It's still all about Wrestlemania...

Good show, and really one of those ones I'm gonna remember, not just for the good wrestling (of which was plentiful).

For starters, the crowd was nuts. As in they were quiet a lot, popping randomly, cheering the "wrong" guys, and then there was the Brock-Goldberg Incident. Not only was it a godawful match, packed full of rest holds and nothing else, the crowd fucked with both guys minds, completely pissing on it. But then, both guys are out of here, so I don't care. I'll miss Brock's ringwork and charachter for what its worth.

It is important to remember there were four good-to-freaking-great matches last night, in order:

1. Triple H vs. HBK vs. Benoit
2. Eddie vs. Kurt
3. Jericho vs. Christian
4. Rock 'n' Sock vs. Evolution

The handicap was loads of fun. Flair had a great night, and the crowd was nutso for him. Rock gets boo-ed - he must hate NY. The match had one too many heat segments, but it was solid and fun, with a surprise finish.

Jericho vs. Christian was very fine. Both guys worked hard, and Christian was less dull in the ring than normal. Scott calls the Trish heel turn: "She looks dirty". That's deep, man...

Eddie and Angle had a very good match, building slow with plenty of fun matwork. Would have liked to see them develop the body work into the finish, rather than just going into finisher-overdrive, but the match came off well. Oh, and Greatest Finish of all time, if we ignore it was a tad silly given the seriousness of the feud.

The main event was stellar. All three guys worked hard and bumped liked troopers. I think this is least ego-driven Triple H match in years. Benoit looked like a star tonight, the crowd were into him, and neither HBK or HHH did anything to prevent this. HBK's bladejob was sublime. The intertangled stories, the pacing, the finish make this possibly the greatest Triple Threat of all time. Radicals Reunited the close the show was pure emotion, and a perfect blend of the sports-entertainment story and the real life story of both Eddie and Chris. Long live wrestlers who make me care.

There is so much to talk about in the show that I'm gonna have to stop. As a fan of the WWE, I'm relieved it the show came off well. I hope they get the buys to justify the effort put into it.

Speak soon,

Craig