Even though I could have easily added this report to the Entertainment section as well; I’ve decided to keep this column in the Sports section since professional wrestling still involves mostly athletic competition. 🙂 Wrestlermania 21 was staged in Los Angeles California this year and the theme of the ppv was about Hollywood since they were in the heartland of the movie making world. Instead of the usual hype by the wwe, they went with a unique marketing campaign of having their wrestlers re-enact famous movie scenes with pro wrestling speeches replacing famous dialog from the original actors.
The campaign worked quite well and some of the wrestlers really seemed to do a good job at impersonating some of Hollywood’s top movies. The show itself wasn’t without its own surprises as Hollywood Hulk Hogan made a run in during the show to the delight of many Hulkamaniacs as well as a funny segment involving two legends, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Rowdy Roddy Piper, getting into an altercation with a rookie by the name of Carlito Carribean Cool which ended with a stunner to the young star after getting into an argument with both men.The show also wasn’t without its share of Hollywood celebrities as action star Sylvester Stallone was on hand during the Hall of Fame ceremony to induct long time friend Hulk Hogan into the hall of fame while comedians Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider were on hand to watch the show while also there to most likely promote their latest film ‘The Longest Yard’ which features a bunch of pro wrestlers in it. The wrestling itself was decent with Shawn Micheals vs. Kurt Angle stealing the show while both championships changed hands as Batista beat HHH and John Cena beat JBL to both capture the world titles for the first time. Another rare match that was on the show was a first ever sumo match between the Big Show and Sumo Grandmaster Akebono which saw the Grandmaster easily defeating the un-trained Big Show in just over 1 minute.
The Undertaker also won his match to give him a remarkable undefeated streak of 13-0 at Wrestlemania. Another highlight was a 6 man ladder match which saw all competitors give it their all and nearly resulted in some huge injuries to a few men. Even though wrestling is fake by all accounts, you couldn’t help but feel for some of the men in the ladder match as they jumped off the ladder or fell out of the ring to their doom. After watching many previous Wrestlemanias, Wrestlemania 21 had its highs and its lows but should rank up there with the best of them as a highly successful pay per view.
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