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--Nothing of note from the post-show party. Heard none of the celebrities were there. Undertaker was banged up pretty bag after the match but we didn't hear anything more in specific. HHH was banged up as well.
--We've got lots of thoughts on Mania from last night on the Observer radio show up on the site. We'll have another show up tonight covering Raw, Tough Enough and more. If you've got questions, and again, keep them to questions about the events from the past week, send to
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We'll start taking questions on other subjects on Wednesday's show.
--Last night was the first time in the history of Mania that no titles changed hands on the show. Notable the value of belts when you've got six and only two even made the PPV.
--Was that Amber Riley of Glee in the gospel choir last night? I don't know given I've only seen the show once.
--Dwayne Johnson is on Jay Leno tomorrow while Drew Carey is on George Lopez tomorrow. Carey is on The Talk on Wednesday. Johnson is on Ellen DeGeneres a week from today. Chris Jericho will be on Jay Leno a week from Wednesday. David Arquette (I guess he sort of has to do with wrestling is on Leno Friday, Ellen DeGeneres on the same show with Johnson and Regis & Kelly on 4/15. (thanks to Adam Lebow)
--Kurt Angle on his twitter today said that he didn't watch WrestleMania, but did get a lot of tweets about Orton and Swagger during the show. He wrote "Oh, and Orton-relax, I won't beat ur ass. You can use my move." Orton had complained about Angle's post by saying the ankle lock came from Ken Shamrock and then Angle came back saying he never used the ankle lock while Shamrock was still wrestling. Then he said he didn't care and somebody hacked his account and he never wrote the tweets last night.
--Awesome Kong and Scott Steiner were seen going backstage just recently in Atlanta. Kong appearing is possible. Steiner is more than likely just visiting.
--The guys doing the HHH ring entrance were almost all from NWA Anarchy, but they were Georgia and Tennessee based indie wrestlers
--TMZ noted about a reality show called "Wrestler Wives" about Sharmell Huffman (Booker T), Stacy Carter (married to Sinn Bohdi, but formerly to Jerry Lawler) and Jackie Haas (Charlie Haas). We had reported that in the Observer a few weeks back as they did the first taping in Houston. No word on if it's picked up as at the time we were told they were shooting a pilot.
--TNA will be doing a live pregame show for Lockdown on 4/17 with Devon vs. Anarquia as the match.
--Two-time NCAA heavyweight champ and current Bellator champ Cole Konrad faces Paul Buentello in a non-title match on the 4/23 TV show from Concho, OK.
--Big Show talks about problems traveling when you're 450 pounds at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/business/05flier.html?_r=1
--Odds for Saturday's Strikeforce
Nick Diaz -205 to -220
Paul Daley +165 to +185 Most money coming in on Daley
Gilbert Melendez -206 to -265
Tatsuya Kawajiri +170 to +205 Most money coming in on Melendez
Dominick Cruz has opened as an early significant favorite over Urijah Faber for 7/2, with most of the money coming in on Faber. Alistair Overeem ranges from -270 to -333 as a favorite against Fabricio Werdum. While Frankie Edgar is -130 to -147 favored against Gray Maynard for 5/28
--Best TV show of the past week
Raw 54.2%
Impact 13.4%
Ultimate Fighter 10.7%
Bellator 7.1%
CMLL 3.6%
Smackdown 2.8%
Inside MMA 2.0%
Strikeforce Challenger 2.0%
Superstars 2.0%
MMA Live 1.6%
AAA 0.8%
Poll on Bellator from Saturday
Excellent 21.0%
Good 46.8%
Average 12.9%
Fair 6.5%
Poor 12.9%
55.4% of those responding didn't see the show
--Would WrestleMania have been bigger if Brock Lesnar wrestled Undertaker and Rock wasn't on the show?
Yes 54.9%
No 45.1%
--The Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi Fight Night airs at 1 a.m. tonight on Spike. The Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares Fight Night airs at midnight Tuesday followed by a Best of Pride at 2 a.m. late Tuesday/early Wednesday.
--Due to the domination of the CMA awards, nothing relating to WrestleMania was among the top searched stuff on Google after the show, although late last night a WrestleMania mention got as high as No. 19, but today nothing once again. I've seen almost no mainstream post-show which surprises me. Our feedback was through the roof, but it always is for Mania and it's too early to tell but it's nothing close to the Trump show if that's the comparison.
--MWF on 6/4 in Bridgeport, CT at the Shehan Center with Shelton Benjamin, Paul Bearer and John Cena Sr.
--World Wrestling Coalition on 4/9 in Aberdeen, OH at the Municipal Building for a show called The Last Laugh. Weird name for a wrestling show.
--Jerry Lawler's first post-Mania match is Saturday night in Fort Smith AR for Traditional Championship Wrestling teaming with Matt Riviera to face The Dark Circle. Jazz, Malia Hosaka, Rodney Mack and Bobby Eaton are also on the show.
--DreamWave Wrestling is doing an iPPV on 4/9 from La Salle, IL at the Knights of Columbus headlined by Kevin Thorn vs. Jason Hades, plus Terry Funk will appear on the show. For info on ordering you can go to
http://www.1gimmickworld.com
--NAW TV taping on Saturday night in Fresno at the NAW Dojo.
