Ted DiBiase/2010 HOF?, '12 Rounds' Review, WWE PPV Changes?
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- WWE is reportedly working on a DVD set for The Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase. There have been a lot of rumblings also that DiBiase will finally get his WWE Hall of Fame spot next year.
- Multichannel News has an interview with WWE's Senior Vice President of Distribution and Affliate Marketing, Peter Clifford. Clifford talks at length about WWE's strategy regarding future Pay-Per-View events, including renaming September's Unforgiven event to Breaking Point. "We've been doing these PPVs for a few years and we felt that some of the PPVs were a little flat in terms of what we wanted the titles to project, so we looked to see which ones we can rename," he said. Clifford also wouldn't rule out dropping some monthly PPV events to maximize overall annual buys. "We're constantly looking at our product to find out how to make it better." To read the whole interview, visit Multichannel.com.
- J.D. Costello, President & CEO of the National Wrestling Alliance's Charlotte territory has announced they are shutting down effective July 3 after the company suffered "tremendous financial loss" during the second quarter of this year. "The tremendous financial loss from the abrupt closing of NWA Coliseum on April 25 cannot be recouped this year," Costello said in a press release. "And the enormous physical costs of re-building new sets, along with upfitting a new facility, are too much to invest in these challenging economic times." The territory launched back in January.
- Finally, a note from our store. 12 Rounds released on DVD and Blu-Ray this past week and had a chance to check out a review copy last week. When New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher (John Cena) stops a brilliant thief from getting away with a multi-million dollar heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. After escaping from prison, the criminal mastermind enacts his revenge, taunting the cop with a series of near-impossible puzzles and tasks . . . 12 Rounds . . . that Fisher must somehow complete to save the life of his fianc?e.
Directed by action auteur Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Deep Blue Sea), 12 Rounds features intense supporting performances from Ashley Scott ("Jericho," Walking Tall) and Aidan Gillen ("The Wire"). The Blu-ray disc and DVD are loaded with special features including both the theatrical and extended "Extreme Cut" of the film, commentary by Harlin, Cena and first-time writer Daniel Kunka, two behind-the-scenes featurettes, two alternate endings, a never-before "Cena" gag reel and more. To purchase the film for only $15.99 on DVD from Amazon.com, click here. To purchase the film for only $25.99 on Blu-Ray from Amazon.com, click here.