Alright stop cheering. WWE’s in Sacramento tonight, at Arco. Anyone else check this out, or better yet, was anyone there? In fact, is anyone even here?
I’m in the midst of watching the show on TV, taped live today at Arco Arena in our own “a**hole” of a town (according to Vince McMahon). Here is your blogcast of the event as it went down on TV:
The crowd is strangely silent, almost asleep. With only 4 guys doing the “WHAT?” chant, Sacramento wrestling fans are looking pretty lame.
Half the crowd at Arco is hidden in darkness. All we can see are the people on the floor and a few in the lower bowl. No wonder everyone seems asleep.
Oh, Mick Foley just said “Sacramento”. We been rekonized! Fans wake up and cheer, and then fall back asleep.
Shawn Michaels is making his way down to the ring. Fans re-awaken and are energized. Good. Obviously, The Show Stopper’s a Sacramento favorite. Crowd demonstrates their ability to count to three as Michaels just pinned Carlito. I was worried there for a second, but obviously it’s our accountants out in the stands tonight.
Nature Boy Ric Flair is making a speech in the middle of the ring. The fans are falling asleep again. He’s now bleeding all over the place (self-inflicted) and some guy just shouted out “Yay!”. Finally got something to cheer about, huh?
WWE’s floosies are out now. Triple tag match. That’s right Sactomen, three-on-three action. Men are in awe. Women are calling their plastic surgeons. The match is done in two minutes. Most of the men were done after 45 seconds.
Stone Cold Steve Austin just drove his Ford F150 into Arco Arena. Fans are ecstatic. The Texas Rattlesnake, cussing, beer AND employee pricing? Now that’s giving Sactoans something to cheer for.
Last match is an 18-man battle royal. Nothing spectacular there. Kane won. Figures, he was the only one who got a separate introduction. Fans are quiet for most of it.
Well, all in all, not a bad show. Nothing to write home about, though. Sacramentans were often not heard nor seen. And you know, isn’t that just what you’d expect for our town?
The Sac Rag 
What’s up my Sacramentans. I’m dropping a line from Columbus, OH. I’ll be back soon, no worries.
I’m sad to see that Sacramento has fallen so far on the organization formerly known as the WWF ladder. When i attended my first WWF event at ARCO it was the old Arco Arena to see Wrestlemania III on the big screen live. These were the days before pay per view remember. Man, I tell you, I think i shit my pants when Hulk bodyslammed Andre the Giant. I’m thinking that moment should go down in US history as one of the greatest moments to know that you’re an American…like 1) Pearl Harbor, 2) The Gettyburg Address, 3) Hogan slams Andre the Giant and the crowd goes wild.
I’ll also say that seeing a live wrestling event at Arco was pretty sweet as well, seeing Rowdy Roddy Piper win a Battle Royale. Some folks will say that football or baseball is fun, but you haven’t lived til you’ve seen live, scripted, “sports” entertainment in your home town. I highly recommend it…unless you’re over 12 that is.
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