lolExtreme Rising

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Extreme Rising is demanding that former TNA talent Steve Richards, their current champion, return their title belt immediately after Richards said he would defend the title via a video game. Richards has kept the belt since winning it and has taken it overseas and to independent shows.
This all stems from Richards posting a photo of the Extreme Rising belt and the latest Madden video game on Twitter and saying that he would defend the title via the game online due to losing his WrestleMania weekend bookings. Former ECW star Danny Doring responded by posting a photo of the old ECW World Tag Team Title (which he has had since ECW closed in 2001) on his Twitter account and said he’d put that title up against Richards. He joked that it would be “defunct promotion vs. defunct promotion.”
Extreme Rising apparently then emailed Richards demanding that he return their belt by the end of this week and that they were disappointed that Richards was involved with something that described Extreme Rising as a “defunct promotion.”
Richards responded by saying he was upset that Extreme Rising “doubted his ability as a Madden player” and said the promotion got upset over something 20 people saw on Twitter. He was surprised they took all this so seriously since it was mostly just him and Doring goofing off online. He also was disappointed that nobody from the promotion called him about it.
The sad part is ….. this is NOT an angle by any means and Extreme Rising is legitimately pissed off over this.
Richards and Doring do plan to play the game and want to stream it online.
What a bizarre story.

How dare they doubt your Madden skills, Stevie?

 

[Harthan]

The greatest thing ever in professional wrestling history.

 

[klunderbunker]

Wasn't it Richards who missed winning a million bucks by like an hour for pitching a perfect game on XBox or something too early?

 

[Mr. Artistic guy]

Fucking pixie magic:

'Extreme Rising apparently then emailed Richards demanding that he return their belt by the end of this week and that they were disappointed that Richards was involved with something that described Extreme Rising as a “defunct promotion.”


Richards responded by saying he was upset that Extreme Rising “doubted his ability as a Madden player”'

 

[Thriller Ant]

Wasn't it Richards who missed winning a million bucks by like an hour for pitching a perfect game on XBox or something too early?

Yep. He must be really good at sports video games.

 

[Lee]

The funny thing was it was sugarmask not Stevie who called it defunct.

 

[ヒュー　G.　レックション]

What's the update on this has Stevie had to return the belt? Is he face or heel in the promotion out of interest?

 

[klunderbunker]

What's the update on this has Stevie had to return the belt? Is he face or heel in the promotion out of interest?

You actually think people watch this stuff?

 

[Thriller Ant]

You actually think people watch this stuff?

This.

They had to cancel a show WrestleMania weekend because they didn't sell enough tickets. Let that sink in. The biggest wrestling weekend of the year, not only for WWE but indy companies too, and that was the company that couldn't sell tickets.

 

[Remy LaCroix]

This.

They had to cancel a show WrestleMania weekend because they didn't sell enough tickets. Let that sink in. The biggest wrestling weekend of the year, not only for WWE but indy companies too, and that was the company that couldn't sell tickets.

Weren't the shows in Philly? I mean, who the fuck would go out of their way and travel all the way there?

 

[Thriller Ant]

Weren't the shows in Philly? I mean, who the fuck would go out of their way and travel all the way there?

Were they? I just assumed they were near NYC like every other indy show this weekend.

 

[The Dragon Saga]

Yeah it was in Philly, but even then they don't sell good tickets. Douglas is behind it after all.

 

[klunderbunker]

Gee, it's almost like a company based on nostalgia for another company which died 12 years ago doesn't have a long lifespan.

 

[Papa Pillman]

Extreme Rising is a lame attempt by Douglas to rape old ECW fans for a few extra bucks, while presenting a garbage indy show, with none of the feel that made ECW special. The fans recognize that now and don't give a fuck.

Instead they have gravitated to House of Hardcore. Which isn't overexposing itself with too many shows(had their first in October, and the second won't be till this June). House of Hardcore is attempting to bring the things that made ECW special in its last days, and pick it up in 2013. Extreme Rising is trying to drag 2013 back to '96 and hope to sell a few tickets to people who will pay for anything no matter how shitty the quality.

HoH >>> Extreme Rising
Mostly because: Dreamer >>>>>> Douglas