Wrestlemania Results
- World Heavyweight Championship: Undertaker over Edge
- No Holds Barred: Floyd Mayweather over Big Show
- WWE Championship: Randy Orton over John Cena and Triple H
- BunnyMania Lumberjack Match: Beth Phoenix/Melina over Ashley/Maria
- Shawn Michaels over Ric Flair
- ECW Championship: Kane over Chavo Guerrero Jr.
- Smackdown vs. RAW: Batista over Umaga
- Money in the Bank Ladder Match: CM Punk over Chris Jericho and Ken Kennedy and MVP and Shelton Benjamin and John Morrison and Carlito
- Belfast Brawl: JBL over Finlay
- Pre-Show: Kane won the 24-man Battle Royal by eliminating Mark Henry
There are live notes from Wrestlemania. The wrestlers reportedly gave Ric Flair a standing ovation backstage after he returned from his match. Kevin Nash and Test were backstage at Wrestlemania along with the Hall of Famers. WWE issued a press release on Wrestlemania setting a new Citrus Bowl attendance record of 74,635 with more than $5.85 million in ticket sales. RAW is live from Orlando, FL tomorrow night.
There were reportedly problems in the booking of Big Show vs. Mayweather with Triple H assigned to help fix it. Many WWE wrestlers reportedly ignored warnings not to socialize with TNA wrestlers over the weekend. The Orlando Sentinel has a detailed article on what goes into putting together a Wrestlemania show.
Matt Hardy hinted about his return at this morning's Bacon, Bagels and Biceps Brunch. There's a fan report from WWE's Midday Madness autograph and picture signing. SLAM spoke to Edge about his plans for the Undertaker at Wrestlemania. The Orlando Sentinel posted a series strips from The King's Comic by Jerry Lawler.
The Orlando Sentinel has several articles on the Wrestlemania PPV experience. WWE Experience on Canada's The Score had several interviews with WWE personalities on Wrestlemania and Ric Flair. WWE advertised all day for Wrestlemania on New York's WXRK today.
WWE.com posted photos from the Hall of Fame ceremony as well as many of the speeches. WWE also posted some password protected photos for the press. The Orlando Sentinel has an article on last night's Hall of Fame ceremony. The Baltimore Sun's Kevin Eck blogged on the Hall of Fame ceremony last night. There are live notes from the Hall of Fame Ceremony.
The Charlotte Observer published an opinion piece on Ric Flair's retirement. Ric Flair's Hall of Fame induction received a lot of media coverage, including SLAM and The Sun. Mike Mooneyham interviewed Shawn Michaels about facing Flair in his final match. The Orlando Sentinel included a commemorative Ric Flair poster in today's edition.
The Miami Herald has an article on the design of Smackdown vs. RAW 2009 noting the involvement of WWE developmental talent. Gamespot has a first look at Smackdown vs. RAW 2009.
TNA drove a truck around the Citrus Bowl area promoting Impact. Ring of Honor was in Orlando, FL last night with Naruki Doi/Masato Yoshino/Genki Horiguchi over CIMA/Dragon Kid/Ryo Saito.
James Guttman interviewed Sean Mooney about his time in WWE, leaving, Vince McMahon and more. James Guttman interviewed Jackie Gayda-Haas about her second pregnancy, returning to wrestling and more. The Pain Clinic interviewed Jerry Lynn about Mr. JL, Rob Van Dam, TNA and more.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
