Some of my thinking for WM13 as I was there.
-We're here and...ugh, we're being sandwiched in. No walking out if this sucks.
-Checked the merch stands. All the Austin 3:16 shirts in XL are sold out.
Eh, if they don't have any inside, I'll make do with a Mankind one.
-Bro, what time is it? We been here an hour.
-Yay, they opened the doors! Oh hell, they're checking signs. I get through without a check. Odd.
-Merch stand right inside. YES! LAST AUSTIN SHIRT IN MY SIZE! $20. (I'm suspect now. We were one of the first in the door.)
-4th row behind the hockey boards. Nice.
-Hey look, the blimp! Nice touch.
-Todd Pettingill, get on with the show!
-We're gonna kick things off with...Billy Gunn. Oh boy. Wonder if he's facing Marc Mero; he wasn't listed for the main show.
-"FLASH, YOU ARE SOOOOOOOO FUNKY!" Shit, I forgot Flash wasn't listed either.
-Decent match. Crowd still filing in, hence the lack of heat. Lot of people getting drinks and stuff.
-Todd Petting-zoo [Sunny], go away!
-We kick off with a Four-Way tag. Winner gets a title shot at the next PPV.
-This keeps with Vince's dumb logic the Godwinns have to stink up the first 10 minutes of EVERY show, not just Raw.
-The New Blackjacks. Bradshaw is a step below Yosemite Sam on the subtle scale.
-Oops, Barry shouldn't have done that.
-What the hell, Furnas got counted out?
-"LET'S TAKE THE TWO BEST TEAMS AND ELIMINATE THEM FIRST!"
-Merciful God, please don't let the Godwinns win this match.
-Headbangers get the duke. "And the crowd goes wild!" [Tom Servo] "yay." [Joel and Crow]
-Huh, Brian Pillman's there in the back plugging the 900 line...WITH SUNNY! WHY ARE THEY IN THE BACK?!
-Oh boy, it's the Sultan, led by the Sheik and Backlund.
-"Remember that WCW show where the Sheik spit on us?" "Yeah, that was funny. Dad was jealous."
-Crowd going mild for Rocky. Boy this show is stuck in first gear. Hope it gets better.
-Sheesh, this is one dull match. Wish we could hear commentary. That would make it somewhat tolerable.
-Rocky wins. Crowd isn't exactly wild about it.
-Post-match attack. Rocky Johnson makes the save. I don't think anybody cared.
-I like Helmsley's entrance. I'm half-expecting him to carry the Olympic torch.
-Dang, that girl is huge.
-Pretty decent match. What the hell, Marlena? Get back on the floor...oh SHIT! That Amazon just shredded Marlena! Hope she's okay. That was brutal!
-Goldust cries over Marlena as Hunter's music plays. "The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat." [Jim McKay]
-Why is Jim Ross at the tunnel? Oh, it's Owen and Bulldog he's talking to. Jim, stop starting shit!
-"OWEN WE WANNA TOUCH YOUR SLAMMY!" Hilarious!
-Me: "Why does Owen have 2 Slammys?" Bro: "He won it last night." Me: "I forgot that was on, I was watching something else and fell asleep."
-"I watch every week, I still don't understand why Vader and Mankind teamed up. I doubt they're getting the belts."
-I like Mankind, but Bulldog's my guy. So I hope Bulldog wins.
-Another double-countout? What the hell? This match seemed like it was going good. Crap.
-My brother needs a Sprite. So we get up to stand in line.
-I grab my sign dedicated to a friend and run down to ringside. Street fight coming up.
-"And NOW INTRODUCING from the Ultimate Fight World!" Shit, got the wrong sign. Run back up, get my better sign, get lost in that sea of others which includes the guy with the heart-shaped "Follow Your Hart" sign.
-Back in my seat, hey cool. Austin's got his logo on the tunnel. (Breaks) WOW, THAT'S BADASS!
-Bret doesn't look happy. Either he's ready to throw down or he's pissed he isn't in the title match.
-This is gonna be the shit. Crowd has really bought into this feud. I like both guys, but I'm with Austin here. I sympathize with him.
-Pretty sad Lou Albano and Tony Atlas had to pay to get in.
-Oh of COURSE, you fight up the COMPLETE OPPOSITE CORNER FROM US!
-Shamrock looks like he's about to drop a couple guys getting in the way.
-Yay, they're back in the ring. Now we can all see.
-Bro: "Is Austin bleeding?" Me: "Whoa!"
-"REMEMBER THAT OLD SAYING! WHAT THE HELL, USE THE BELL!" [Bobby Heenan]
-Me: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO STEVE! DON'T QUIT! DON'T QUIT! DAMMIT!"
-"Bret you asshole! Leave that guy alone! THANK YOU KEN!"
-I'm chanting for Austin to get up. Crowd is...chanting along? Wow, that's pretty cool!
-Referee knows better that to help Steve. Dumbass.
-Street fight. This is going to be fun. Crowd hates Faarooq and the Nation. At least I THINK that's why.
-Hahaha, PG-13. (My brother doesn't know what to think, he doesn't watch the USWA at 5am on Saturday morning like I do. I tried to take my last break at 5 so I can watch it in the break room.)
-I want somebody to punch Jamie Dundee in the mouth.
-Ahmed looks like a badass in those LOD spikes. Crowd going batshit over these three.
-Pretty fun match so far. Lot of action going on everywhere. Our corner is where the French announce table was.
-"RUN RAYMOND (Rougeau) RUN! GET OUTTA THERE!"
-"Who sprayed that stupid fire extinguisher? I can't see shit now!"
-"Okay we can see again...DAMMIT HAWK! STOP THAT SHIT!" [My dad]
-They're using a noose. This isn't politically correct.
-Oh damn, Faarooq just did a header to the floor! Hope he's okay!
-LOD win in Chicago? Color me stunned.
-Main event time. There is a dude selling Undertaker foam Tombstones up the aisles. My brother buys one for our disabled friend at home, who is a Taker fan. (He LOVES Sting. We kid with him about that when we watch the WCW PPVs with him.)
-Hey, Shawn found his smile again! Why is he here? (I'm on TV at this point as the cameras pan around to all the signs, I didn't know until I saw the tape. I'm the guy with "Chicago Is Stone Cold Country". My brother is next to me looking..."thrilled to be there".)
-Sid's entrance is pretty neat.
-When Bobby jokes about Taker's entrance, "Did it just get colder in here?", he's not joking. It does get cold in there. (I think they crank the AC up.) Nice little touch.
-Oh shit, here comes Bret. GET OUT OF HERE! "Shawn Michaels, Boy Toy, take your pussyfoot injury and go find your smile. Stay the hell out of this match!" Okay, that was funny.
-This match is sure taking a long time. I'm checking my watch...only to realize I left it on the bathroom counter at home. (Eh.)
-BRET, GO THE HELL AWAY!
-Undertaker wins the title! And it gets cold again! (A live title change. Never saw one before.)
Show was pretty good. Now we get to sit in our cars for an hour waiting for all the $250 seat holders to get their chairs. Get home about 11pm, what's my dad watching on TV? The 1997 Slammy awards on USA.