo
203.352.1005 Kimberly.Angiolillo@wwecorp.com WWE Investor: Michael Weitz 203 352 8642
Michael.Weitz@wwecorp.com
World Wrestling Entertai... (NYSE:WWE)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
World Wrestling Entertai... (NYSE:WWE)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024