Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon

Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
Directed by	Tim Divar
Written by	Ernie Altbacker
Story by	Matt Wayne
Produced by	Brandon Vietti Alan Burnett
Starring	Frank Welker Grey DeLisle Griffin Matthew Lillard Kate Micucci Michael Cole
Music by	Ryan Shore
Production companies	Warner Bros. Animation WWE Studios
Distributed by	Warner Home Video WWE Home Video
Release dates	July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23) (San Diego Comic-Con International) July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26) (Digital) August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08) (UK) August 9, 2016 (2016-08-09) (US)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (also known as Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery 2) is the twenty-sixth film in the direct-to-video series of Scooby-Doo films. It is a co-production between Warner Bros. Animation and WWE Studios. The film is a direct sequel to Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery. It premiered at the San Diego Comic-Con International on July 23, 2016, followed by a digital release on July 26, 2016. It was released on DVD on August 8, 2016 in the United Kingdom. The movie was also released on both DVD and Blu-Ray on August 9, 2016 in the United States by Warner Home Video and WWE Home Video.

Plot

After helping WWE solve the mystery of the ghost bear in Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery, the Mystery Inc. gang is seen at WWE’s latest venture, The Muscle Moto X Off Road Challenge, an off-road racecar race for WWE superstars, with a big cash prize. Scooby-Doo and Shaggy Rogers are there working at a food truck. Many WWE superstars are in the race, including WWE chairmen's Mr. McMahon's own daughter Stephanie McMahon and her husband Triple H. Scooby and Shaggy are excited to here that The Undertaker is going to be the race. Suddenly a Demon racer named Infero suddenly appears in a big race to sabotage the race, Mr. McMahon hires Mystery Inc. to solve the mystery. The gang goes to visit the racers. Mr. McMahon wants Stephanie to pull out the race but she refuses. After learning they both wealthy dads, Daphne Blake become friends with Stephanie, making Velma Dinkley feel very forlorn. The Undertaker is disappointed that his partner was injured in the race and recruits Shaggy and Scooby to be his new partners under their names "Skinny Meat" and "Dead Meat", to which they reluctantly agree to. However since Undertaker's car was also destroyed in Inferno's attack,Fred Jones modifies Shaggy and Scooby's food truck so they and Undertaker can race that instead and nicknames it "The Scoobinator". During the first race, Infero attacks the racers again and Velma, Daphne and Fred notice that Mr. McMahon is nowhere to be seen. That night Scooby and Shaggy are chased by Infero only to be saved by The Miz who is still scared by his showdown with the ghost bear. The following morning, Infero attacks again and Scooby, Shaggy and Undertaker almost drown when The Scoobinator lands in water. Luckily the trio is able to escape. That Scooby and Shaggy apologize to the Undertaker for the loss of The Scoobinator, especially Undertaker then tells them that he was going to use to open a puppet studio for little children. That night, Daphne tells Velma even though she enjoyed hanging out with Stephanie, Velma will always be her best friend. When Fred and the girls ask Mr. McMahon where he goes everytime Infero appears, he tells them he's busy running WWE. The following day, Fred modifies the Mystery Machine so Scooby, Shaggy and Undertaker can race it in the final race. This time He, Daphne and Velma join the three of them in the car. Sure enough, Infero attacks once more and goes after the gang. However the other WWE stars in the race gang up on Infero and attack his car with theirs. After an action filled showdown, Infero is defeated and unmasked by Triple H. He and Stephanie used the costume to win the race. Stephanie mostly masterminded the plan because she was mad at her father for not wanting her in the race. Mr. McMahon apologizes saying he only wanted her safe, but still allows the police to take Stephanie and Triple H to jail. With Stephanie and Triple H disqualified, Scooby, Shaggy and Undertaker win the cash prize by default.

Production

On September 15, 2014, WWE and Warner Bros. announced a direct sequel to WrestleMania Mystery to be released in 2016. In February 2016, it was announced it will be named Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon. Hulk Hogan was billed to be prominently featured. However, on July 23, 2015, WWE terminated their contract with Hogan due to racist comments, leaving speculation as to his appearance in the film. This film also marks the final film for Dusty Rhodes who already did voicework prior to his death a year before the film's release. It is the third co-production between Warner Bros. Animation and WWE Studios after Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery and The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!.

Cast

• Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones
• Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers
• Grey DeLisle Griffin as Daphne Blake
• Kate Micucci as Velma Dinkley
• Eric Bauza as Big Earl
• Steven Blum as Inferno
• Phil Morris as Walter Qualls
• Michael Cole as Himself
• Primo as Himself
• Mascarita Dorada as Himself
• Epico as Himself
• Goldust as Himself
• Kofi Kingston as Himself
• Lana as Herself
• Stephanie McMahon as Herself
• The Miz as Himself
• Paige as Herself
• Dusty Rhodes as Himself
• Alexander Rusev as Himself
• Sheamus as Himself
• Cody Rhodes as Himself
• Triple H as Himself
• The Undertaker as Himself
• Vince McMahon as Himself

Race Teams/Vehicles

During the film, the various Superstars are formed into racing teams in customized cars. The teams are as follows;

• The Authority - Stephanie McMahon and Triple H in the Company Car, ^[a]
• Sheamus, Goldust and Stardust in the Celtic Cruiser,
• Los Matadores and El Torito in the Pamplona Especial,
• Paige and The Miz in the 2 Awesome, ^[b]
• Team Russia - Rusev and Lana in the Moscow Express, ^[b]
• Team Legend - Dusty Rhodes and The Undertaker in The Legendmobile, ^[c]
• Team Taker I - The Undertaker, Skinny Man (Shaggy) and Dead Meat (Scooby) in the Scoobinator, ^[d]
• Team Taker II - The Undertaker and Mystery Inc. in the Mystery Machine.

^[a] - Disqualfied for posing as the Inferno to win the race.

^[b] - Teams split after Day 1 of racing. Miz and Rusev drive the Moscow Express. Paige and Lana drive the 2 Awesome.

^[c] - Did Not Qualify. Replaced by Team Taker I.

^[d] - Retired after Day 2 of racing. Replace by Team Taker II

External links

• Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon at IMDb
• Twitter post