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WWE Fans Injured -- Call in the Undertaker!

Posted Mar 31st 2008 12:48PM by TMZ Staff

Look out below! At least 40 wrestling fans were injured Sunday night when fireworks and cables landed on the crowd at WWE's huge Wrestlemania event in Orlando.


A pyrotechnics display went haywire, sending hot cables flying in to the crowd. One victim told a local TV station, "It felt like a whip. I have a welt on my neck. Like a baseball bat hit me. It was horrible. Horrible."

For their part, the WWE feels bad. In a statement to TMZ, they say "While we apologize to anyone who was injured and/or alarmed by this occurrence, we take solace in the fact that the reported injuries were minor. "

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1. "One victim told a local TV station "It felt like a whip. I have a welt on my neck. Like a baseball bat hit me. It was horrible. Horrible."

So I guess the necks of WWE fans are now even more red? How is that possible?

Posted at 10:31AM on Mar 31st 2008 by Kelli

2. first!!

You know that at least no brain cells were injured as anyone who watches this crap doesn't have any.

Posted at 10:32AM on Mar 31st 2008 by chris

3. WHO CARES

Posted at 10:36AM on Mar 31st 2008 by Good Grief

4. Its was an accident it happpen's in all types of sports. Not to down play only 3 people were taken to the hospital the other's had minor injuries. The other 35 were treated on scene and released. The fans were more pissed at the emt for taking too long to check them out. Also only 35 injuries with over 70,000 people there aint bad at all

Posted at 10:35AM on Mar 31st 2008 by BUMPY

5. #1, LOVE IT!!

Posted at 10:36AM on Mar 31st 2008 by HAHA!!!

6. You retards.....Rednecks watch NASCAR. Not wrestling.

Posted at 10:43AM on Mar 31st 2008 by NYC

7. God hates wrestling!

Posted at 11:01AM on Mar 31st 2008 by FlBiker

8. My sister called me few hours ago - screaming !


Unbelievable, how careless organizations can be

Posted at 10:44AM on Mar 31st 2008 by The Most Beautiful Woman In The World

9. Better look forward to paying out the lawsuits Vince McMahon!!

Posted at 10:44AM on Mar 31st 2008 by John

10. I can't believe people really go to this crap anymore! They should be spending their time and money on www.materialbitch.com if you ask me.

Posted at 10:46AM on Mar 31st 2008 by Michelle Vicks

11. These things happen at all sporting events.. all walks of life watch this wrestling "crap".. say what you want about wrestling, but it's gotten bigger.. last years wrestlemania had a whopping 80, 000 people at madison square.. so put that in your pipe and smoke it!!!! WOOOOOOO rock on rick flair, ROCK ON!

Posted at 10:49AM on Mar 31st 2008 by sxymonkeee

12. Whats with all the morons these days typing first on forums? I say morons because generally they are not and don't seem to understand posting second, third fourth or fifth is not the same as first. I guess this is not a surprise seeing they don't even recognize when someone has already posted. LOL

Posted at 10:52AM on Mar 31st 2008 by toby

13. Yes NYC, they watch Nascar as well.

Posted at 10:52AM on Mar 31st 2008 by Kelli

14. 2 of my friends were at Mania...
I hope Ang and Dawn are ok! Yikes, that's crazy.
If you two have any injuries, sue! Free Mania tickets for the rest of your lives!!!

Posted at 10:58AM on Mar 31st 2008 by Haha suckers...

15. It did rain before. Weather can have this effect on equipment. It's just mother nature. I'm sure Vince McMahon knows who was injured & will compensate them very well. What's up with everybody wanting to sue all the time. Crap happens!

Posted at 11:03AM on Mar 31st 2008 by Laura924

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