Steve Austin reckons The Undertaker's Wrestlemania showdown against Triple H saved the event from being a flop.
Six-time WWE world champion Austin told SunSport: “‘I don’t watch all the WWE PPV events these days, but WrestleMania is always a must see.
"The Undertaker and Triple H match made it special. Going into it, I thought how will they better last year? How do you follow something like that?
“But they did. It was at about the 8-10 minute mark when I saw them dig beyond the solid work they had done and pull out all of the stops.
"Shawn Michaels was a real benefit there too. He was perfect in his referee role.
“I believe the match they had was off the charts. If it hadn’t been for it, the event would have failed. It was very average until then.”
April 19, 2012
Mania Was Average Until Taker Faced Triple H
This Day in Wrestling History
The first Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup tag team tournament is held. The Road Warriors win the one million dollar prize.
April 19, 1986
April 18, 2012
Brodie Lee Signs WWE Developmental Deal
Brodie Lee announced over the weekend he has signed a WWE developmental contract and will be reporting to Florida Championship Wrestling.
WWE Stock Closes at Lowest Point Since 2003
Shares of WWE stock closed today at 7.96, the lowest close since the stock closed at 7.95 in April of 2003.
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to "The Brooklyn Brawler" Steve Lombardi.
April 18, 1961
Wahoo McDaniel passes away due to a stroke at the age of 63.
April 18, 2002
April 17, 2012
Former ROH Champ Calls ROH "Shell Of Its Former Self"
TNA X Division champion Austin Aries, the only two-time ROH World champion, offered his thoughts on the State of Ring of Honor in an interview with Sports Vibe in the U.K. promoting TNA's Lockdown PPV.
Aries quote: "I'll be really honest with you, the Ring of Honor today is not anything like the Ring of Honor that the likes of C.M. Punk, Daniel Bryan, and myself came from. Obviously they are still operating under the same name, but the company has changed so much over the years and it's really a shell of it's former self in terms of the vision and thought process. The original Ring of Honor and the Ring of Honor today are two completely different things, I like to call it Smokey Mountain of Honor." From a talent perspective, Aries added, "There is no money in Ring of Honor, and that means they will only be able to secure talent for a certain amount of time before they move somewhere else."
source: sportsvibe.co.uk
Monday Night Raw Remains in Top 10 of Cable Last Week
Both hours of last week's 4/9 WWE Monday Night Raw came in at No. 6 and No. 7 respectively among the cable top 25 for the week ending April 15, 2012. The show drew an average audience of 4.29 million viewers.
source: tvbythenumbers.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Rowdy Roddy Piper (Roderick George Toombs)
April 17, 1951
Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson for the WWWF(WWE) Tag Team title
April 17, 1984
WCW filed suit in Fulton County Superior Court against Ric Flair for breech of contract
April 17, 1998
Mickie James becomes a "triple crown champion" by winning the TNA Knockouts Championship at the Lockdown ppv. She had previously won the WWE Women's Championship and the WWE Divas Championship.
April 17, 2011
April 16, 2012
