10:58. That’s the hours and minutes since I switched off the WWE app and dragged my sorry carcass of an “athlete’s” body off to bed. 10 Hours and 58 Minutes. And I’ve been able to mull over how I feel about the greatest event in Sports Entertainment. The record breaking 101,000 attendance were promised the biggest and the best Wrestlemania in history. Instead what we got was a billion pound earning, merchandise selling, AT&T filling Montreal Screwjob. That’s the only way I can describe it- I can now put my hand on my heart and say that “I know how Bret Hart feels” after that fateful night in Montreal.

I will do my best to tackle this post in some sort of logical order but with my brain becoming a muddle of sleep deprived caffeinated mess you will just have to bear with me. So here’s my opinion salvo and if you my closing summary in one fell swoop: First half GREAT! Second Half SHOCKING!

Rather than breaking down the event match by match, I thought I would provide more of a holistic overview of how I thought the event went. As I said above, I thought that the first half of the night was actually pretty entertaining and the first 60-90 minutes flew by.

The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royale has the potential of launching the “push” of the next star on the main roster so it was no surprise to see Baron Corbin take the win and announce his arrival onto the main roster. Now I know that Wrestlemania not only cements the future of WWE superstars but also acknowledges those of the past- but including DDP and Tatanka?! Really?! Current and past stars aside, we were also provided with what can only be described as an awkward appearance for none other than Shaquille O’Neal. NBA superstar and MVP winning Shaq came charging out to the ring to confront the Big Show. Now I may not be the most hardcore of WWE fans but perhaps I missed what was going on here. Either way- WHY?! I know Vince has an affinity for large gentleman but really?!

Shaq. In WWE. Squaring off against the Big Show in a stare down. Anyway…..