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WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 10:49 pm
by dockingsched
WWE vs. Denver Nuggets, lol
problem with game 4 scheduling
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... AD988TILG0Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are scheduled to be at the Pepsi Center in Denver next Monday night.
Problem is, so are John Cena and a bunch of wrestlers.
World Wrestling Entertainment says it is booked at the arena for an episode of Monday Night Raw, the same night the Nuggets are slated to host the Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.
WWE spokesman Robert Zimmerman says the organization secured the Pepsi Center last Aug. 15 and has already sold more than 10,000 tickets for the event. He says the organization expects a sellout, with tickets ranging from $20 to $70.
"Even though the Denver Nuggets had a strong team this year and were projected to make the playoffs, 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," WWE chairman Vince McMahon said in a statement.
Denver is usually done with basketball by now. The Nuggets had lost in the first round five straight years, but as the No. 2 seed in the West are in the conference finals for the first time since 1985.
The Nuggets referred comment to the NBA, which handles scheduling during the playoffs. NBA spokesman Mark Broussard said the league was looking into the conflict.
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.
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 10:53 pm
by DEEP3CL
Lolololo................the Nuggets organization didn't think the Nuggets would be around in the middle of May. That's all there is to that story. Whoowwwwwww that was funny !
Looks like we'll be heading to the old McNichols Arena..................note to janitors find all the rats !
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:06 pm
by magic1fan
lol...now that's comedy...
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:41 pm
by eagles nut
Denver should be forced to forfeit that game.
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:53 pm
by Flipdog69xxx
"Even though the Denver Nuggets had a strong team this year and were projected to make the playoffs, 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," WWE chairman Vince McMahon said in a statement.
haha OUCH.
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:18 am
by Danny Darko
Jeesh Stan... did you rent that out before or after Billups?
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:52 am
by DubaLakers
Cashman I was getting ready to rip on your well deserved new mod for your WWE/LAL scheduling conflict take, until I read it. I'm like are you kidding me DCash is a WWE>LAL diehard?!?!...Nice find Cashman!
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:16 am
by butter17
GOOD: LET'S PLAY GAME 4 AT STAPLE CENTER.
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:32 am
by Tommy Trojan
eagles nut wrote:Denver should be forced to forfeit that game.
LOL this is too funny
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 2:56 am
by Dr Aki
Tommy Trojan wrote:eagles nut wrote:Denver should be forced to forfeit that game.
LOL this is too funny
lakers in 3!
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 4:15 am
by KObe Bryant
What the hell?
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 4:19 am
by hermes
vince mcmahon will not be denied!
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 4:34 am
by daddyfivestar
Lakers messed the whole thing up by going 7!
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 4:46 am
by Desiderium
you guys HAVE TO see this video
slap in the face to nuggets, mr mcmahon speaks out.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4176082
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 4:51 am
by dockingsched
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 4:56 am
by Desiderium
lmao @ the kobe jersey
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 4:58 am
by DEEP3CL
Cool....V-Mac rollin with us !
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 5:02 am
by Desiderium
if i was a nugget fan, i'd be sooo pissed right now. first of all, it was nuggets owner that made the mistake, so rescheduling to make it a back to back night would be unfair to the lakers organization, they didnt do anything wrong. nuggets should be forced to either have 2 events that night..or forced to forfeit the game.
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:41 am
by Rich Rane
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4176082Jonathan Coachman, now working for ESPN, interviewing his former boss, Vince McMahon.
"Quite frankly, it's my view that Stan Kroenke should be arrested for impersonating a good businessman."
"I think the Denver Nuggets fans had a lot more faith in terms of the team making the playoffs than the owner Stan Kroenke."
"And it probably won't be good business if the team and the coach have to relay and rely on the management of Stan Kroenke's management...I don't like their chances of going too far in the playoffs."
- "What are they doing to work with you on this?
- "Uh quite frankly, my suggestion is a steel cage match between with Stan Kroenke and me. I think that would be exciting. And I think there's no question-that way we would settle all of this."
-"Do you plan on being in Denver next Monday."
-"Our trucks are rolling."
-"Now I do not wish any harm on the Denver Nuggets, but I'd like to personally give this to Mr. Kroenke (holds up Kobe Bryant's jersey) as soon as possible."
-"It's my view the Nuggets did not even present this to the NBA as a booked date."
You have to admire Vince McMahon's improvisation.
Re: WCF Game 4 Scheduling Conflict. Denver vs. WWE
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:49 am
by daddyfivestar
eagles nut wrote:Denver should be forced to forfeit that game.
Or move it.
In 1992, the Lakers had to move their playoff game against the Blazers to Vegas and
the Clippers had to move their playoff game against Utah down to Anaheim.
I say move game 4 to Vegas or Anaheim on Monday 5/25
Lakers will wear the road uni's
