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Post by lildude8218 on Mar 30, 2008 0:37:50 GMT -5
I was in the upper deck in the next to last row. 2 people in front of me, I'm guessing it was mom and daughter, thought it could've been an aunt or something, had just purchased their tickets outside from a scalper and only spend $55 for each where I spent $67 on mine after the Ticketmaster fees. they were pretty cool, they had flown down here from Alaska for Mania. I told them they should make a sign or find cameras tomorrow since WWE loves to showcase people who came from ridiculously far away.
there were MANY rows of empty seats. I have a feeling the scalpers really screwed over WWE on this show.
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Post by Corporate H on Mar 30, 2008 1:23:24 GMT -5
Wow, this is one of the best segments I've seen on WWE in awhile.
EDIT: I'm talking about The Rock's speech, by the way.
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Post by Raja Lion on Mar 30, 2008 3:00:09 GMT -5
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Haha. What a story Mark.
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Post by Marvelously Mediocre on Mar 30, 2008 3:46:59 GMT -5
The Rock taking shots at all the guys was awesome especially San Francisco Marella
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Post by andrew8798 on Mar 30, 2008 4:04:34 GMT -5
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Mar 30, 2008 4:07:30 GMT -5
Flair saying Austin is better than Hogan is just awesome. I can't wait for this DVD.
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Fry's dog Seymour
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Haha. What a story Mark.
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Post by Marvelously Mediocre on Mar 30, 2008 4:42:40 GMT -5
is this the biggest un-boomed thread in wrestlecrap history?
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Post by Bo Rida on Mar 30, 2008 8:32:17 GMT -5
I watched a heavily edited version this morning, watching so many wrestlers with tears in their eyes was really moving, I can't wait to hear the full version.
I almost lost it when he apologised to his kids for not being there for them, that was honestly one of the saddest moments I've ever seen.
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Haha. What a story Mark.
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Post by Marvelously Mediocre on Mar 30, 2008 9:11:46 GMT -5
i just saw Gordon Solie's induction. i wanna punch that guy who said speak up
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Post by EmptyEYE DUNNOOOOOOOOO on Mar 30, 2008 9:13:22 GMT -5
Wow. Looks to me like it was still going on after the video ended. Not that Flair doesn't deserve it, mind you.
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Post by lildude8218 on Mar 30, 2008 10:05:34 GMT -5
I just remembered something else. I ran into the Sign Guy in the arena. He had a small group of people around him asking for autographs but seemed genuinely appreciative of it. He had one guy ask for either an autograph or a pic and then he went to talk away but someone else said "can I have one as well?" and Sign Guy looked shocked. I patted him on the shoulder as I walked by and said "dude, you're a celebrity."
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Post by themanwithnoname on Mar 30, 2008 11:57:07 GMT -5
Flair saying Austin is better than Hogan is just awesome. I can't wait for this DVD. Thankfully Flair is the only one who thinks that. Because the casual fan knows who Hulk Hogan is and they don't know who Austin is. Hogan's a household name, Austin is not. Typical Flair though with his usual "receipts", basically jealous because he isn't as famous or rich as his fellow counterparts Bret Hart, Randy Savage, Mick Foley and Hulk Hogan, all guys he took personal shots at.
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Post by franchisedavis on Mar 30, 2008 12:31:13 GMT -5
I really expected Flair to cry. I mean he cried on Nitro and not for his Hall of Fame?
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Haha. What a story Mark.
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Post by Marvelously Mediocre on Mar 30, 2008 12:33:54 GMT -5
I really expected Flair to cry. I mean he cried on Nitro and not for his Hall of Fame? he had tears in his eyes when talking about his family
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Post by franchisedavis on Mar 30, 2008 12:43:34 GMT -5
Yeah after I read the full speech and the times Flair cried it made more sense than what they showed on TV.
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Post by Cactus Jack on Mar 30, 2008 13:50:41 GMT -5
Wow, 96 pages?
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Post by crusherhogan on Mar 30, 2008 14:18:24 GMT -5
I thought it was cool of Flair to thank his two ex-wives. I never heard anyone do that before. Funniest joke was when The Rock said enemy combatants were being tortured by watching The Marine. Then he poked fun at himself noting he made DOOM. Did anyone notice Rey Mysterio was wearing a Louis Vuitton mask? Now that's style. Why didn't Gene Okerland introduce The Rock like he did everyone else on the show?
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Post by madness on Mar 30, 2008 14:54:40 GMT -5
Not sure if this has been posted already, but WWE have released press photos.. There are some great pics of flair, like this one (resized):-
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Post by Throwback on Mar 30, 2008 15:15:17 GMT -5
I really expected Flair to cry. I mean he cried on Nitro and not for his Hall of Fame? I watched it. He cried. I was kind of confused tho. Last night was the first hall of fame ceremony I ever saw that wasn't on the computer, how come only rocky johnson, peter mavia and ric flair had speeches? or did my channel cut some?
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Mar 30, 2008 15:27:53 GMT -5
I really expected Flair to cry. I mean he cried on Nitro and not for his Hall of Fame? I watched it. He cried. I was kind of confused tho. Last night was the first hall of fame ceremony I ever saw that wasn't on the computer, how come only rocky johnson, peter mavia and ric flair had speeches? or did my channel cut some? WWE only shows an hour of footage of the Hall of Fame on TV (granted, they might get an overrun, like last night). They show the inductions they think will get the most ratings on TV. Even the ones on TV are edited. Nothing from the TV special is live. I believe this year's ceremony will not be able to be shown in its entirety on the DVD due to time and for content.
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