WWE和PP体育完成续约 达成多年版权合作协议

2019年6月24日 – WWE和PP 体育于今日宣布延续双方合作伙伴关系，PP体育在未来几年将继续拥有WWE的新媒体独家版权，为中国的摔跤娱乐爱好者奉上包括每周的旗舰节目在内的诸多精彩WWE赛事内容。

在RAW和SmackDown两项赛事直播以外，PP体育还将以WWE摔跤娱乐会员包的形式，继续提供包括摔跤狂热大赛 (WrestleMania®) 在内的WWE每月付费点播赛事。为了更加有效地增加WWE在中国的触达率，增进与中国粉丝的互动，PP体育还将通过与优酷及咪咕的联运频道为摔跤娱乐迷带去更多观赛选择。

PP体育副总经理葛冬卯表示：“作为WWE独家新媒体合作伙伴，PP体育在过去3年中进行了超过300场WWE赛事直播，并通过一系列本土化运营及丰富的内容产品，在中国发展了大量的摔跤娱乐观众。我们希望未来能够与WWE达成更深度的合作，让更多人了解，爱上并且参与到摔跤娱乐赛事中。”

WWE 副总裁、大中华区总经理李嘉铭表示：“PP体育一直是我们非常重要的合作伙伴，帮助WWE在中国发展了大量热情的粉丝，我们非常高兴将合作伙伴关系延续，并期待在未来继续为中国观众带来WWE独有的、动感十足的家庭娱乐节目。”

在与PP体育达成合作的同时，WWE人才发展团队正在上海积极招募中国精英运动员和表演者，为即将到来的WWE史上最大规模的中国之星选秀做准备。作为WWE合作伙伴的PP体育也创建了中文招募平台，以便大家更好地了解选秀规则和参与方式。中国之星选秀将于7月15日至7月18日在上海举行，为期四天。预计将有多达50位来自中国的男、女运动员提供展示个人才华的机会。最终获选者将飞赴位于美国弗罗里达州的奥兰多WWE全球精英培训中心接受培训。

上月，WWE宣布将于北京时间9月21号周六如约重返上海梅赛德斯-奔驰文化中心。这也是WWE从2016年起，连续第四年将兼具视觉体验和丰富剧情的动作现场秀带到中国。在今年的WWE上海秀舞台上，粉丝们将近距离观看到他们最喜爱的WWE超级巨星，包括WWE头牌“大狗”罗门·伦斯（Roman Reigns™），“新任冠军”科菲·金士顿（Kofi Kings™），夏洛特·佛莱尔（Charlotte Flair™），明日华（Asuka™），“恶魔王子”芬·巴洛尔（Finn Bálor™），泽维尔·伍兹（Xavier Woods™），标志二人组（The Iiconics™），中邑真辅（Shinsuke Nakamura™），凯文·欧文斯（Kevin Owens™）等一众蓝队超级巨星们。更激动人心的是，目前在美国弗罗里达州奥兰多WWE全球精英培训中心接受专业训练的中国之星Xia Li （李霞）和Boa （王彦博）也将加入豪华阵容，中国粉丝也将非常期待他们在国内的首次亮相。

关于PP体育

PP体育隶属于苏宁集团，是中国最早开始通过互联网直播体育赛事的平台，目前拥有中超、亚冠、英超、德甲、意甲、法甲、西甲、欧冠、欧联以及WWE、UFC等重量级体育赛事版权。依托苏宁强大的集团优势，PP体育已经形成了以足球产业为核心的体育内容矩阵。同时，PP体育致力于打造互联网第一体育平台，走向版权上游，做大平台中游，拓展产品下游，打通版权运营、衍生内容、体育会员、商业开发的全产业链，以领先行业的体育IP运营能力服务用户。

关于 WWE

1999年，WWE在纽约证交所挂牌上市 (NYSE: WWE) 。WWE是一家世界级的体育娱乐和整合媒体公司，通过旗下全方位的业务部门及子公司，全年 52 周不间断地向全球观众提供具有原创性的精彩内容。WWE致力于打造世界一流的家庭娱乐体验，并通过旗下电视节目、付费视频、数字媒体和出版平台将精彩内容带给全球观众。每年有6.5亿个家庭可以通过25 种以上的语言收看WWE的节目。WWE电视网，全球首个全年24小时不间断播出、覆盖超过180个国家的优质电视网络，提供包括付费收看现场演出、预约节目以及资源丰富的点播视频库。WWE 的总部位于美国康涅狄格州的斯坦福市，并在纽约、洛杉矶、伦敦、墨西哥城、孟买、上海、新加坡、迪拜、慕尼黑和东京设有办公室。更多关于WWE（NYSE：WWE）的信息，请登录 wwe.com 和 corporate.wwe.com。查询了解全球演出信息，请登录 http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/。

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