WWE Fans Injured -- Call in the Undertaker!

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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31. Ok, let's set something straight. I wear a shirt and tie to work. I am a college graduate. I would be considered "un-redneck" or "not a hick".

I watch wrestling. Not Nascar. Wrestling is a male soap opera. So why aren't there tons of people bitching about EVERY OTHER TV SHOW that has a script? It's called entertainment for a reason. Because it's MUCH more entertaining than NASCAR, figure skating or any stupid reality show or American Idol garbage. I don't see Simon "Coward" taking his show overseas to Iraq and putting on a show for the troops.

And yes, some idiot will most likely sue for this. That, or robbing a bank is the only way anybody can afford a living anymore...while CEOs keep getting pay raises and workers lose houses and resort to food banks to feed their families.

Posted at 11:33AM on Mar 31st 2008 by Long Island

32. Rednecks, and other Americans........start your lawsuits now.

Posted at 11:32AM on Mar 31st 2008 by SnarkyGuy

33. No, I don't watch NASCAR. Please explain to me what's SO amazing about driving LEFT for 500 laps. If I wanted to drive in a circle for 3 hours, I'd go into a roundabout.

Posted at 11:33AM on Mar 31st 2008 by NYC

34. Hey, I was there at WM and I didn't see a kid running around in diapers, a girl with a black eye, a car up on blocks, OR a number 3 sticker ANYWHERE.

Posted at 11:38AM on Mar 31st 2008 by Woooo Ric Flair!

35. as a fan of wrestling and i work with firework displays i can say what happend last night was a accident that could happen at any 4th of july display or any where that they have displays like that there called high explosives for a reason people do i think vince will take care of the people that got hurt yes he will.

Posted at 1:36PM on Mar 31st 2008 by dark lord

36. A few months ago I watched wrestling for the very first time with a friend of mine who is a die hard wrestling fan. At first I thought it was ridiculous and after awhile, I started getting involved in the stories my friend was telling me as different wrestler's came out. I will have to say, there are a few very nice looking wrestlers. BATISTA has become my favorite...............and yes, I am still watching wrestling! Nascar on the other hand I find very annoying.

Posted at 11:46AM on Mar 31st 2008 by HILLARY STEP ASIDE

37. gollee, it sure was purty with all those firewurks goin off at that restlemania last nite until 1 of those sparklers went down my
pants. My looyer says that if I am smarrt I will have possum stew for lyfe. YeeHaw. Now maybe I will have the outhouse attached to the trailer. I suurre do love amerika.

Posted at 11:54AM on Mar 31st 2008 by canvas curtains in the truck

38. i hear the lawyers now and vince better be perpaird

Posted at 11:55AM on Mar 31st 2008 by cooky

39. Hey #2 -- you think people who watch wrestling have no brain cells...and you are one of the morons who can't wait to type in "FIRST"!

Posted at 11:58AM on Mar 31st 2008 by Dee

40. Woooooooooooooooooooo!!! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
Ric Flair is The Man!!

Posted at 12:31PM on Mar 31st 2008 by J.O.

41. Just wanted to say that half of u guys are idiots u dont have to like wrestling if u dont want but dont try to act like its not a multimillion if not billion dollar company, wrestling rocks! Besides that i just wanted to correct "sxymonkeee" Wrestlmania was in detriot last year not maddison square and there were 81,000 plus in attendance....but it was def. in detriot son! I would know i live like an hour away from detriot in Flint. Wrestling is a major deal they get more people to watch their shows and attend their venues than any rapper/singer/actor/anyone so quit drinkin a big glass of wrestling hateraid its not necessary

Posted at 11:37AM on Apr 1st 2008 by MissLA

42. I am not surprised that this happened. My family went with some friends a few years ago to watch the WWE and the ceiling of the building caught fire after the fireworks went off. It took a few minutes for them to put the fire out. Thankfully there were no injuries. We haven't been to another live show since it happened.

Posted at 1:02PM on Mar 31st 2008 by elaine

43. Thats what happens when you mess with nature. By air brushing off man nipples on event posters, the WWF- or whatever the hell it is now upset the nip gods. Zues throws lightning, Poseiden controlls the sea, and Nippo throws cables and fireworks.

Posted at 1:11PM on Mar 31st 2008 by Jesse Custer

44. #2, I guess you'd know because you don't have any.

I want to know something. How come if you watch wrestling your stupid but you can watch other programming and not get those comments? They have scripts too but no one knocks the intelligence of the viewer for looking at them?

Wrestling is just as much entertainment as a movie or American Idol. No more, no less.

On the subject, there probably will be a lawsuit but it was an accident.

Posted at 1:30PM on Mar 31st 2008 by egriffin

45. Well I just laugh at people who rip on wrestling and its fans. I am educated, have a great job, money, looks, women, all my teeth, athletic ability, etc. Most of the people who rip on wrestling think Jerry Springer is legit, they are scrubs who still live in mommy's basement, they flip burgers for a living, etc.

Yes, I will be the first to point out some angles done in wrestling can be stupid, but there is a lot of good things about it also.

Posted at 3:57PM on Mar 31st 2008 by King of Kings

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