I went to the SmackDown/ECW show in Philly on Tuesday night and it was amazing! I sat in the seats on the side of the stage. Good view of the ring. They had black canopies set up to shield the wrestlers, but at the end, you can see through to them. The wrestlers I saw “backstage” were Tommy Dreamer, Matt Hardy (brushing his hair), Finlay, Michelle McCool, Curt Hawkins or Zach Ryder, and Bam Neely. Before they launched the pyro, you can see a bunch of pyrotechnicians huddled up in one corner off camera holding their ears. I guess when you see hem doing that, it’s wise to hold your ears as well. Believe me, that’s some loud fireworks action.

In other news, the Phillies lost first place to the Mets. That sucks