Posted April 2, 200619 yr comment_4745699 Just wanted to see what you guys thought of it. Nice for a feel good show and all, but one of those times where I almost wish I wasn't aware of the underbelly that permeates WWE, and all of wrestling for that matter, because the Bret Hart and Eddy Guerrero inductions, while handled well, were a little strange. I take it either Shawn Michaels was asked not to show up at the ceremony or voluntarily decided against it. HHH, Flair and Hogan all looked ... less than thrilled to be applauding him, but they did it, and I guess that's what's important.
April 2, 200619 yr comment_4745953 Just wanted to see what you guys thought of it. Nice for a feel good show and all, but one of those times where I almost wish I wasn't aware of the underbelly that permeates WWE, and all of wrestling for that matter, because the Bret Hart and Eddy Guerrero inductions, while handled well, were a little strange. I take it either Shawn Michaels was asked not to show up at the ceremony or voluntarily decided against it. HHH, Flair and Hogan all looked ... less than thrilled to be applauding him, but they did it, and I guess that's what's important. I'm in Canada, of course, so I don't get to see the show until Monday, but thanks for the heads-up. I wondered if Shawn, from all the reports and speculation during the week, would show up or not. Should be interesting to watch when I do.
April 2, 200619 yr comment_4745996 I thought it was a great show. Okerland's tirade was really bizaare. The Eddy induction was great. Bret somehow managed to follow it very well, though it was sad to see the physical signs of his stroke so clearly.
April 2, 200619 yr comment_4747409 For the record, from what I heard, Shawn Michaels was in the audience for the online portion of the show, but left with others before the televised portion began.
April 2, 200619 yr comment_4747813 The show ran from about 7 to 11 CST, and what we saw on USA was heavily edited. Bret had a 30 minute speech live that got cut to about 5.
April 2, 200619 yr comment_4748028 Just wanted to see what you guys thought of it. Nice for a feel good show and all, but one of those times where I almost wish I wasn't aware of the underbelly that permeates WWE, and all of wrestling for that matter, because the Bret Hart and Eddy Guerrero inductions, while handled well, were a little strange. I take it either Shawn Michaels was asked not to show up at the ceremony or voluntarily decided against it. HHH, Flair and Hogan all looked ... less than thrilled to be applauding him, but they did it, and I guess that's what's important. Shawn Michaels was there. And I feel a little cheated that they cut Bret's speech down to 4 minutes, but it should've been expected.
April 2, 200619 yr Author comment_4748488 The show ran from about 7 to 11 CST, and what we saw on USA was heavily edited. Bret had a 30 minute speech live that got cut to about 5. Are transcripts available?
