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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K 0 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the year ended December 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number 001-16131 WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT , INC . ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) or Title of each class Class A Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share Large Accelerated Filer x 1241 East Main Street Stamford , CT 06902 ( 203 ) 352-8600 ( Address , including zip code , and telephone number , including area code , of Registrant's principal executive offices ) SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OF THE ACT Trading Symbol ( s ) WWE 04-2693383 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( g ) OF THE ACT None No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Accelerated Filer " Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Non - Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes Aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates of the Registrant at June 30 , 2020 using our closing price on June 30 , 2020 was $ 1,990,934,790 . As of February 2 , 2021 , the number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's Class A common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share , was 46,736,044 and the number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's Class B common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share , was 31,099,011 shares . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K .