WWE Capitol Punishment Pre-PPV thread - *Spoiler included*

D2D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnWbtFDWwcg

This is on Sky Sports AFAIK

EDIT: I'll take that back, Sky Sports website has it on Box Office

DM_7

How can WWE use Obama to advertise a PPV?

parker kent

Liking that promo poster. Best I've seen since in a while.

Charisteas

DM-ICE wrote: »

How can WWE use Obama to advertise a PPV?

Just a guess, but the fact that it's a cartoon drawing and not a photograph may mean that WWE have sidestepped any laws.

DOC09UNAM

Charisteas wrote: »

Just a guess, but the fact that it's a cartoon drawing and not a photograph may mean that WWE have sidestepped any laws.

Nah, they were showing clips of Obama himself on Raw, fake interview questions with Real Obama answers.

I'm sure he gave them the go ahead, anything to increase votes for his re-election I'm sure, keep everyone happy and all that.

drayme

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

Nah, they were showing clips of Obama himself on Raw, fake interview questions with Real Obama answers.

I'm sure he gave them the go ahead, anything to increase votes for his re-election I'm sure, keep everyone happy and all that.

Wrong

It was a parody which is protected under free speech.



Images of the President are also probably public domain too.

JP Liz V1

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WWE officials have been discussing a cage match main event for either the WWE Title or the World Heavyweight Title at next month's Capitol Punishment pay-per-view from Washington, DC.

parker kent

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

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WWE officials have been discussing a cage match main event for either the WWE Title or the World Heavyweight Title at next month's Capitol Punishment pay-per-view from Washington, DC.

Gonna put my neck on the line and say a cage match with R-Truth and Cena with JoMo making some sort of Spiderman like re-appearance using the cage!

D2D

After Raw went off the air last night, the Raw GM announced that with R-Truth earning a victory over John Cena on Monday Night Raw, he has earned a shot at the WWE Championship at the Capitol Punishment PPV on Sunday, June 19. However, this announcement came under one condition. R-Truth must apologize for his actions on Raw last night next week.

View the video here

MitchKoobski

Sky Box Office? They must be expecting big money from this then.

jaykhunter

MitchKoobski wrote: »

Sky Box Office? They must be expecting big money from this then.

LOL

at least it's not Cena/Miz and Cole/Lawler for the fourth time in a row...Although we could all do with Christian/Orton again

Machismo Fan

jaykhunter wrote: »

at least it's not Cena/Miz and Cole/Lawler for the fourth time in a row...Although we could all do with Christian/Orton again

Cena/Truth isn't going to be much better.

jaykhunter

Machismo Fan wrote: »

Cena/Truth isn't going to be much better.

"shut up lil jimmy!" :pac:

JohnMarston

I swear if they play that damn press conference again...:mad:

WE GET IT!

MitchKoobski

When Kevin Dunn like his promotionals, he likes to get em played as much as possible. My money is on it actually opening the show as well.

irish_stevo815

JohnMarston wrote: »

I swear if they play that damn press conference again...:mad:

WE GET IT!

I want Lawler's magical powers - being able to project your dreams onto TV screens across the world

jaykhunter

irish_stevo815 wrote: »

I want Lawler's magical powers - being able to project your dreams onto TV screens across the world

So he was the one who dreamt that Stephanie and HHH dreamt that McMahon was in the hospital with Fred from Scooby Doo? :pac:

Pentecost

Has anyone mentioned the Capitol Punishment/Capitol Hill reference as in the latter is home to the US Congress etc? Saw a couple of folk wondering about the spelling, I'm thinking that's the reasoning with the Obama promos etc.

JP Liz V1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLMQqdTbT3I

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At tonight's WWE Smackdown tapings, Christian challenged Randy Orton for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship at Capitol Punishment Pay Per View, and Orton accepted. Here is the updated card coming out of tonight's WWE Smackdown tapings:

WWE Title Match
R-Truth vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Championship
Christian vs. Randy Orton

Alex Riley vs. The Miz

JP Liz V1

An angle is booked between Big Show and Alberto Del Rio for next week's three-hour RAW, likely to set up a match between the two at Capitol Punishment

D2D

Zeke vs. Wade for the IC Title was announced on SD

starviewadams

The sooner they get the IC title off of Wade the better,but hopefully not to big Zeke,maybe onto a certain American Dragon instead!

Machismo Fan

starviewadams wrote: »

The sooner they get the IC title off of Wade the better,but hopefully not to big Zeke,maybe onto a certain American Dragon instead!

I'd be very surprised if Zeke doesn't win the title on this show.

parker kent

Machismo Fan wrote: »

I'd be very surprised if Zeke doesn't win the title on this show.

Same here. Zeke will have his Ahmed Johnson 1996 KOTR moment.

JP Liz V1

Machismo Fan wrote: »

I'd be very surprised if Zeke doesn't win the title on this show.

How many IC title matches has he had against Wade so far 2 or 3?

I am finding it a very boring feud.

GTR63

parker kent wrote: »

Same here. Zeke will have his Ahmed Johnson 1996 KOTR moment.

Couldn't agree with you more.They even wear the same colour thights.Jaysus did Over the Limit really do 65k buys,**** sake wwe.

parker kent

GTR63 wrote: »

Couldn't agree with you more.They even wear the same colour thights.Jaysus did Over the Limit really do 65k buys,**** sake wwe.

Haha my brother made the same comment watching Smackdown today. Vince obviously likes muscular black men in small red tights :pac:

JP Liz V1

WWE Championship: John Cena (c) Vs. R-Truth

World Heavyweight Championship: Randy Orton (c) Vs. Christian

The Miz Vs. Alex Riley

Intercontinental Championship: Wade Barrett (c) Vs. Ezekiel Jackson

Alberto Del Rio Vs. Big Show

CM Punk Vs. Rey Mysterio

United States Championship: Kofi Kingston (c) Vs. Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero)

Charisteas

Not sure if this is ancient news, but UPC customers can order WWE PPV's online now. http://www.upc.ie/television/ppvevent/

D2D

Randy Orton commented on his Twitter account on the status of his concussion:

"About to take an Impact test. It will determine if I can be cleared to fight Christian, after receiving a concussion. Wish me luck."

"Passed the IMPACT test."

Since Orton has passed the IMPACT test the World Heavyweight Championship match against Christian at Capitol Punishment is on.

Charisteas

Was there really any doubt that this match would go ahead? I don't seem to remember any WWE match being cancelled/postponed at the last minute because one of the guys had a concussion, but I wait to be stood corrected.

jmolloy

last PPV i remember that ended up falling victims to 2/3 matches been changed was great american bash 2006 but don't think that was concussion based

Dr.Evil

I hope Ziggler takes the US Title off Kingston.
I don't like Barrett with the IC Title but I don't want it near Zeke. I dislike him..

drayme

Charisteas wrote: »

Was there really any doubt that this match would go ahead?

Yes, yes there was.

It is a different world when it comes to concussions. No one is being told to suck it up anymore.

Charisteas

drayme wrote: »

Yes, yes there was.

It is a different world when it comes to concussions. No one is being told to suck it up anymore.

Personally I don't buy it, I think it was all for publicity.

drayme

Charisteas wrote: »

Personally I don't buy it, I think it was all for publicity.

Huh?

Charisteas

drayme wrote: »

Huh?

I don't think Orton was ever going to pull out of this match.

The fact that WWE publicised the fact that they may pull one of their wrestlers from the card because he has a concussion could have just been a positive-attention-seeking stunt to show the media and sponsors that the health and wellness of their talent is more important than a PPV match for the WHC (which I don't believe Vince thinks it is).

Charisteas

jmolloy wrote: »

last PPV i remember that ended up falling victims to 2/3 matches been changed was great american bash 2006 but don't think that was concussion based

I seem to remember a PPV where 2 or 3 matches had to be re-arranged die to the suspension of some wrestlers who failed a wellness policy test, think that was in 2007 though.

drayme

I think I misunderstood what you were initially saying. We are actually on similar wave lengths.

Anyway IMPACT tests are apparently easy to beat and WWE has pressured doctors in the past.

Charisteas

drayme wrote: »

I think I misunderstood what you were initially saying. We are actually on similar wave lengths.

Yeah we're both know-it-all smarks :pac:

drayme wrote: »

Anyway IMPACT tests are apparently easy to beat and WWE has pressured doctors in the past.

How does the IMPACT test work exactly?

jmolloy

Charisteas wrote: »

How does the IMPACT test work exactly?

you make them watch impact and if they claim to understand everything going on they are obviously not fit to compete

Lord TSC

jmolloy wrote: »

you make them watch impact and if they claim to understand everything going on they are obviously not fit to compete

drayme

This yoke:

CMpunked

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

You.. Stole!!



This is a pretty good card for such a run of the mill ppv. WWE must be trying to step up their game since OTL.

GTR63

Just wondering are many of you going ordering/buying this. I'm not, just don't think wwe have done enough to earn another €23.Should be a good card but all the matches i'd look forward to i've seen before.

jmolloy

GTR63 wrote: »

Just wondering are many of you going ordering/buying this. I'm not, just don't think wwe have done enough to earn another €23.Should be a good card but all the matches i'd look forward to i've seen before.

i'm intrigued by how riley gets on in an actual match and how r truth does in the main event but will probably have get a stream instead of coughing up. I have major issues with sky's pricing for ppv's no way does 14.95 translate to what they charge us

Lord TSC

I'm ordering it but then I'm an idiotic sap who still orders every ppv out of a loyalty to WWE

Lord TSC

Creative Recall has a blog up predicting the PPV results. He tends to be pretty much spot on when he does these things so spoilers ahoy...

http://creativerecall.wordpress.com/2011/06/19/predicting-wwe-capitol-punishment/

Jmac24128

GTR63 wrote: »

Just wondering are many of you going ordering/buying this. I'm not, just don't think wwe have done enough to earn another €23.Should be a good card but all the matches i'd look forward to i've seen before.

ya i cant decide over this ppv either, i know i will be disappointed as soon as i order it! think i will keep my 23 euro.

Wolfe Tone

R-Truth is a main eventer these days?

Last time I watched him wrestle was in TNA.

DOC09UNAM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

R-Truth is a main eventer these days?

Last time I watched him wrestle was in TNA.

He's amazing these days man.

Completely transformation, very enjoyable.