Vince McMahon’s hoax goes up in smoke

[Raptor]

Did Vince McMahon, who’s bluffed and blustered his way into the ringmaster’s role of the testosterone-fueled soap opera that is professional wrestling, really fall for the old bomb-in-the-limo trick?

Though World Wrestling Entertainment would have you believe otherwise, the answer is no. Of course not FFS lol

“No one was in any danger,” said Steve Poremba of Monday night’s WWE RAW spectacle at the Wachovia Arena, though he would not elaborate until WWE had sent out a news release.

Despite articles on the wrestling federation’s Web site that firefighters and federal agents are investigating, workers at the Luzerne County 911 Center confirmed that it was “a stunt” and that no emergency vehicles were called to the arena on Monday night.

FBI officials have not yet returned a call. But fans from across the country have been contacting local media to confirm reports that McMahon, the chairman of the board of WWE, was blown up in a fiery limo-bombing on his very own “Mr. McMahon Appreciation Night,” which was televised on USA Network. McMahon had walked out of the building to the waiting vehicle, so fans inside the arena saw the same televised live scene.

Only it was wasn’t live. Supervised by Zenith Pyrotechnology, based in Deer Park, N.Y., the explosion was actually filmed at the arena late Saturday night, the footage of the burning hulk taped Sunday night and the whole mess spliced together, said Andy Kratz, the township’s zoning officer.

“They did it, I believe, at 11 o’clock at night until 3 a.m. so no one would be around,” he said, adding that it was done in a section generally blocked from public view by the building and surrounding land features.
The pyrotechnics company had to get permits, which Kratz said they did about a week ago. “We have pyrotechnics shows in the arena all the time” for wrestling and ice skating, among other things, he said. “They say they do this quite a bit,” but usually not outside.

Representatives of the pyrotechnics company have not returned calls for comment.
The stunt seems to be part of an ongoing story of McMahon’s spiral into insanity, which wwe.com has been supporting with repeated updates of the faux-bombing story.
“Over the last few weeks on WWE programming, the swaggering, well-off billionaire seemed to unravel right before the eyes of millions. … Mr. McMahon even cited the looming of a “black cloud” last week – a cloud very similar to the post-combustive smoke that billowed above his limousine tonight,” the Web site reported. “The ominous reality is that what was brushed off as incoherent ramblings of a broken man and former ECW World Champion actually may have proven to be an exercising of a recently discovered sixth sense.”

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Another Article.....

“No one was in any danger,” said Steve Poremba, a Wachovia Arena spokesman, of Monday night’s WWE RAW spectacle at the arena, though he would not elaborate.
A WWE spokesman echoed that, but also wouldn’t elaborate, instead pointing to a news release from the company and “reports” on its Web site. The release inferred that celebrities who have “less than flattering things to say about” McMahon, including real estate mogul Donald Trump, sportscaster Bob Costas, rapper Snoop Dogg and wrestler “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, might be behind a plot to bump him off.

Despite articles on the Web site that firefighters and federal agents are investigating, workers at the Luzerne County 911 Center confirmed that it was “a stunt” and that no emergency vehicles were called to the arena on Monday night.

“The ‘federal agent’ (referenced on the Web site) is definitely not the FBI,” said Jerri Williams, a special agent spokeswoman with the FBI’s Philadelphia office. “We have not been made aware of any car bombings. … We would definitely have been informed.”

But fans from across the country have been contacting local media to find out if McMahon, the chairman of the board of WWE, was actually blown up in a fiery limo-bombing on his so-called “Mr. McMahon Appreciation Night,” which was televised on USA Network. McMahon had walked out of the building to the waiting vehicle, so fans inside the arena saw the same televised live scene.

Only it was wasn’t live. Supervised by Zenith Pyrotechnology, based in Deer Park, N.Y., the explosion was actually filmed at the arena late Saturday night, the footage of the burning hulk taped Sunday night and the whole mess spliced together, said Andy Kratz, the township’s zoning officer.

“They did it, I believe, at 11 o’clock at night until 3 a.m., so no one would be around,” he said, adding that it was done in a section generally blocked from public view by the building and surrounding land features.

The pyrotechnics company had to get permits, which Kratz said it did about a week ago. “We have pyrotechnics shows in the arena all the time” for wrestling and ice skating, among other things, he said. “They say they do this quite a bit,” but usually not outside.

Representatives of the pyrotechnics company have not returned calls for comment.
Based on reaction from fans, who expressed indignation with the stunt, the story hook could instead hook itself.

“It’s messed up. A death is a serious matter,” said Kenny Noe, of Lakewood, Wash. “Wrestling is not about death. It’s about beating people up, maybe getting hurt.”
He referenced the actual deaths of several wrestling personalities in the past and said this incident casts a shadow over their memories. “What if Eddie Guerrero isn’t dead?”
“For (McMahon) to do something like this is ridiculous, if it’s a hoax,” Chris Dent of New Freedom, Pa., said, “… because the American public’s gonna wind up not watching his shows and it’s going to go down hill,” he said.

Still, they also agreed that the stunt will cause a buzz. “It’s just kind of weird, and my friends are probably going to be talking to me all day,” Dent said.

[Fusen]

wow, because I'm sure people actually believed he died ¬.¬

[marcode]

wow, because I'm sure people actually believed he died ¬.¬

shame really.

[burner1]

Wrestling has never been real since Shirley Crabtree and Giant Haystacks left the ring... it's all shite nowadays.

[Raptor]

wow, because I'm sure people actually believed he died ¬.¬

dude - loads of people thought he had.

tards.

[suityou69]

"Wilkes-Barre Township police confirm the explosion that concluded Monday Night Raw's show at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township was actually staged Sunday night and then played at the end of Monday night's show. WWE acquired a permit to perform the scripted ending and also had to verify the organization had insurance and certification to use pyrotechnics.

Wilkes-Barre Township police, fire and municipal personnel were swamped with calls today about McMahon's condition. Police Chief Robert Brozowski said he even received a call from Warner Brothers inquiring about the stunt.

Information on WWE's Web site states McMahon "has been presumed dead in Wilkes-Barre, Pa." adding "Local authorities stated it was still too early to declare anything as fact, including exactly what caused the explosion, but described the blast as an apparent "car bombing." They also revealed that as of 11:30 p.m. ET, no body had been recovered from the incinerated wreckage."

from ere

http://citizensvoice.com/site/index....d=455154&rfi=8

[-G-Man-]

dude - loads of people thought he had.

tards.

incluiding the Daily Star newspaper!!


if anyone thinks that the WWE would keepthe camera's rolling after a human being had been 'blown up' really need help! Not even the WWE are that sick. i think...

[jw_2000_uk]

incluiding the Daily Star newspaper!!


if anyone thinks that the WWE would keepthe camera's rolling after a human being had been 'blown up' really need help! Not even the WWE are that sick. i think...

Technically they are that sick m8,With Owen Hart they never stopped the event going on.Now that's sick.

This vince thing is WEIRD,even had the smackdown roster doing the minute's silence.

[toonarmynufc]

i thought he was dead .lol

[jw_2000_uk]

i thought he was dead .lol

He is aint he,He blew up

[dgrav]

unbelievable bullshine from our alleged cousins

[Mickey]

i thought he was dead .lol

I WISH he was dead
hate the fker bring back hulk hogan and the ultimate warrior