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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MCMAHON VINCENT K   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENTINC [WWE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1241 EAST MAIN STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/16/2016 (Street) STAMFORD, CT 06902 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 05/16/2016   M   2,191,894 A (1) 2,191,894 I By GRAT (2) Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 05/16/2016   S(3)   2,191,894 D $ 16.5 (3) 0 (4) I By GRAT (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (5)

$ 0

05/16/2016

M

2,191,894

(6)

(6)

Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

2,191,894

$ 0

1,547,372

I

By GRAT (2)

Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (5)

$ 0

(6)

(6)

Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

35,533,375

35,533,375 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MCMAHON VINCENT K 1241 EAST MAIN STREET STAMFORD, CT 06902	X	X	Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Vincent K. McMahon		05/17/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Vincent K. McMahon 2013 Irrev. Trust U/A dtd. December 5, 2013 (the "GRAT") converted 2,191,894 shares of Class B Common Stock into 2,191,894 shares of Class A Common Stock on May 16, 2016.
(2)	On December 6, 2013 Vincent K. McMahon ("Mr. McMahon") gifted 8,500,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to the GRAT. Mr. McMahon established the GRAT for the benefit of Mr. McMahon and certain members of Mr. McMahon's family. Mr. McMahon's wife, Linda McMahon, is trustee of the GRAT and has sole voting power and authority, and Linda McMahon and Mr. McMahon (as special trustee of the GRAT) each has unilateral power and authority to sell Class B Common Stock held by the GRAT.
(3)	All 2,191,894 of the shares of Class A Common Stock were sold in a block sale at a price of $16.50 per share.
(4)	Excludes 100 shares of Class A Common Stock and 566,670 shares of Class B Common Stock owned individually by Mr. McMahon's wife, Linda McMahon, the beneficial ownership of which has been reported separately by Linda McMahon and disclaimed by Mr. McMahon.
(5)	Class B Common Stock is convertible, on a one-for-one basis, at any time into Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder.
(6)	N/A

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