Vince Takes On NBA In WWE vs Denver Nuggets Controversy

By Keelan Balderson • May 19, 2009

WWE VS. NBA
May 18, 2009

STAMFORD, Conn., May 18, 2009 – World Wrestling Entertainment®’s live, internationally televised broadcast, WWE Monday Night RAW®, (USA Network, 9:00 PM ET) to take place at the Pepsi Center in Denver next Monday, May 25th is in jeopardy of being canceled by the Denver Nuggets. The WWE and Denver Nuggets are currently at an impasse in resolving a scheduling debacle by the team and the Pepsi Center.

A sell-out crowd is expected to attend the WWE show at the same time the Denver Nuggets are slated to square off against the Los Angeles Lakers for Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference Finals. WWE has held the May 25th date with the Pepsi Center since August 15, 2008.

“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,” said WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. “When you do have a date, you plan everything around it, we may be holding an event in a parking lot somewhere.”

Vince is definitely milking this in the media (why wouldn’t he), even flashing Lakers colors.

He even got ESPN time, with none other than Jonathon Coachman!

I’d personally mark out if WWE did a show out in a parking lot. It would bring back some of the rebellious attitude that has been lost over the years. However in truth, WWE had the contract, so WWE should get the arena.

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