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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 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE, it took place on June 19, 2011 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C..[3][4]

Background

See also: Professional wrestling

Capitol Punishment featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on WWE's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed heroes or villains as they followed 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 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 ceased using 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]

Results

# Match Stipulations
Dark Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov defeated Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater Tag team match[11]
1 Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero) defeated Kofi Kingston (c) Singles match for the WWE United States Championship[12]
2 Alex Riley defeated The Miz Singles match[13][14]
3 Alberto Del Rio defeated Big Show Singles match[15][16]
4 Ezekiel Jackson defeated Wade Barrett (c) Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[17]
5 CM Punk defeated Rey Mysterio Singles Match[16][18]
6 Randy Orton (c) defeated Christian Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship[19][20]
7 Evan Bourne defeated Jack Swagger Singles match
8 John Cena (c) defeated R-Truth Singles match for the WWE Championship[21]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

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. ^ Richard Gray. "WWE Capitol Punishment Dark Match Result". Wrestling News World. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  12. ^ Wortman, James. "United States Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler". WWE. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  13. ^ Adkins, Greg. "Alex Riley vs. The Miz". WWE. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  14. ^ Varsallone, Jim (2011-06-17). "Homecoming for WWE superstar Alex Riley at WWE Capitol Punishment". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  15. ^ Wortman, James. "Big Show vs. Alberto Del Rio". WWE. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  16. ^ a b http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1308010747
  17. ^ "Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett vs. Ezekiel Jackson". WWE. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
  18. ^ Tello, Craig. "CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio". Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  19. ^ http://www.wrestling-edge.com/wwe-news-rumors/spoiler-match-added-wwes-capitol-punishment-ppv.html
  20. ^ http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1307508981
  21. ^ Wortman, James. "WWE Champion John Cena vs. R-Truth". WWE. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
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