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WrestleMania 24 News: Backstage news on celebrities, Flair's emotional state, Michaels, Mayweather, Undertaker
Mar 31, 2008 - 7:08:07 PM |
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By Wade Keller, Torch editor
-Floyd Mayweather was said to be really gracious about everything and to everyone, but he was slow in accepting and understanding some things suggested to him for the scheme of the match. It was said to be a pretty intensive process to get the match to the level of quality that fans saw on Sunday. He was impressed and even a bit nervous about performing in front of 70,000 fans, something he hadn't done before.
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-All of the celebrities at the Citrus Bowl had luxury buses lined up outside the stadium in a VIP parking area. They were brought into the arena via golf carts. Most of them did not have the opportunity to mingle with wrestlers for an extended period of time because everybody was so spread out much of the day.
-Ric Flair was an emotional wreck before his match to the point that anyone around him was concerned about whether he'd be able to even get through the match. He was breaking out in tears whenever he was talking to agents or officials or other wrestlers about the plans for the match.
-Shawn Michaels was surprisingly calm before the match. Although he had expressed nervousness in media interviews, at least up until near match time, he wasn't shown signs of being nervous despite the pressure to have a great match.
-Undertaker was backstage at the Hall of Fame Ceremony, but remained consistent in not wanting to break from character whenever possible as he's always argued that his gimmick is more important to his longevity and success than almost anyone else of his calliber in wrestling.
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