The following was sent in... Dave Power and Mark Savage, hosts of Ireland's wrestling radio show on www.wwr.ie attended Wrestlemania 25 last night.
Heres some of the notes we took from last nights event:
Before the event started there was the Unified Tag Team match which many fans were surprised didnt make it on to the pay per view. The fans were into Primo and Carlito who did some fantastic moves and they popped loudly on their victory.
JR and Jerry Lawler got outstanding reactions as did The Fink but Michael Cole was booed out of the Reliant Stadium, fans really hate this guy probably because they know Cole just treats it as a job and doesnt have the passion that JR has.
During the Money in the Bank match, the crowd were definitely behind Christian and didnt want Kane or Mark Henry winning the match. There was also a sizable pop for anytime MVP got near the briefcase and Christians unprettier on Punk off the ladder got a great pop but the finish with CM Punk left alot of people unhappy in the crowd. You may have seen a guy near where we were sitting putting his thumbs down immediately when Punk won the match. He was not the only fan doing this.
The Kid Rock musical bit went on a bit too long for the crowds liking, they really enjoyed All Summer Long but the other songs seemed lost on the crowd. The Divas Battle Royal was well received by the live crowd and they especially enjoyed Santina winning it and strutting his dance moves after the victory!
The Chris Jericho v Legends match went down well with the live crowd. Ricky Steamboat received a "You've still got it" chant after impressing the live audience with his exchanges with Jericho. Ric Flair still gets a great pop and the fans enjoyed Mickey Rourke's involvement. There was a loud Lets Go Mickey chant from the upper tier as he stepped into the ring to knock out Jericho. Nice way to finish off the angle.
Matt Hardy v Jeff Hardy was an exciting grudge match with the fans squarely behind Jeff Hardy. Matt Hardy does need to change his music to stop initial pops but throughout the match he was booed by the majority. Alot of fans were surprised he got the win but it keeps the feud going.
Rey Mysterio v JBL didnt last too long but Rey got a great pop for the Joker mask. JBL received a Goodbye chant and when he said he quit it was received by a loud cheer from the 70,000 plus crowd.
Taker and Shawn Michaels was the showstealer as many predicted. The fans were split on this one which made it even more exciting. There was so much reaction to every near fall, every reversal and submission move that was put on HBK and Taker respectively. The crowd loved the HBK entrance. When the match was over both men received a standing ovation that they richly deserved.