WWE is a proud supporter of Special Olympics Unified Sports®, which brings together people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. It was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.
WWE Superstars engages with Special Olympics athletes all around the globe through Unified Sports®. Over the past few years, WWE Superstars have participated in Unified soccer in Italy, Unified flag football in Arizona, TopGolf in Los Angeles, Basketball in Wales, Bowling in Montreal, Unified bocce in Las Vegas, Unified soccer in UAE and Saudi Arabia along with several other events, panels, and leadership conferences. Superstars have also reached out to Special Olympics athletes to encourage them in training and to congratulate them for achievements.
"WWE has been an incredible Global partner to our movement over the past 7 years and we are so excited to announce that we will continue our collective impact for years to come both domestically and around the world," said Special Olympics CEO Mary Davis. Davis added "When we think of how our partners have stepped up during this difficult time, WWE comes to mind. Not only are they supporting us financially, but they continue to help us find innovative ways to reach our athletes for example, through the launch of our online fitness series School of Strength, and talent engagement for our first-ever Gaming for Inclusion event. WWE also supported countless virtual engagements with Superstars that lifted up our athletes' spirits while in-person activities were cancelled."
WWE's partnership with Special Olympics dates back to the 1995 World Games in New Haven, and more recently has included partnerships with the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle, the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi, 2022 USA Games in Orlando, 2023 World Games in Berlin and an on-going corporate partnership with Special Olympics Connecticut. Special Olympics was named 2018 Business Partner of the Year at the annual WWE Business Partner Summit.