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Revision as of 10:36, 19 June 2011

Capitol Punishment
Promotional poster featuring Rey Mysterio, Barack Obama and John Cena [1]
PromotionWWE
DateJune 19, 2011
CityWashington, D.C.
VenueVerizon Center
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Capitol Punishment is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE, scheduled to take place on June 19, 2011 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C..[3][4]

Background

See also: Professional wrestling

Capitol Punishment will feature professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that will be played out on WWE's television programs. Wrestlers will portray heroes or villians as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a match or a series of matches. [5]

Event

Production

File:WWECapitolPunishmentpromo.jpg
WWE Capitol Punishment advertisement outside the Verizon Center

As WWE's 2011 June pay-per-view (PPV) event, WWE Capitol Punishment replaced the 2010 WWE Fatal 4-Way themed event. Promotion towards this event was centered around the setting for the PPV, that being the United States capital, Washington, D.C. This promotion, however, wasn't all praised. WWE produced a video to promote the event using actual press footage of President Barack Obama spliced and edited with footage that WWE recorded using actors. The video is intended to show Obama answering questions about Capitol Punishment in a press conference.[6] First airing on May 22 at Over the Limit, WWE received criticism for the video. To avoid legal complications with the U.S. government, WWE added a disclaimer at the start of the video for future airings. This included spelling out their acronym as "World Wrestling Entertainment", a name they moved away from earlier in the year.[7]

The parody of a White House Presidential press conference is intended to publicize WWE's (World Wrestling Entertainment) pay-per-view television event known as Capitol Punishment, which emanates from our Nation's Capital on Sunday, June 19.

— WWE, Disclaimer for WWE Capitol Punishment promotional video

The promotional poster for the event also featured the President, where Obama is acting as a referee in a confrontation between WWE Superstars John Cena and Rey Mysterio. WWE released a similar disclaimer for the artwork as they did for the video.[8] NBC Sports gave a mixed reaction to this poster, citing that the cartooned image of Obama gives a truer perception of the U.S. government than that of an image painted of the Founding Fathers.[9] With the event taking place on Father's Day in the United States, radio stations like WLZL have promoted the event with offers as a way to give thanks and gratitudes to fathers in the Washington Metropolitan area.[10]

Matches

# Match Stipulations
1 John Cena (c) vs. R-Truth Singles match for the WWE Championship[11]
2 The Miz vs. Alex Riley Singles match[12][13]
3 Randy Orton (c) vs. Christian Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship[14][15]
4 Wade Barrett (c) vs. Ezekiel Jackson Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[16]
5 Big Show vs. Alberto Del Rio Singles match[17][18]
6 CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio Singles Match[19][20]
7 Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler Singles Match for the WWE United States Championship[21]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ "About Capitol Punishment artwork". WWE. 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  2. ^ "WWE: Capital (Official PPV Theme Song/Capitol Punishment) - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  3. ^ "WWE presents Capitol Punishment". WWE. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  4. ^ "WWE presents Capitol Punishment Pay Per View". Verizon Center. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  5. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment of WWE". WWE. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  6. ^ "Full Obama Promo". YouTube. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  7. ^ Caldwell, James (2011-05-23). "WWE News: WWE issues disclaimer on mock Obama press conference promoting Capitol Punishment (w/Video)". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  8. ^ "About WWE Capitol Punishment artwork". WWE. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  9. ^ Chandler, Rick (2011-05-26). "This new WWE poster may not be historically accurate". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  10. ^ JuanB (2011-06-03). "El Zol Te Regala Entradas Para WWE" (in Spanish). WLZL. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  11. ^ Wortman, James. "WWE Champion John Cena vs. R-Truth". WWE. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  12. ^ Adkins, Greg. "Alex Riley vs. The Miz". WWE. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  13. ^ Varsallone, Jim (2011-06-17). "Homecoming for WWE superstar Alex Riley at WWE Capitol Punishment". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  14. ^ http://www.wrestling-edge.com/wwe-news-rumors/spoiler-match-added-wwes-capitol-punishment-ppv.html
  15. ^ http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1307508981
  16. ^ "Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett vs. Ezekiel Jackson". WWE. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
  17. ^ Wortman, James. "Big Show vs. Alberto Del Rio". WWE. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  18. ^ http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1308010747
  19. ^ Tello, Craig. "CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio". Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  20. ^ http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1308010747
  21. ^ Wortman, James. "United States Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler". WWE. Retrieved 14 June 2011.

See also

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