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

Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (also known as Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery 2) is a 2016 direct-to-DVD animated comedy mystery racing film, and the twenty-seventh entry 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,[2] followed by a digital release on July 26, 2016.[3] It was released on DVD on August 8, 2016 in the United Kingdom. The film was also released on both DVD and Blu-Ray on August 9, 2016 in the United States by Warner Home Video.[5]

Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
DVD cover featuring The Undertaker, Scooby-Doo, and Shaggy Rogers on the foreground
Directed byTim Divar[1]
Produced byBrandon Vietti
Alan Burnett (co-producer)
Written byErnie Altbacker
Story byMatt Wayne
Based onScooby-Doo
by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
by Michael Ryan
StarringFrank Welker
Grey Griffin
Matthew Lillard
Kate Micucci
Michael Cole
Diego
Fernando
El Torito
Goldust
Kofi Kingston
Lana
The Miz
Paige
Dusty Rhodes
Rusev
Sheamus
Cody Rhodes
Triple H
Vince McMahon
The Undertaker
Stephanie McMahon
Music byRyan Shore
Edited byKeef Bartkus
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Home Video
Release date
Running time
82 minutes[4]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 race for WWE superstars, with a big cash prize. Scooby-Doo and Shaggy are there working at a food truck. Many WWE superstars are in the race, including WWE chairman Vince McMahon's own daughter Stephanie McMahon and her husband Triple H. Scooby and Shaggy are excited to hear that The Undertaker is going to be in the race.

Suddenly a demon racer named Inferno appears in a big race to sabotage the race. Shaggy and Scooby try to run away with the food from their truck, but before they can, Mr. McMahon hires Mystery Inc. to solve the mystery. Mr. McMahon wants Stephanie to pull out of the race, but she refuses. After learning they both have wealthy dads, Daphne becomes friends with Stephanie, making Velma feel very left out. The Undertaker is disappointed that his partner, Dusty Rhodes was injured in the race and recruits Shaggy and Scooby to be his new partners under their names "Skinny Man" and "Dead Meat", to which they reluctantly agree to. However, since Undertaker's car was also destroyed in Inferno's attack, Fred modifies Shaggy and Scooby's food truck so they and Undertaker can race that car instead and nicknames it "The Scoobinator".

During the first race, Inferno 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 Inferno only to be saved by The Miz. The following morning, Inferno attacks again and Scooby, Shaggy and The Undertaker almost drown when The Scoobinator lands in water. Luckily, the trio is able to escape. That night, Daphne tells Velma even though she enjoyed hanging out with Stephanie, Velma will always be her best friend. 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, Inferno attacks once more and goes after the gang. However, the other WWE stars in the race gang up on Inferno and attack his car with theirs.

After an action filled showdown, Inferno is defeated and unmasked to be 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 letting her get 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 The Undertaker win the cash prize by default, which they share with Dusty.

Cast

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.[6] Hulk Hogan was billed to be prominently featured.[7] However, on July 23, 2015, WWE terminated their contract with Hogan due to his 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!

References
  1. "Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon on iTunes". iTunes.
  2. "Comic-Con 2016: Scooby-Doo and WWE: Curse of the Speed D..."
  3. "Scooby-Doo and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon". www.warnerbros.com.
  4. "Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon". Amazon. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  5. Goldman, Eric (1 June 2016). "Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon Trailer Debut".
  6. "WWE News: WWE Announces Next Animated Venture". Hidden Remote.
  7. Graser, Marc (November 13, 2014). "WWE Studios Producing 'Scooby-Doo' Sequel with Warner Bros". Variety. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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