More Clarification on WWE's Stance on Third Party Platforms; Company Encouraging Social Media Activity

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-- WWE officials have noted that the recent communication to talent about “third party” platforms is not actually a new edict but rather a reminder of the terms of the contract they all signed. The company reiterated that all talent are encouraged to be active across various social media platforms but that they shouldn’t be independently monetizing WWE owned or controlled intellectual property, which would include the wrestlers’ in-ring names that the company created.