WWE Wellington event aired on WWE 24/7
WWE’s SmackDown Road to WrestleMania Wellington show has been aired by WWE 24/7. SKY are currently attempting to secure the rights to air the event here in New Zealand.
Category: WWE SmackDown Road to WrestleMania 22 (March 2006)
WWE Wellington event to air on WWE 24/7
WWE.com is reporting that August’s WWE 24/7 series will feature the WWE show held in Wellington in March of this year. It had not been expected that WWE would produce the event for television, and NZPWI is currently following up with SKY TV as to the possibility of airing it...
DCE negotiating with WWE for 2007 NZ tour
NZPWI today spoke with Dainty Consolidated Entertainment, the promotional company who brought WWE SmackDown to Wellington in March this year. DCE confirmed that they are in negotiations to bring WWE back to New Zealand for a possible 2007 show. “After the tremendous success of the first ever WWE live event...
No plans to air Wellington WWE event
In disappointing news for New Zealand fans who missed out on the WWE SmackDown Road to WrestleMania 22 show in Wellington, WWE has advised SKY TV that there are no plans to release the footage of the event at this stage. Though three television cameras filmed the event, giving rise...
Kurt Angle: I’m not quitting yet
“I’ve had five neck injuries in 10 years,” says World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle, “but I’m praying that I go at least another five years.” It was at the press conference in Westpac Stadium, right before the WWE SmackDown show in Wellington this past weekend that Kurt Angle spoke of...
NZPWI thanks WWE, DCE, Westpac Stadium
On behalf of all New Zealand pro-wrestling fans, NZPWI wishes to extend its sincere gratitude to World Wrestling Entertainment, Dainty Consolidated Entertainment and Westpac Stadium for bringing the WWE SmackDown Road to WrestleMania 22 tour to Wellington this past weekend. NZPWI has received mountains of feedback email over the past...
Westpac Stadium gives thanks to crowd and NZPWI
The WWE SmackDown Road to WrestleMania 22 tour event which took place at Westpac Stadium this past Saturday has proven to be a roaring success for all involved. Westpac Stadium Marketing Manager Steve Thompson puts the SmackDown event up there as one of the best shows the facility has hosted....
Angle retains WHC in Wellington
It may have been a chilly evening at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday night, but the atmosphere was positively electric as the stars of WWE SmackDown thrilled the 20,000-plus crowd in an amazing show. As the World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle made his way to the ring in the...
South Island fans miss out on WWE show
As amazing as this weekend was for so many New Zealand wrestling fans, and as we reminisce with each other about the WWE SmackDown show, spare a thought for the many frustrated WWE fans who were left stranded in Picton on Saturday morning. Having driven from all over the South...
Road to WrestleMania to be released on DVD?
Westpac Stadium and Dainty Consolidated Entertainment officials were surprised to learn the extent that World Wrestling Entertainment were going to to tape last night’s WWE Road to WrestleMania 22 tour event in Wellington. In general, international shows have one roaming camera for brief footage to be shown on Raw or...
