WWE Issues Statement Regarding Donald Trump
STAMFORD, CT, June 23, 2009– After yesterday’s monumental announcement by Monday Night Raw® “owner” Donald Trump that all ticketholders attending last night’s show in Green Bay would receive a ticket refund, the tables were turned and he was unceremoniously “fired” by Chairman Mr. McMahon.
Fortunately, prior to being “fired,” Donald Trump doubled his money by selling Monday Night Raw back to Mr. McMahon.
Although Trump is no longer the “owner” of Monday Night Raw, this may not be the end of the feud between these two world class promoters.
WD Opinion:
Reports say that the WWE wanted the Trump angle to last more than just a week or two. The ultimate goal of the storyline was to get as much good press as possible, with Vince feeling that the Trump name has a solid following. Instead, what the WWE got was confusion due to the statements released concerning the “sale” of Monday Night Raw. The SEC is now also hot on their heels for violating securities law because of those official press releases. To remedy the situation, the company ran an angle where Trump would give everyone a refund for their money hoping the press would again pick it up. Instead, only local press in Green Bay, Wisconsin took it and the WWE ended up buying themselves $235,000 worth of publicity. Apparently, the company felt like the publicity they received wasn’t well worth the money and they just pulled the plug on the angle. I was hoping Trump would stick around for a few more weeks and make Vince do some chores while gloating on his triumph. Vince cleaning the toilets…hmmm…who wouldn’t want to pay to see that happening?
Author: Sam Kesish
- You might be interested in the following stories:
Donald Trump Sold Raw Back to Vince McMahon for double – Great Deal!
On last week’s Monday Night Raw episode, the WWE did an angle where Vince McMahon buys Raw back from Donald Trump for “double” the asking price of Raw. This could signal the end of the Trump ownership angle. Before Vince “purchased” Raw back from Tr...
Kroenke Sports Issues Statement on WWE Situation
The issue with Kronke Sports and WWE has been well documented the past couple of days and it’s no secret that shots have been and will be fired, most of these coming from McMahon’s side. Despite McMahon’s actions, Kroenke Sports haven’t really tried...
Backstage Details on Donald Trump Angle
The WWE creative team allegedly didn’t want to stretch the Trump angle for several weeks as it was meant to be a one shot deal for a quick ratings spike. Although, some expressed thoughts that this angle could lead to a future feud between the two b...
Donald Trump Buys Monday Night Raw (June 15, 2009)
The USA Network released a press statement regarding the “sale” of Monday Night Raw. The network released that “World Wrestling Entertainment(R) announced the sale of its ratings juggernaut, Monday Night RAW (R), on USA Network to Donald Trump. The ...
Donald Trump’s Raw Purchase Update
Donald Trump’s entry into the wrestling scene has once again garnered media attention. His “purchase” of WWE Monday Night Raw has been covered by several media outlets, picking it up as if the story was legitimate. Some of these media outlets didn’t...
15 WWE Superstars Traded This Week On Raw
At this week’s Monday Night Raw, 15 stars were traded to either Raw, SmackDown, or ECW as part of the “orders set by Donald Trump” before he sold it back to Vince McMahon. Gail Kim, Alicia Fox, Jack Swagger, Evan Bourne and Mark Henry are all going t...
Was Selling Of WWE Raw Real Or Just a Storyline?
The USA Network recently released a press statement issuing an apology for those media outlets that picked up the story on Donald Trump’s “purchase” on Raw. Written below is their statement: "USA Network and WWE issued a press release on June...
Loading ...
Leave a review: