WWE Monday Night Raw in Pittsburgh 3/9/2015

Me and Chad went to WWE Raw Monday night and had a blast.  We had great seats right behind the announce table and we were basically on TV all night.

The shows leading up to Wrestlemania are always the best.

About half through the show we realized a kid right behind us was holding up a sign that read Chad.  It was plainly visible on TV.  It was perfect.

Dean Ambrose has become one of my new favorites.  He is extremely entertaining.

Brock Lesner is a spectacle.  Always great to see the champ.

Sure, she is a bad guy, but I love Stephanie McMahon.

John Cena looking a little pervy.

Several of my predictions didn't come true.  Undertaker did accept Bray Wyatt's challenge, but not in person.  There was a cool fire show involved, though.

Some WWE fans are against him, but I am a Roman Reigns fan.  This guy has it all.  He could use a little work on the mic, but he will make a great WWE Champion come Wrestlemania.

Randy Orton is great.  He did a "face turn" on Raw which means he switched from bad guy to good guy.  But he is sort of a Stone Cold face which means he still does bad guy things like flick his opponent off all while the crowd cheers for him.

The show ended with Randy Orton completely physically dismantling Seth Rollins.

He beat him in the ring, in the crowd, and around the barrier.

This was a great move to see in person.

The Viper stalks his prey.

I was right behind the announce table when Randy hit Rollins with the RKO on the table.  It was great.

After the show, Rollins got carried out of the arena on a stretcher.  I love this stuff.

Chad enjoyed himself.

There was a "dark match" after the show went off the air.  A dark match is a match that isn't shown on television.  It ensures the fans go home happy.  John Cena fought Bray Wyatt.

Cena is the ultimate good guy and got the win.  Everyone had a great time.

But enough about the wrestlers, this is my blog.  Let's talk about me.  As soon as the show started, me and Chad started getting texts that we were on TV.  I kept an eye on the camera and knew when it was rolling.

Let's just say I was on TV a lot.

Didn't know this guy.

A lot of people thought this was our sign.  If I was going to have a sign, it would have my own name on it, and probably an 01.

I'm just saying.

Here's a picture of me taking a picture shown above.

Here's another.

Enjoying myself...

Really getting into it...

"KILL HIM RANDY!!!"  (You can actually hear me screaming this)

Hmm, wonder what I snagged a picture of here...

Me and my colleague Michael Cole, reporting for World Wrestling Entertainment.
 

Yep, I was on TV a lot.  If you watched RAW, you saw me.  It was a lot of fun.

Our Twitter friend, Frankie Smith (@franksamillion, an awesome name) sent this picture.  He paused his DVR on it without trying.  It's a surreal picture that includes Randy Orton, Booker T, the Wrestlemania sign, and me.  It is a great picture.  I love it.

I Went To The WWE Royal Rumble - And Hung Out With Ben Roethlisberger

I attended the 2014 WWE Royal Rumble last night at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA.  When the Rumble comes to your town, you don't miss it.  And you get great seats.  I was fortunate enough to get second row.  Sitting a few seats away from me was Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger!  When I noticed the cameras were gonna roll to him, I jumped in the shot.  The gif above is great.  It was on WWE PPV and was all over the internet.  I had a great seat to be seen pretty often during the show.  I haven't seen the broadcast yet, but I look forward to it.

The show was amazing.  I've been to a Pay Per View before, and a few RAWs, but never this close.  I got some great pictures.

Me and Chad brought the gold.  If you have Championship Title Belts, they have to go to the event with you.

Even though Hulk Hogan wasn't a part of the show, I had to wear the Red and Yellow.  There were a lot of old school fans like me wearing Hogan gear as well as Macho Man Randy Savage, Bret Hitman Hart, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and even the Godfather shirts.

Our seats were great.

We even got to take home the chairs.  

Ben was kind enough to take a picture with me.  He seemed like he had a really fun time at the event.

The place was packed.

I love seeing the old school guys like the New Age Outlaws and Goldust.  

 I just don't get the devotion the fans have to Daniel Bryan.  Some of the people in the crowd were upset he wasn't a part of every match.

Brock Lesnar destroyed the Big Show with several chairs.  I was right along the rail for this match.  I'm sure I was on camera a lot.

I couldn't get a great picture of fellow Dukes of Hazzard fan and close friend of Ben Jones, Jerry the King Lawler.

 But here is a picture of me with him at Hazzard Homecoming.

Does it look like Randy Orton is photobombing himself in this picture?

The Royal Rumble match itself was so cool to watch.  Kane hasn't wrestled on TV in a while, but was a part of the match.  He is ripped!

Kevin Nash was a surprise entrant.  I am a huge nWo fan, so hearing the nWo music really got me going.

I really love when my phone make gifs automatically.

Ryback is screaming "I'm nuts."

 Ah, the Spanish announce table.  Has it ever been on TV and not had someone thrown through it?  Kane is really ripped.

The last two wrestlers in the Rumble were Batista and Roman Reigns.  They put on a great show.

I went in to it thinking Batista would win.  He did.  It was a heck of a match.  I had so much fun at the event.

What do you think Chad, should we go to Wrestlemania?









In that GIF at the top, does it look like I scared Ben a little?