World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) on January 12, 2023 said it had retained advisers to handle legal, financial and communications matters to help the company weigh “strategic alternatives” amid a “rapidly evolving” media landscape. The professional-wrestling group said it had tapped The Raine Group LLC as a financial advisor, Kirkland & Ellis LLP as legal advisor and August LLC as a strategic communications advisor. “WWE's upcoming media rights cycle will take place amid a rapidly evolving media and entertainment landscape, and we believe exploring our strategic alternatives at this critical juncture will enable WWE to fully capitalize on the significant value of our intellectual property,” Executive Chairman Vince McMahon said in a statement.