Denver Nuggets vs. WWE

[fezfez]

The WWE has the Pepsi Center in Denver booked for Raw a week from tonight. That's the same night the Nuggets are hosting the Lakers in game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Who should get the building? The WWE booked the place months in advance and have already sold 10,000 tix. As Vinny Mac put it, the Nuggets owner didn't have enough faith in his team to hold the date. I agree with Vince, give it to the wrestlers.

[KingGeno]

Doesn't wrestling sell out and make more money then garbage NBA nowadays?

I say give it to the wrestlers

[hammersavage]

The Nuggets would sell out. And way more people care about the actual sport. They can put on their play or whatever the next day.

[Gvac]

Who in their right mind would want to watch a bunch of over-sized men compete against one another in a physical competition while dressing provocatively?

Give it to the wrestlers!

[razorboy]

Put Kenyon Martin's Mom and Mark Cuban on the card.

[samechick]

Another vote for the wrestlers!

[Death Metal Moe]

Wow, that is pretty shitty that they booked an event during an event during a date that the basketball team that plays there could have been in playoffs. Is that lack of any real scheduling or compete lack in the abilities of the team?

Either way, they should give it to the WWE for having booked the place but they'll probably give it to the stupid basketball team. Because everyone in the area will suddenly care just because their crappy little team is in the playoffs, then forget next year when they go on a losing streak again.

[K.C.]

I was reading the Associated Press article on it.

Sounds like WWE actually has a pretty good case for it. They re-confirmed the date last month, and signed a contract for the arena.

This is the NBA's fault, unless they have something specifically stated in the arena rental contract about giving preference to the home teams that play there.

They're either going to have to reschedule, get sued, or settle somehow.

[Death Metal Moe]

And try a poll next time Fezfez.

[razorboy]

And try a poll next time Fezfez.

Ron has been saying that for years.

[KingGeno]

Would WWE fans win in a fight against NBA fans?

[Heather 8]

Obviously this needs to be settled in a contract-on-a-pole match.

Or Vince could give the Nuggets the building, and then have the whole Raw locker room do a run-in during the final quarter.

[Gvac]

Ron has been saying that for years.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Fucking AWESOME!

[Death Metal Moe]

Would WWE fans win in a fight against NBA fans?

Hard to say. The average WWE fan is probably closer to an O&A fan. But the people who can actually afford NBA Playoff tickets are rich people.

Im gonna take the WWE fans in this one.

[Heather 8]

The average WWE fan is probably closer to an O&A fan.


Plus a few pounds, minus a few teeth.

[Foster]

its just another one of Vince's works,

he and George Karl will wind up in a match for rights to the arena

[K.C.]

Hard to say. The average WWE fan is probably closer to an O&A fan. But the people who can actually afford NBA Playoff tickets are rich people.

Im gonna take the WWE fans in this one.


If that's true, does that mean they have an arena full of BAMs at RAW every Monday?

Yeah...I'll take NBA fans to win that one.

[Death Metal Moe]

If that's true, does that mean they have an arena full of BAMs at RAW every Monday?

Yeah...I'll take NBA fans to win that one.

Less cigarettes smoked, so they may be able to walk a short flight of stairs without a mid flight break.

Advantage WWE fans!

[Hottub]

Nuggets FTW.
The wrestlers can go to the high school gym.

[Heather 8]

Nuggets FTW.
The wrestlers can go to the high school gym.

Are you trying to maintain a permanent spot on my shit list?

[Hottub]

Oh Heather. Hey.
I didn't see you over there.:wink:

[Heather 8]

See, I knew you had me on ignore.

[Hottub]

See, I knew you had me on ignore.

I literally LOL ed.

[DarkHippie]

Legally, the wwe should get it, but it will probably go to the nuggets.

[led37zep]

I'm sure the Nuggets have an exclusivity agreement with the arena.

[Death Metal Moe]

I'm sure the Nuggets have an exclusivity agreement with the arena.

I don't know, if the WWE reconfirmed last month with them, this could get kinda ugly in court. You know Vince will have his lawyers on it fast.

[Hottub]

Too much Nuggets talk.

Fuckin' starving!
http://www.adamfoods.com/chicken%20nuggets.jpg

[Death Metal Moe]

Too much Nuggets talk.

Fuckin' starving!
http://www.adamfoods.com/chicken%20nuggets.jpg

Looks delicious.

[led37zep]

Basketball in the AM


Wrestling in the PM

[epo]

David Stern is a much bigger heel than Vince. I'm guessing that Stern will have Larry Zbyszko hand him a roll of dimes and knock out Vince for the title.

[Heather 8]

Vince will force an early end-of-game buzzer when the Lakers are a point ahead.

[underdog]

They should give it to the sport that isn't fixed.

The NBA is going to have to reschedule.

[Devo37]

only one way to settle this: Battle Royal!!!

[burrben]

fuck the nuggets

[Death Metal Moe]

Vince will force an early end-of-game buzzer when the Lakers are a point ahead.

THE DENVER SCREWJOB!!!!

[Death Metal Moe]

http://www.wwe.com/content/media/images/Superstars/bio/4903478

"FUCK YOU Denver Nuggets!! You can suck my 10 inch cock!"

[tnbt23]

The Nuggets will get the building...and win the game.

but then Vince will come out and say he had a contractual agreement that states that WWE should have had the building that night and the Nuggets' victory will be erased from the record-books...

[Hottub]

http://www.wwe.com/content/media/images/Superstars/bio/4903478

"FUCK YOU Denver Nuggets!! You can suck my 10 inch cock!"

Nice.

[Gvac]

(Someone has to tell Fez that not every post goes in the "Everything Ron & Fez" forum. Hey, at least he's posting...right?)

[LebRon & Fez]

I thought only Kobe got away with raping fans in Denver.

[Chob]

The venue should honor their business arrangement with WWE.

[Sue_Bender]

The WWE should just play a re-run in the time slot.

Anything from the last 7 years would work.

They've been putting on the same show since (at least) 2002.

No one would notice.

[Death Metal Moe]

The WWE should just play a re-run in the time slot.

Anything from the last 7 years would work.

They've been putting on the same show since (at least) 2002.

No one would notice.

Sam would. He would spit out his Ellio's pizza at the TV.

[fezfez]

Oddly enough, they never have this problem as the Garden

[Tenbatsuzen]

I'm sure the Nuggets have an exclusivity agreement with the arena.

They do, considering the Owner of the Nuggets also owns the Arena.


As I said in the wrestling forum, there are two smaller venues in Denver they could work the show at. If not, Vince could conceivably find another place to have Raw at and come back to Denver.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Oddly enough, they never have this problem as the Garden

basketball.. at MSG... in the spring?

[razorboy]

basketball.. at MSG... in the spring?

Maybe he meant Boston Garden. Still doesn't make much sense.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Oddly enough, they never have this problem as the Garden

:lol: I remember 1994 and 1998's silver medal for the Knicks

damn you Texas


as for the question asked, Denver had no clue there would be basketball this late


the contract should have been revised once that cancer Iverson was off the team


I say make the Nuggets wait

[FatassTitePants]

Well the Penguins got bumped for Yanni last week, so the Nuggets (by the way, always makes me think of poop) will have to eat it. I am going to love the grudge match between David Stern and McMahon--two of the most powerful dickweeds in sports.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Possible alternate sites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magness_Arena - Magness Arena

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Coliseum - Denver Coliseum

[jauble]

Who in their right mind would want to watch a bunch of over-sized men compete against one another in a physical competition while dressing provocatively?

Give it to the wrestlers!

Gvac only watches espn classic basketball where if you didn't see accidental sack while stretching it was a tech foul.

[burrben]

They do, considering the Owner of the Nuggets also owns the Arena.


As I said in the wrestling forum, there are two smaller venues in Denver they could work the show at. If not, Vince could conceivably find another place to have Raw at and come back to Denver.

after this, denver is dead to vince

[DolaMight]

can't they just compromise and set up a ring beside the court?

I'd love to alternate and see some stiener recliners during foul shots.

[Tenbatsuzen]

can't they just compromise and set up a ring beside the court?

I'd love to alternate and see some stiener recliners during foul shots.

That... THAT'S CARMELO ANTHONY'S MUSIC!

[DolaMight]

That... THAT'S CARMELO ANTHONY'S MUSIC!

you know there'd be a bench clearing Artestesque brawl that would spill into the ring and a wrestler would somehow break a backboard with a nasty dunk. It's inevitable.

[STC-Dub]

The owner of the Nuggets also owns the arena but the WWE seems to have a good case. How about having the wrestling as the half time act? Or combine the two somehow, the refs in both sports suck so it seems like a nice match.

[FatassTitePants]

That... THAT'S CARMELO ANTHONY'S MUSIC!

The fact that the NBA plays music during the play is one of the reasons I hate it. They act like people cannot be entertained by dribbling the ball upcourt and need secondary entertainment at the same time. Sickening.

[Fallon]

I'd say cut a deal with the arena and tape RAW the night before, but WWE has two shows on Sunday and they don't seem like big venues.

But WWE should get the arena. Didn't Yanni fuck up a hockey game recently? He deserved the arena too even though he blows.

[Crippler]

I haven't read anything about this, but every post season ticket & series I've seen in the last 15+ years have been marked with somthing to the effect of "DATE & TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED/DETERMINED." So I don't see why it would be a big deal to bump the basketball game a day in either direction.

Shit, in the NFL playoffs they never know more than a week in advance when the next round is going to be (until the Superbowl) so they can cherry-pick the bigger market or more storied franchise team into the Sunday at 1pm spot, etc. They've obviously known about this conflict for more than a week, what's the problem?

[The Jays]

This is the arena management's fault, clear and simple. The WWE has the arena that night, not only because they booked last year, but also because their business requires a live event to occur at 9pm EST on Monday night. If the NBA and the Nuggets have a problem with that, find another fucking arena.

[pmouth]

they should give it to the wrestlers since they booked it in advance, the nuggets can play the game on tuesday or do it on the road

nice find on that fez..

[falcon95]

The WWE has the Pepsi Center in Denver booked for Raw a week from tonight. That's the same night the Nuggets are hosting the Lakers in game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Who should get the building? The WWE booked the place months in advance and have already sold 10,000 tix. As Vinny Mac put it, the Nuggets owner didn't have enough faith in his team to hold the date. I agree with Vince, give it to the wrestlers.

kinda off topic but the creater of family guy and american dad as well as the upcoming show the cleaveland show just bought a jet goes to show talent hard work and a dedication to your craft will eventually lead to success..:wink:

[The Jays]

The Nuggets would sell out. And way more people care about the actual sport. They can put on their play or whatever the next day.

Umm, no they can't. Raw is a live televised event and requires the arena audience as part of its show.

And this isn't something that gets resolved by popularity contest. The WWE, like it or not, attracts sell out crowds at every venue they perform at, especially for Monday Night Raw. It is a live televised event broadcast on the USA network, and they can't just do their "play" at the local high school. The arena would be subject to a ridiculous lawsuit if they make the WWE cancel their show for Monday night.

[MagillaGorillaz]

That has got to be the toughest job scheduling an arena like that. Not only do you have the Nuggets, but you could have had the Avalanche playing into the year as well.
If only the NBA would play a playoff game on Saturday none of this would happen. They waited three days this past round to play a game 7, just because they felt like they wouldn't get the ratings on tv. What day of the week is game 3 scheduled?

[Hottub]

Oddly enough, they never have this problem as the Garden

Every year the circus is in town the same time the Rangers are playing. Circus in the day, hockey at night. They have been doing it for years.

[A.J.]

I say crossover:

"Oh my God, King! That's Carmelo Anthony's music!"

[Freitag]

That... THAT'S CARMELO ANTHONY'S MUSIC!

I say crossover:

"Oh my God, King! That's Carmelo Anthony's music!"

Sandbox preventing you from reading the rest of the thread, AJ?

[underdog]

Sandbox preventing you from reading the rest of the thread, AJ?

I think the Ignore feature works.

[A.J.]

Sandbox preventing you from reading the rest of the thread, AJ?

Nah, shitty IE connection.

[Freitag]

Umm, no they can't. Raw is a live televised event and requires the arena audience as part of its show.

And this isn't something that gets resolved by popularity contest. The WWE, like it or not, attracts sell out crowds at every venue they perform at, especially for Monday Night Raw. It is a live televised event broadcast on the USA network, and they can't just do their "play" at the local high school. The arena would be subject to a ridiculous lawsuit if they make the WWE cancel their show for Monday night.

Raw does NOT sell out every venue they go to. I would say they are probably at 70 percent capacity. Don't forget, with how backstage is set up, they're cutting off 20-25% of the arena. Plus, from the business of sports economics, the gate that a Nuggets West. Conf. final playoff game would bring it would be much, much more than a Raw taping.

It's bad business for Kroenke to do this and not ask for special dispensation from Stern when there's another event scheduled, but it is the playoffs.


Now, we just need a black and white slow-mo version of Hennig hitting the half-court shot. The WWE: Where Amazing Happens

[Freitag]

I think the Ignore feature works.

That was option #2, but I know AJ better than that.

[A.J.]

That was option #2, but I know AJ better than that.

Instead of calling me out you should have at least praised me for making a WWE reference. Jeez!

[Freitag]

you know there'd be a bench clearing Artestesque brawl that would spill into the ring and a wrestler would somehow break a backboard with a nasty dunk. It's inevitable.

I could actually see this turning into a Longest Yard style one-game playoff to see who gets to use the arena.

Caretaker would be played by... Karl Malone.

[disneyspy]

Instead of calling me out you should have at least praised me for making a WWE reference. Jeez!

well are ya gonna answer the bell or just hang out backstage all night?

[Freitag]

Instead of calling me out you should have at least praised me for making a WWE reference. Jeez!

Isn't it more of a Sports Guy reference, though?

I think the joke began with Kobe turning on Phil Jackson with a STEEL chair.

[brettmojo]

Nuggets FTW.
The wrestlers can go to the high school gym.

If they can fit 10,000+ into a highschool gym...

They do, considering the Owner of the Nuggets also owns the Arena.


As I said in the wrestling forum, there are two smaller venues in Denver they could work the show at. If not, Vince could conceivably find another place to have Raw at and come back to Denver.

I don't see why they can't just bump the game one night. Basketball players are the wussiest of sports athletes. Like they need all the days off.

[Dan G]

http://www.e-imagesite.com/Files/sternvsmcmahon49616436.gif

[Farthammer]

This is easy just have an extra day off in the series and the game on Saturday.

[Fallon]

Every year the circus is in town the same time the Rangers are playing. Circus in the day, hockey at night. They have been doing it for years.

Does the circus get mad from the smell the Rangers leave?

[TjM]

This is easy just have an extra day off in the series and the game on Saturday.

I think the schedule is Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday

[El Mudo]

I'd say cut a deal with the arena and tape RAW the night before, but WWE has two shows on Sunday and they don't seem like big venues.

But WWE should get the arena. Didn't Yanni fuck up a hockey game recently? He deserved the arena too even though he blows.



Pens and Caps had to play Games 4 and 5 on back to back nights because of Yanni's concert at Civic Arena

http://www.thepensblog.com/images/stories/2009_playoffs/gamedays/round3game1/12.jpg

[TripleSkeet]

Sporting events get bumped all the time. I dont see why its a big deal having the NBA game on Tuesday instead. Its on TNT also so its not like any kind of new tv lineup gets messed up. All they show is either syndicated drama shows or movies.

The wrestlers should get it.

[brettmojo]

How close is Coors field to the Nugget's arena? The Rockies play the Dodgers at 1:10.

[Fallon]

They are gonna do the show at the Staples Center in LA.

Oh man, they are gonna shit on the Nuggets big time.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-nba-wweconflict&prov=ap&type=lgns

[hammersavage]

They are gonna do the show at the Staples Center in LA.

Oh man, they are gonna shit on the Nuggets big time.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-nba-wweconflict&prov=ap&type=lgns

Maybe Owen Hart can make a surprise appearance to get his old chant going

[burrben]

i predict a lot of lakers jerseys will be worn

[Fallon]

i predict a lot of lakers jerseys will be worn

Miz better wear a Nuggets jersey. But he loves Hollywood though. Could be interesting.

[TjM]

McMahon added the Monday show would include a 5-on-5 match pitting “Lakers” against “Nuggets” and his character would likely confront a character of Stan Kroenke, who owns Kroenke Enterprises, in the ring.


Please god no. I know Raw has been sucking but this would be awful

[epo]

Please god no. I know Raw has been sucking but this would be awful

This calls for midgets.

[fezfez]

Vince is the one moving to another location. According to him, he's receiving no compensation for it. And yet, he still seems like the winner here.

[hammersavage]

Vince is the one moving to another location. According to him, he's receiving no compensation for it. And yet, he still seems like the winner here.

To the Staples Center in LA. I wonder if it will be a pro Laker show?

[Chob]

Vince is the one moving to another location. According to him, he's receiving no compensation for it. And yet, he still seems like the winner here.
For sure. Kroenke comes off looking like a complete idiot, Vince gets free publicity out of it, and people will want to tune into Raw to see what Vince does.

[hanso]

How about a Magic Nuggets match up?
Well that didn't cum out right.