Connect with us

WWE

WWE Issues Press Release On 2007 DVD Lineup

Published

on

DVD Unwrapped posted a press release issued by World Wrestling Entertainment detailing their 2007 DVD release schedule.

World Wrestling Entertainment® today unveiled its home entertainment release schedule for 2007. Twenty-five new titles are slated for release in 2007. Among the highlights is “Royal Rumble The Complete Anthology,” a 20-disc box set covering the first 20 Royal Rumble events, including 14 never before released on DVD. Additionally the schedule includes a profile DVD on one of the most popular professional wrestling factions of all time, Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen, plus a first ever WWE DVD release on the recent library acquisition of World Class Championship Wrestling, and an in-depth look back at the history of the Ladder Match. Additional profile DVDs about John Cena, Rey Mysterio®, and Stone Cold Steve Austin will cover their lives both inside and outside professional wrestling.

Under a multi-year agreement announced last month, Genius Products, LLC. is now the exclusive home entertainment distributor of all WWE DVDs. The first WWE home entertainment release to be distributed by Genius, “Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper(TM) Story,” is available on DVD today. “Born to Controversy” is a three-disc release and the first to focus on WWE Legend “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. The DVD covers Piper’s extensive career and intense rivalry with Hulk Hogan, plus more than 20 years of Piper’s Pit and 17 all-time great Piper matches in their entirety.

The 2007 WWE Home Entertainment release schedule (all titles and dates are subject to change) is:

January: Armageddon® 2006 (1/16); ECW®: Extreme Rules (1/30)

February: The New Year’s Revolution(TM) 2007 (2/6); The New & Improved D-Generation X(TM) (2/20); Royal Rumble 2007 (2/27)

March: Royal Rumble: The Complete Anthology Box Set (3/13); No Way Out® 2007 (3/20)

April: Ric Flair® and the Four Horsemen (4/10)

May: WrestleMania® 23 (5/22); Backlash® 2007 (5/29)

June: Great Families of Wrestling (6/5); Judgment Day® 2007 (6/19)

July: ECW One Night Stand(TM) 2007 (7/10); Vengeance® 2007 (7/24)

August: The Great American Bash® 2007 (8/21); The Ladder Match (8/28)

September: The Triumph & Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling (9/18); SummerSlam® 2007 (9/25)

October: Unforgiven® 2007 (10/16); Rey Mysterio: The Biggest Little Man (10/23)

November: No Mercy® 2007 (11/6); John Cena: My Life (11/06); Stone Cold Steve Austin’s Life and Legacy (11/20)

December: WWE Cyber Sunday(TM) (12/4); Survivor Series® 2007 (12/26)

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE – News), is an integrated media and entertainment company headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto and London. Additional information on the company can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.

Trademarks: All World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, and logos are the exclusive property of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.

Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include the conditions of the markets for live events, broadcast television, cable television, pay-per-view, Internet, entertainment, professional sports, and licensed merchandise; acceptance of the Company’s brands, media and merchandise within those markets; uncertainties relating to litigation; risks associated with producing live events both domestically and internationally; uncertainties associated with international markets; risks relating to maintaining and renewing key agreements, including television distribution agreements; and other risks and factors set forth from time to time in Company filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results could differ materially from those currently expected or anticipated. In addition to these risks and uncertainties, our dividend is based on a number of factors, including our liquidity and historical and projected cash flow, strategic plan, our financial results and condition, contractual and legal restrictions on the payment of dividends and such other factors as our board of directors may consider relevant.

Continue Reading

News

Former WWE Star Lanny Poffo Dies at 68

Published

on

Lanny Poffo

Former WWE star Lanny ‘The Genius’ Poffo has reportedly died at the age of 68, according to his close friend “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, although no cause of death has been given at the time of this writing.

Poffo made his in-ring debut with the All-South Wrestling Alliance back in 1974, and also wrestled for a number of promotions such as the National Wrestling Alliance where he won a tag-team title with his father, Angelo.

Poffo debuted for WWE back in 1985 where he would be known as “Leaping Lanny Poffo” and “The Genius.”

Poffo would return to WWE back in 2015 to induct his brother, ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage, into the WWE Hall of Fame in a touching induction ceremony ahead of WrestleMania 31.

“With a very, very heavy heart, I’ve been asked to let everyone know about the passing of our friend and colleague Lanny Poffo, The Genius,” Duggan said on Twitter.

Continue Reading

News

Braun Strowman Talks Brock Lesnar Shooting On Him at Royal Rumble

Published

on

WWE superstar Braun Strowman has had a number of memorable moments during his career at WWE, but none are quite like the 2018 Royal Rumble where Brock Lesnar got upset with Strowman for catching him with a knee.

Lesnar didn’t take to kindly and immediately hit Strowman with a flurry of legitimate punches, including a right hand to his jaw.

“Shit got real” Strowman said, during an interview with BT Sport.

“I mean, at the end of the day it’s two scary guys, two dominant males, not wanting to give an inch to either one, and we took it from each other. Things happen. We’re not playing, we’re not ballet, we’re not badminton. We’re physical. He’s [Lesnar] 300lbs, of just unadulterated animalistic beast and I’m a 385lbs monster. Things happen. At the end of the day, we made one hell of a segment, that’s what really happened.”

“I pat myself on the back. I think I’m the only person in history to take an overhand right from Brock Lesnar and not get knocked out. Anytime you get in the ring with “The Beast” and mix it up, the bigger the challenge the better. If you’re not wrestling the best, then who’d you beat?”

 

Continue Reading

News

Ex-NJPW Star Karl Fredericks Signs with WWE

Published

on

NXT 2.0

Former New Japan Pro Wrestling star Karl Fredericks has officially signed with WWE following the conclusion of his four-year tenure with NJPW. Fredericks announced on social media back in summer 2022 that he would not re-sign with NJPW.

Fredericks was initially linked to WWE last September, when he was reportedly spotted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

According to PW Insider, Fredericks has officially signed with WWE and will be a part of the NXT brand initially.

Continue Reading

Trending