I have to apologize to the readers who were trying to look for my signs on TV Tuesday night. The Metro Centre was advertising seats that I bought as the TV side seats and instead, I was on the opposite side. I was not able to to go the TV side because the ushers were blocking it off. Thanks a lot WWE/Metro Centre for switching the arena seating!
Even after all of this, I have to say, seeing this live was really awesome. I had a fun time and was able to meet a couple cool people. A shout out to Heather who, along with her littler brother were sitting behind me. It was their first live event. I am glad you guys had fun as well! This is why I love wrestling events. The people you meet are very nice and knowledgeable about the sport. In addition, we as a fan base appreciate and enjoy the wrestlers as they give it all they have. It may look terrible at times on TV and therefore, fast forwarding through the bad stuff, but seeing it live makes you appreciate it much more.
My seat was great and didn’t leave it the whole night. With the people around me, we couldn’t see at times because there were two fat guys sitting in front of us. With floor seats, it’s hard to see over the people in front of you and if you try to stand, the ushers yell. Needless to say, I am either going to sit front row or find section seats next time around especially in Rockford because of the way the arena is constructed.
The main event between C.M. Punk and Daniel Bryan was outstanding to say the least. Those two guys in my opinion are the best pure wrestlers in the company right now. As much as I also love Ziggler who is a great wrestler as well along with Swagger and others, Punk and Bryan are the best. If I could see these guys wrestle each other more, I am fine with it.
After the show went on the air, I was able to shake Booker T’s hand as he walked past us. That was certainly an honor. He is a future hall-of-famer in my opinion. The dark match was Bryan vs. Big Show. Cody Rhodes came out but Punk returned to help out Big Show. After this, C.M. Punk and Show gave us all high fives and Heather’s brother was shocked at how big Big Show’s hands are. The guy is seriously a monster.
That is it for me. Below are some pictures from the show including the sign that did not make it on TV. Oh well. What a night. Til next time!
February 22, 2012 at 12:03 PM
Awesome!!! I didn’t get a chance to watch (it’s a drag not having SyFy) but it sounds like you had a great time. Kinda annoying about the seats, but it sounds well worth it.
February 22, 2012 at 4:33 PM
That sucks you can’t get SyFy at school. One thing I found odd was I watched it on my DVR today and not once, did they mention they were in Rockford. Usually, when the show starts and about halfway through, the announcers or there will be a graphic on TV letting the viewers know where they are at. I do not know if they have ever done this but they did it last night.
Maybe WWE isn’t proud to admit they are in Rockford. The town does suck but the crowds are always fun. There were only a few sections in the corner that were covered so it was a pretty good crowd.
February 24, 2012 at 11:33 AM
That’s interesting. I noticed the same thing during RAW when they were talking about the live event, they didn’t say where it was at all. Strange.
But speaking of Rockford, there’s a band playing Saturday night at Bar 3 called SOiL. I can’t go and am sad about it because they are my absolute favorite, but go check it out if you can!
February 24, 2012 at 7:56 PM
I am going to sound really lame here but I have never been to a concert and the I am not a “bar type”. Haha. I rarely go to Rockford too as it’s about 35 minutes away. I’ll have to look up SOil and see if they are cool as you imply. Haha.
February 24, 2012 at 9:48 PM
Haha I’m not one for bars either, but I have gone to some strange places for concerts. They’re definitely work checking out if you like music that’s kinda heavy but not screamy. Their Facebook is probably the easiest place to listen to stuff, Facebook.com/soilmusic . Good music and cool guys.