{"id":156640,"date":"2023-04-04T12:11:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T17:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=156640"},"modified":"2023-04-04T12:20:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T17:20:02","slug":"wwe-wrestlemania-2023-night-two-in-person-perspective-belair-vs-asuka-gunther-vs-sheamus-vs-mcintyre-rhodes-vs-reigns-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/04\/04\/wwe-wrestlemania-2023-night-two-in-person-perspective-belair-vs-asuka-gunther-vs-sheamus-vs-mcintyre-rhodes-vs-reigns-more\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE WRESTLEMANIA 2023 NIGHT TWO IN-PERSON PERSPECTIVE: Belair vs. Asuka, Gunther vs. Sheamus vs. McIntyre, Rhodes vs. Reigns, more."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2201158362\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe 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https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2023\/04\/IMG_2381-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2023\/04\/IMG_2379-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-156656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2023\/04\/IMG_2379-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2023\/04\/IMG_2379-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2023\/04\/IMG_2379-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2023\/04\/IMG_2379-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2023\/04\/IMG_2379-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2023\/04\/IMG_2379-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2023\/04\/IMG_2379-326x245.jpeg 326w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2023\/04\/IMG_2379-80x60.jpeg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>WWE WRESTLEMANIA 2023 NIGHT TWO IN-PERSON PERSPECTIVE<br \/>\nAPRIL 2, 2023<br \/>\nENGLEWOOD, CA AT SOFI STADIUM<br \/>\nAIRED ON PEACOCK, 8:00 p.m. EST, 7:00 a.m. CST<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p>As I mentioned in my Hits &amp; Misses report for night one, this report will be an in-person perspective. I had the privilege of being able to attend night two via my day job. I bid for a layover in Burbank, CA and got it, so I was excited at the prospect of attending the show. I\u2019m not the biggest fan of going to live events historically for a lot of reasons, but I\u2019ve been more motivated in recent years. Suffice to say attending a WrestleMania was a \u201cbucket list\u201d item for me, and I\u2019m happy to have checked that box.<\/p>\n<h4>Arena &amp; Atmosphere<\/h4>\n<p>If I\u2019m being 100% honest, I was overwhelmed by the atmosphere and that feeling stuck with me throughout the night. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019ve attended shows at big stadiums before including football games and concerts. As far as pro wrestling goes it\u2019s been strictly arenas for me, including the 2018 Survivor Series (ironically also in Los Angeles). First lesson learned about attending anything in Los Angeles. GIVE YOURSELF ENOUGH TIME TO GET THERE!! I wanted to get to the arena early enough to take things in, get something to eat, check out the merchandise, and be able to meet up with Torch assistant editor Zack Heydorn and Torch contributor Marcus Arias. I was without traffic, 45 minutes away in Burbank. I ordered a Lyft around 2:00 pacific, but it didn\u2019t get to the hotel by 2:30. Long story short, traffic built as I was heading there and didn\u2019t get to the building until a little after 4:00. It was about a 15-minute walk from the Lyft drop-off point to the entry gate for my section. I\u2019m kinda glad because I was able to walk around the building and soak in the interesting look and feel of Sofi Stadium. To be honest I was hustling to get into the building, so I don\u2019t recall seeing a lot of photos and posters showing that WrestleMania was taking place. That\u2019s not to say there wasn\u2019t, it just didn\u2019t stand out to me. I know Brandon LeClair pointed out there were a lot of WWE touches when he went to the 2022 Survivor Series in Boston. Those touches were certainly in the building though, with several LED screens with Cody and Roman\u2019s faces amongst other faces at least where I was sitting. I didn\u2019t have time to walk around the entire building, but I\u2019m sure what was in my section was replicated throughout. Leaving the building to go back to my hotel was another story. There was a Lyft\/Uber pickup point, but there was such a cluster of traffic that not one, but two Uber requests I made were cancelled because they couldn\u2019t get to me. I ended up taking a ride from some dude who didn\u2019t speak English and no doubt was looking to gouge people for rides. I had to talk to him through some translator device he had that looked like a Roku remote. What he wanted to charge me was in line with how Lyft and Uber were knocking people over the head for rides. I\u2019m like this is bizzarro world but at that point I was like whatever, I just want to get back to the hotel. I had a 45-minute ride ahead of me. I took it and crossed my fingers. I lived to talk about it, so yeah. I didn\u2019t see a lot of parking accommodations at SoFi from flying the approach into LAX many times so, my worries of getting out of there being a nightmare came to fruition. I wasn\u2019t there but I know what happened after WrestleMania 35 in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>I thought the oval multi-screen canopy suspended above and around the ring was cool. It had several screens where if you couldn\u2019t see the action in the ring, you could watch as if you were watching it on TV. Seeing the stage in person as opposed to seeing it on TV was surreal. Now where I was sitting, the WrestleMania sign was blocked, and I could only see half of the stage. The other half was blocked by what was holding the canopy above the ring. I liked what I saw as they had rotating movie-like posters. I\u2019m not the best with movies, but the one they had for Alexa Bliss looked like Pretty Woman. Now, for me personally, this atmosphere was good and bad. Pulling back the curtain a bit, I get distracted easily as I told Greg Parks on Wrestling Night in America. I found myself going back and forth between the canopy and the ring. I was thinking ok, I should focus on the ring, but my view wasn\u2019t that great so let me watch the tube. Then I was like wait I\u2019m here, I should be watching in the ring, so I\u2019d go back. Then I would look around. Add texting with friends and family back home and posting on social media out of excitement, it was easy to miss things and I did. I will have to rewatch the show on Peacock to \u201cfill in the blanks.\u201d I was in section 340, the next bowl from the top.<\/p>\n<p>WrestleMania is an event that stands out from others, and last night I got my first front row seat to that. It\u2019s one thing to see it on TV, but it\u2019s another to be there. If you are a true WWE fan, and you haven\u2019t been to a WrestleMania, you should at least try to attend one in your life. This report can\u2019t do it justice.<\/p>\n<h4>Crowd &amp; Matches<\/h4>\n<p>The arena was sold out. I was impressed as I didn\u2019t feel like I \u201ccouldn\u2019t breathe\u201d as I felt when I went to the 2018 Survivor Series. The Staples Center, as it was called at the time (now Crypto.com arena), is densely packed and the seats were uncomfortable. That is not the case in SoFi Stadium. There was room on the floor surrounding the seats from the lower bowl. From my view each section in each bowl looked like there was enough room in between and you can sit comfortably. People looked like they were having a good time. The crowd was mixed from what I could tell between families and groups of friends going. You didn\u2019t have the \u201cobnoxious groups\u201d you get sometimes but again I point out; I didn\u2019t have time to go around the entire arena. This crowd felt like a \u201cWrestleMania\u201d crowd which I\u2019ll get into when I talk about the matches. This may sound like a weird comparison, but Catholic readers might get it. So, in the catholic religion the expectation is that you go to church every Sunday and for special religious obligations. That\u2019s not the case across the board and what happens is you get a lot of people that go to church for Easter and Christmas, the two biggest religious holidays of the year. I feel like WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and perhaps even the Royal Rumble are the WrestleMania \u201cholidays\u201d and you people that don\u2019t watch regularly nor are they tuned into the product via other means, but they come out and watch or attend these big events.<\/p>\n<p>This became evident to me during the Bianca Belair vs. Asuka match. I felt like the crowd could have gone either way and there wasn\u2019t a true investment in either character. Now that could have been due to the way the match was built up on TV because it wasn\u2019t very clear until maybe when Asuka attacked Bianca after their tag match on Raw. Still during the match both women were cheered. Going back, it was probably even more evident in the triple threat match between Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, and Gunther. The crowd had so much fun with that match as I alluded to on social media and I don\u2019t know what happened on TV, but Gunther was cheered in victory. There was a respect for him. In my opinion they\u2019d of cheered Sheamus or Drew had either of them won.<\/p>\n<p>In the interest of keeping things in order I\u2019ll just go back to the first match. Brock Lesnar vs. Omos was properly placed. Brock got a huge pop in both his entrance and victory. While this might not have been the best use of Brock, fans didn\u2019t seem to care as they were just happy to see a big star. Let\u2019s face it, you don\u2019t always get to see him and when you get a paying WrestleMania crowd (with some of them being travelers), they\u2019re going to react to him in a big way. This is an in-person perspective report but if I can weigh in, I think they wanted Brock in a winnable situation consider he\u2019s lost a lot as of late. You have a hot crowd, and they get the visual of Brock vs. this 7\u20193\u201d giant. It\u2019s not about Omos, it\u2019s about the visual and it delivered just that based on the crowd reaction.<\/p>\n<p>Now my eyes rolled when I heard \u201cHere Comes the Money,\u201d but not the rest of the 80,000+ (assuming that\u2019s an honest number). According to Wikipedia it seems 70,000+ \u201cexpandable to 100,00+ for other events.\u201d I can buy that, but I digress. Look, Shane\u2019s one of those guys that when he\u2019s gone for a while, he gets that pop when he comes back. He\u2019ll especially get it with the Miz being in the ring (let us not forget their history). I don\u2019t think the crowd was thinking about that, but I remember. At any rate, there was a gasp when he got hurt. Being distracted, I missed that, but I did see him get helped out of the arena. He wasn\u2019t carted off or anything he was just taken out by two people on the side where the hard camera sit so it wouldn\u2019t be in view. The crowd popped for the Snoop Dogg people\u2019s elbow and win over the Miz. Oh Mike Mizanin, this is a far cry from you main eventing and winning at WrestleMania all those years ago! You\u2019ve now lost to a former NFL punter and rapper two nights in a row!<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-81159611\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>I had so much gone on all night I didn\u2019t get to eat anything, so I got up after the Shane fiasco. I figured I had time, but they got to the Finn Balor and Edge entrances while I got what I got. Hat tip to Javier Machado who told me the crowd popped for Slayer\u2019s music, but as old as I am I have never knowingly listened to a Slayer song in my life. Maybe I\u2019ve heard some without knowing, but alas. WWE does have an older crowd so popping for that doesn\u2019t surprise me. That said, I\u2019m not breaking any news when I say the crowd was not happy with the match stoppage when Edge threw the ladder at Balor. I may be in the minority on this, but I have no problem with WWE airing on the side of safety. If there\u2019s a serious cut, and Balor would have needed legitimate medical attention, then you stop the match. If you have a problem with that, that\u2019s fine, but I stand where stand. I understand this is a blood feud and the end of a long, long story. For me, it\u2019s not about the stoppage. It\u2019s about using weapons in a Hell in a Cell. Why does that happen? You have the only weapon you need in the cell itself. This opinion is likely unpopular, but I don\u2019t care. All the good Hell in a Cell matches that I remember never got to the point where tables, kendo sticks, chairs, etc. get involved (and colored ones to boot). If that\u2019s what you want, then do a damn Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match. Wasn\u2019t that a hallmark of Edge\u2019s early WWF\/E run? I\u2019m sure my opinion is unpopular because at one point, we got a \u201cwe want tables\u201d chant. They want their weapons so, I guess I\u2019m yelling at clouds as Rich Fann might say. The ending felt abrupt, but the crowd was behind Edge. For me it\u2019s a curious choice even though yes, Edge winning is the culmination of the story between him and Judgment Day. Balor is the guy that\u2019s going to be here full time. I\u2019m not too worried about it, but I\u2019d have been fine with Balor winning.<\/p>\n<p>There was a lot of time in between the Balor match and the entrances for Cody vs. Roman, but it didn\u2019t seem to bother anybody. People were just talking amongst each other, drinking &amp; eating, and having a good time.<\/p>\n<p>On to the main event. Now look, again, I haven\u2019t seen the TV yet. There was a sing-along for Cody\u2019s song but not a lot of cheering, which was interesting. When the music stopped, he got booed. Now it could have been because the fans were anticipating Roman coming out soon, but I know what I heard. There was heat for Roman Reigns as well, as expected. I thought the gentleman playing his theme on the piano was a nice touch and I was able to see it from my seat. Once his theme started, I felt like I was hearing something I\u2019ve never heard before. I\u2019ve been to a Smackdown with a Roman Reigns entrance. This topped that and then some. The heat was legit, but I found it strange that Cody got booed. Things changed as the match went on and I think the Solo Sikoa involvement turned the crowd towards Cody.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd felt a little fatigued at this point but not because they were bored. The match was great. I think they were just focused and saving their energy for the end, and it was there for sure. The Usos got big heat for coming out and Sami &amp; KO a huge pop for bailing out Cody. They were in on the near falls, Cody hitting the Figure Four replicating his father\u2019s biggest rival\u2019s (Ric Flair) move, and the Bionic Elbow. When Cody hit Crossroads #1 and went for #2, the crowd was firmly behind him. The finish got heat as was expected, but not hatred from what I can tell. While the crowd certainly moved in Cody\u2019s favor as the match went on, I\u2019m still not sold that this audience is fully behind him as a main event act. Time will tell. After Roman left the ring there was a pause and Cody\u2019s music played for a little bit. I\u2019m not sure that made TV.<\/p>\n<h4>Overall Thoughts<\/h4>\n<p>My entire tenure at the Torch was always and will always be about the relationships I form. I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Zack Heydorn and chatting over a couple of beers before the show. It was like we\u2019ve known each other for years and well technically, we have. I was a caller on Wrestling Night in America back in January of 2018 and spoke to Zack and Greg Parks. We instantly connected and have formed a friendship ever since. It was nice to be face to face, and I look forward to seeing him again. The same goes for Torch contributor Marcus Arias, who was sitting in my section. We got to chatting a couple of times and it was nice not only to meet him, but his family.<\/p>\n<p>I tried to avoid evaluating the show since enough people have done that here and I wanted to provide what it felt like in the building. I will have to watch the show on Peacock when I have time just to color in some of the things I missed having been overwhelmed by the atmosphere. Greg Parks asked me about that specifically and understood my position. All the touches I mentioned including the canopy above the ring, the stage, the signs around the building, the merchandise stand made you feel like you were at something special. It will be interesting if I can make it to AEW Double or Nothing in May. I\u2019m putting in for an LAS layover and will most certainly go if I\u2019m able to get the trip. I sense the fan atmosphere and vibe will make that show feel special rather than the production, which is more what makes these WWE events stand out especially WrestleMania which is their bread and butter.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. 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