WWE Moves Event To Staples Center After Denver NBA Conflict

McMahon, WWE Find Home For "Raw" At Staples Center

LOOKING FOR A TAPOUT: McMahon said of KSE, "They bumped us right out of the building, hardly an apology. They didn't do anything for us at all, and the media was talking about someone has to write a check. They didn't want to write anything and they wanted to give us a Sunday night. And the name of the show is Monday Night Raw" (L.A. DAILY NEWS, 5/21). More McMahon: "We have attempted to enforce the contract and Kroenke's organization has said, 'Absolutely not. You are not going to play here on Monday night. We’re going to have a basketball game.’ They just threw us out on our ear. You won't believe the way that our organization was treated" ("SportsCenter," ESPN, 5/20). CNBC.com's Darren Rovell wrote, "Many have confused the issue by showing how much publicity Vince McMahon and his cronies have milked this snag for. ... But that doesn't take away the fact that [KSE] and the Pepsi Center are in the wrong here" (CNBC.com, 5/20).

PAYBACK TIME? McMahon said that he will "have some fun with the show" at Staples Center, and that there will be a "confrontation between himself and an actor posing" as KSE Owner Stan Kroenke (DENVER POST, 5/21). In Orlando, Brian Fritz wrote, "Why do I have a feeling that we will see lots of WWE talent wearing Laker jerseys that night? Or maybe we'll see Vince himself holding up a Kobe Bryant jersey again" (ORLANDOSENTINEL.com, 5/20).

QUICK THINKING: In Cleveland, Brian Windhorst reports Quicken Loans Arena has taken measures to "avoid any potential issue" by moving a Yanni concert scheduled for the arena on June 3 to the Wolstein Center. The NBA Finals begins June 4 and the Cavaliers would host Game One that day if they reach the Finals (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 5/21). 

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