Midnight Zeus

I think it’s been quite a number of years since I posted on here, but after this weekend’s shows I felt the urge. It’s only because of my 15 year old son that I watch any wrestling these days, and that’s not because he was ever particularly into it, in spite of my trying some years ago, and having limitless access to home media. Logan Paul - that’s the reason we were watching this weekend. My son wanted to watch WWE the first time Paul participated whenever that was. He’s far from a fan and wanted to see him get beaten up, so we watched any event he was on, plus the last couple of Rumbles and Manias. I took the day off today so that we could watch Day 2 as soon as possible. I felt a bit flat after Day 1 - can’t explain it, I was just expecting more. Really enjoyed Sami v Gunther and I like where the main event went, just seemed to take a while getting there. Anyway, Day 2 felt completely different, with a superb opening match and a lot of fun along the way to the second half which I loved. I’m still laughing at Randy’s interaction with the Prime bottle chap and loved Bayley winning. The main event though, watching with my son was the most fun I’ve had watching wrestling in years, possibly decades. He was so invested in the match, wanting Cody to win with all his heart, but genuinely not knowing if he would. Some of those near falls were very, well, near! When Cody finally won, after three Cross Rhodes, he screamed with delight - a YES that may have been heard up and down the street we live on. Were the interruptions a bit OTT? Yes. Is that what WrestleMania is all about? Again, yes, and watching with my son, who popped big for each and every superstar who came down that ramp, it made the experience 10 times better for me and I loved it. I don’t know if letting the cameras run long at the end is a new thing, but it worked and put the cherry on a very satisfying cake. The emotion and realness on show seemed to tie in perfectly with Cody. I’m looking forward to Raw and everything that comes afterwards, and even more so that I’ll be sharing it with my son. After many years away, seems I am a fan of pro wrestling again, in large part thanks to Logan Paul!