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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 3)* World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. --------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 98156Q108 ---------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. Beneficial ownership information contained herein is given as of the date listed above. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 98156Q108 SCHEDULE 13G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only) Lindsell Train Limited ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions): (a) [ ] (b) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION England and Wales ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (5) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 5,817,681 shares* EACH REPORTING ------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ------------------------------------------- (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,697,681 shares* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,697,681 shares* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 17.417%* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *See Attachment A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 98156Q108 SCHEDULE 13G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only) Mr. Michael James Lindsell ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions): (a) [ ] (b) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United Kingdom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (5) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 5,817,681 shares* EACH REPORTING ------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ------------------------------------------- (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,697,681 shares* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,697,681 shares* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 17.417%* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN,HC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *See Attachment A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 98156Q108 SCHEDULE 13G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only) Mr. Nicholas John Train ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions): (a) [ ] (b) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United Kingdom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (5) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 5,817,681 shares* EACH REPORTING ------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ------------------------------------------- (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,697,681 shares* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,697,681 shares* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 17.417%* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *See Attachment A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CUSIP NO. 98156Q108 SCHEDULE 13G Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1241 East Main Street Stamford, CT 06902 USA Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing: This Schedule 13G is being jointly filed by Lindsell Train Limited ("the Manager"),a corporation organized under the laws of England and Wales, United Kingdom, Mr. Michael James Lindsell and Mr. Nicholas Train with respect to the ownership of shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share of the Issuer ("Class A Common Stock") by several separately managed accounts over which the Manager has investment discretion and/or voting power ("the Managed Accounts"). The Manager and Messrs. Lindsell and Train are collectively referred to in this Schedule 13G as the "Reporting Persons."Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: The address of the principal business office of the Manager and Messrs. Lindsell and Train is 66 Buckingham Gate, London SWIE 6AU, United Kingdom. Item 2(c). Citizenship: The Manager is a corporation organized under the laws of England and Wales, the United Kingdom. Messrs. Lindsell and Train are citizens of the United Kingdom. SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 14, 2017 Lindsell Train Limited By: /s/ Michael C.Y. Lim ------------------------------- Name: Michael C.Y. Lim Title: Director By: /s/ Michael James Lindsell ------------------------------- Name: Michael James Lindsell By: /s/ Nicholas John Train ------------------------------- Name: Nicholas John Train ATTACHMENT A 1. Items 4(a) and (b) of Schedule 13G As of December 31, 2016, the Managed Accounts were the legal owners of 6,697,681 shares of Class A Common Stock. Based on there being 38, 455,266 shares of Class A Common Stock, as reported in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of World Wrest- ling Entertainment, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2016 (the "Form 10-Q"), the Managed Accounts' holding represents approximately 17.417% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock. No individual account holds more than 5% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock. The Manager serves as investment manager to the Managed Accounts and has vot- ing power over 5,817,681 shares of Class A Common Stock representing 15.1% of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock but holds investment discretion over 6,697,681 shares of Class A Common Stock representing 17.417% of the outstand- ing shares of Class A Common Stock. Accordingly, the Manager may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 17.417% of outstanding shares of the Class A Common Stock. Michael Lindsell owns a significant membership interest in the Manager and as such may be deemed to control shares held by the Manager by virtue of his interest in the Manager. Nicholas Train owns a significant membership interest in the Manager and as such may be deemed to control shares held by the Manager by virtue of his interest in the Manager. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer held by the Managed Accounts, except to the extent of any pecunicary interest therefrom, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that they are the beneficial owners of such securities. 2. Item 4(c) of Schedule 13G As of December 31, 2016, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have the power to vote or to direct the voting of and/or to dispose or to direct the disposition of the 6,697,681 shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Managed Accounts. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer held by the Managed Accounts, except to the extent of any pecunicary interest therefrom, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that they are the beneficial owners of such securities.