Nuggets vs The WWE

[Whisper]

WWE chairman Vince McMahon wasn't pleased to see the Lakers win on Sunday, and it's not because he's a closet Houston Rockets fan. (Although, when you think about it, Ron Artest could have a nice post-NBA career on the professional wrestling circuit ...)

Because the No. 1 seeded Lakers advanced to the conference finals, the No. 2 seeded Nuggets are now scheduled to host Game 4 on Monday, May 25 ... the same date the WWE reserved at the Pepsi Center for a televised Monday Night Raw episode. Had the fifth-seeded Rockets won, the Nuggets would be on the road that date.

"Even though the Denver Nuggets had a strong team this year and were projected to make the playoffs," McMahon said in a statement, "obviously Nuggets and Pepsi Center owner Stan Kroenke did not have enough faith in his own team to hold the May 25th date for a potential playoff game."

McMahon also states that the WWE reserved their date all the way back in August, which, if you recall, was when the Nuggets were still in full-fledged cost-cutting mode, having sent Marcus Camby to the Clippers while receiving nothing in return just weeks earlier.

The Nuggets eventually reversed their fortunes with the Chauncey Billups trade in November, but it's not a stretch to think the front office went through most of the summer expecting yet another first-round flameout. Obviously as the regular season progressed, the Nuggets started to think a lengthy playoff run was possible, right?

Actually, maybe not. According to WWE spokeman Robert Zimmerman, the Pepsi Center actually confirmed the May 25 date as recent as a month ago. From the AP:

Zimmerman said the Pepsi Center confirmed in March with the WWE that the organization wanted to keep the May 25 date, and sent a contract on April 15 - the final night of the regular season - which WWE signed and returned. Tickets went on sale April 11.

That's a little more difficult to justify, and it's justifiable for McMahon and Co. to be a little miffed (even if they're milking this annoyance for as much publicity as possible with inflammatory statements). Apparently as many as 10,000 tickets for Raw have already been sold, though a new date and/or venue for the event has yet to be determined.

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/05/18/nuggets...-double-booked/



Funny. I'm way over this pretend wrestling crap. Still don't get why it's still around.

 

[jarrod2323]

cuz men need their soaps, too LOL

 

[The Guid]

not to mention they still make a lot of money considering how much worse it is now compared to it's "glory days"

 

[HTF]

Kenyon Martin would own any WWE guy. He's straight thug life.

 

[JoshHoward5]

As long as there is 10 year old kids, there will be the WWE

 

[Mexi]

"Even though the Denver Nuggets had a strong team this year and were projected to make the playoffs," McMahon said in a statement, "obviously Nuggets and Pepsi Center owner Stan Kroenke did not have enough faith in his own team to hold the May 25th date for a potential playoff game."

lol

I'm surprised no one has blamed the Lakers yet. If they didn't force themselves to a Game 7 vs. Houston, this would be no problem

 

[Whisper]

http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/vms...4?cid=2009EP-00

Vince on ESPNEWS talking to the guy that they always made look like a b!tch on WWE hahahaha

LOL He just straight blasted the Nuggets owner, Stan Kroenke. Seems like he's not backing down, and even said that there is seemingly going to be two events that night on game 4. Sorry, but get outta here Vince let the real pro athletes take the stage.

 

[Mexi]

lol Whipser the guy interviewing him used to work for WWE like as recent as a year ago too.

but man that interview makes this whole situation look really really ugly

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I hate to say it, but the WWE had it booked first. This will be interesting.

 

[Lake Louise]

I hardly ever watch WWE anymore, the only reasons I do is if 1.I have nothing else to do or 2.For the divas. That`s the main reason why I`m going to check out that new show coming to NBC(I believe) called "I`m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here" because it has Torrie Wilson on it, hell yeah!! lol.

Anyways, I know they booked it first, so technically they should get to have it on that night. It`s the Nuggets Organizations fault for not booking it in time, but if it`s going to intervene with the playoffs, than step-aside Vince, NBA Playoffs are more important in this case.

 

[RB!]

Hey Vince, NBA >>>>>>> WWE. Go suck a dick.

 

[footballplaya52]

if you try to dispute during the playoffs than your a dick, suck it vince

 

[The Guid]

though I agree that Vince should give it up...the Nuggets are entirely at fault here. They gave up on their team too early and are paying the price for it.

Also keep in mind that the WWE already has all their plans set and worked around being at the Pepsi Center on Monday night.

 

[cruzg24]

They should put Vince Mcmahon and Kroenke in a steel cage match during halftime to please the WWE fans.


I would watch it.....

 

[JoshHoward5]

I bet in the end he will give it up, but during the meantime he is going to get some publicity. Any publicity is good publicity and if anybody knows that it's Vince McMahon and the WWE.

 

[A.E]

This story is too funny.

Whats funny is nobody in Denver other than youngsters & those who don't get laid seem to care.

Nuggets game it is.

 

[Lake Louise]

I bet in the end he will give it up, but during the meantime he is going to get some publicity. Any publicity is good publicity and if anybody knows that it's Vince McMahon and the WWE.

Yeah. It`s mostly a publicity stunt than anything else. I mean, it is a "real" conflict, but mostly for publicity.

 

[I'm With ATL]

As a Wrestling and Basketball fan, I dont get the disrespect towards Vince or the WWE in this thread. WWE is still REALLY popular, and booked the arena first.

 

[.snowy]

Yeah on RAW on Monday night, a pot shot was taken at the Nuggets. I know its publicity and all that, but I would have expected this to have been behind closed doors. The NBA should get it I reckon, and I am a huge WWE and NBA fan. The E can move to somewhere else.

 

[I'm With ATL]

Yeah on RAW on Monday night, a pot shot was taken at the Nuggets. I know its publicity and all that, but I would have expected this to have been behind closed doors. The NBA should get it I reckon, and I am a huge WWE and NBA fan. The E can move to somewhere else.

How can they move to somewhere else? It's probably already sold out.