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Live Notes From ClubWWI.com's WrestleMania Ticket Winner: Fake Money Mayweather, Pyrotechnics Accident, 90 Minute Flair Speech, $6 Beer, Edge or Taker, and More
By Joseph "ThinkSoJoE" Kent
Mar 31, 2008 - 10:48 AM

(JG Note: Joseph Kent won three tickets to WrestleMania 24 care of ClubWWI.com.  He sent along notes from event...)


Hey guys, ThinkSoJoE here, reporting from Kissimmee, FL, back at my hotel after 'Mania and hoping my laptop battery lasts. This is a quick report here about the HOF and 'Mania, and I'm considering writing a more in-depth review of the events when I get back home to Western New York.

- The rain held off pretty well, it was sprinkling here and there throughout the night but didn't have an effect on the show at all.

- What did have an effect is every light on the structure built over the ring going out during the Bunnymania match. The ring lights finally came back on during the entrances for the triple threat, and the rest of the lights on the structure came back on during the match. However, throughout most of the match, the video screens on the structure were out.

- If you're wondering what happened to Rev Theory performing at 'Mania, they were there. Outside the venue, performing sets throughout the day at the Fan Axxess event. Apparently they don't know the WWE product very well, as my girlfriend told one of them he looked like Jeff Hardy, and another one that he looked like Santino, and they had no clue who those two are.

- Yes, Ric Flair's HOF speech went on for 90 minutes. Yes he mentioned Chris Benoit, and yes, the crowd popped HUGE.

- Speaking of Benoit, there was a Benoit chant tonigh when Triple H slapped the Crossface on John Cena. I must say this about Cena, love him or hate him, you care about him. Hunter and Randy were the only two in the ring at one point, and the dueling crowd chants of "Let's Go Cena/Cena Sucks" were still as strong as ever.

- The pyro was awesome, probably much better than it came across on TV.

- My digital camera crapped out on me at the HOF, but we brought three disposable cameras to 'Mania. Hopefully the pics we took will come out ok, I got mostly shots of the ring entrances, but a couple cool shots otherwise as well.

- Traffic in Orlando sucks! I've been here two days and been in three traffic jams.

- The crowd was actually torn between Edge and Undertaker, mostly in 'Taker's favor. But there wasn't a single person sitting down or not applauding when he won.

- Speaking of people not sitting down, there was literally not a person in their seat when Flair walked back up the aisle after his loss.

- MITB was AWESOME!

- Speaking of, as a fan allow me to present this alternate scenario to you for the main event. Suppose, for a moment, that Edge defeated the Undertaker. It would have been a perfect opportunity for CM Punk to cash in the MITB briefcase, citing that Edge cost him the ECW title, and that he stole world titles twice with the MITB contract, and that it was time for revenge. CM Punk wins the World Heavyweight Championship, sending the crowd home happy and both Edge and the Undertaker home with their first 'Mania loss.

- The canvas was changed after nearly every match by the referees - not sure why the referees and not the ring crew, but that's not my decision.

- I missed the first 30 minutes of the HOF ceremony - which consisted entirely of The Rock talking. I did catch the last half of his speech though. Yes, that means he talked for an hour.

- I didn't catch the USA airing of the HOF ceremony, so I'm not quite sure what you guys missed. It was a cool event to be a part of, and I think if I make it out to Houston next year I'll be attending it again.

- The money that was floating around during Mayweather's entrance, unlike when Trump came out last year, was not real money. It was fake $10,000 bills with Mayweather's face on it.

- I never want to see a sign that says "BEER: $6.00" again. If I'm drinking, I don't expect my shots to cost 6 bucks, much less my beer. I've seen worse than $3 for water though.

- If you've seen reports of a pyrotechnics incident at the end of 'Mania, I can assure you that it's 100% true. In the section I was sitting, the lines that the pyro in question were travelling was right above us. While the pyro was going across, the line did indeed snap. In fact, as we got up to leave, the line was still down across our section. I don't believe it was anybody in our section that was hurt, reports I've read tonight say it was somebody in the upper deck. I'm not an expert by a long shot but I think it was just a freak accident.

That's all I can think of right now, guys. I'm exhausted and hungry, and I think my battery is about to die. If you have any questions for me, feel free to hit me up on the message boards, where I go by the name of, yep, you guessed it! ThinkSoJoE!



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