Jerry Lynn Injury Update + WWE Fan Appreciation Presser

Partial Source: Pwinsider.com

– Jerry Lynn is scheduled for a follow-up exam on his back next week. He has been out since July due to back problems which forced him off the TNA Hardcore Justice show. He ended up having back surgery last month. Lynn is waiting word on when he can return to hard training.

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– The Public Enemy, Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge, will be featured next month in the November installment of the "Extreme Wrestlers" PPV series put together by former ECW Producer Steve Karel. The footage comes from 3PW, Wrestlezone, and other archives Karel owns. The PPV will cost $9.95. Here's the promo material. Rocko Rock and Johnny Grunge-The Public Enemy-were the first stars of the now defunct ECW Wrestling franchise. They personified the violence and extreme in and out of the ring wars that the myth of Extreme was based on. You will see the last and most bloody of their most insane wars just before there were no more!

– WWE issused the following press release today: WWE Fan Appreciation Day Saturday October 30th in Hartford STAMFORD, Conn., Sep 30, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — World Wrestling Entertainment(R) announced today that it will hold a special Fan Appreciation Day event at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on Saturday, October 30at 3:00 p.m. featuring WWE(R)'s biggest Superstars. As a way to thank its loyal fans, tickets will be available for only $20 for floor seats and $10 for all other seating. The event will be a "WWE Supershow" featuring Superstars from both the Raw(R) and SmackDown(R) brands. Matches will include John Cena(R) vs. Sheamus(TM); Randy Orton(R) vs. Wade Barrett(TM) for the WWE Championship; a "Fatal Four Way" match for the World Heavyweight Championship featuring Undertaker(R), Kane(R), Edge(R) and Big Show(R); and Rey Mysterio(R) vs. Alberto Del Rio(TM). Other WWE Superstars scheduled to appear include MVP(R), Daniel Bryan(TM), The Miz(R), WWE Divas Michelle McCool(R) and Natalya(TM), and many more. "With its headquarters located in Connecticut since 1983, WWE has a strong history and a large and loyal fan base throughout the state and specifically in the city of Hartford, which hosted WrestleMania(R) XI as well as countless sold-out Raw and SmackDown events," said WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon. "We look forward to thanking our fans for their continued support and loyalty on October 30th." Tickets for WWE's Fan Appreciation Day event go on sale Tuesday, October 5 at 12:00 Noon at the XL Center box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., a publicly traded company,, 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, PG content across all of its platforms including television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing. WWE programming is broadcast in more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 500 million homes worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, Toronto and Mexico City. Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!wwe/quotes/nls/wwe (WWE 13.89, -0.02, -0.14%) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to https://www.wwe.com/worldwide/. Trademarks: All WWE programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, trademarks, copyrights and logos are the exclusive property of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. Forward-Looking Statements: This news 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 risks relating to maintaining and renewing key agreements, including television distribution agreements; the need for continually developing creative and entertaining programming; the continued importance of key performers and the services of Vincent McMahon; the conditions of the markets in which we compete; acceptance of the Company's brands, media and merchandise within those markets; uncertainties relating to regulatory and litigation matters; risks resulting from the highly competitive nature of our markets; the importance of protecting our intellectual property and complying with the intellectual property rights of others; risks associated with producing live events both domestically and internationally; uncertainties associated with international markets; risks relating to our film business and any new business initiative which we may undertake; risks relating to the large number of shares of common stock controlled by members of the McMahon family; and other risks and factors set forth from time to time in Company filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results could differ materially from those currently expected or anticipated. In addition, our dividend is significant and 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, general economic and competitive conditions and such other factors as our Board of Directors may consider relevant, including a waiver by the McMahon family of a portion of the dividends.

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