WWE and Denver Nuggets in scheduling conflict

[Auggie]

San Francisco Examiner, 5-18-09

The biggest feud in pro wrestling has just become Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment versus The Denver Nuggets.

A week from tonight, WWE’s live flagship broadcast Monday Night RAW, was to emanate from the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver, Colorado. The problem is that game four of the
Nuggets/Lakers NBA Western Conference finals is also scheduled for the Pepsi Center that very night.

WWE spokesman Robert Zimmerman said that secured the rights for the Pepsi Center back on August 15 and already 10,000 tickets have been sold for the event, ranging from $20 to $70. He went on to say that the Pepsi Center confirmed with WWE back in March regarding the May 25 date, and sent a contract on April 15 (the final night of the regular NBA season), which WWE signed and returned. Tickets went on sale for WWE RAW on April 11.

The scheduling conflict didn't arise until yesterday (Sunday, May 17) when the Lakers beat the Houston Rockets in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals. If Houston had won the series then Denver would have had home-court advantage in the next round and would have hosted Games 1 and 2, which would have put the May 25 game in Houston.

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