Here are some notes from last night’s WWE Network special from Madison Square Garden:
— WWE was selling a “25 Years of Y2J” shirt designed to look like a New York Rangers jersey.
— The show was sold out with 19,224 fans in attendance.
— WWE used their regular house show set but had a full lighting truss. The steel cage was hanging over the ring.
— The show opened with a WrestleMania video.
— The announce team was JBL, Rich Brennan and Byron Saxton.
— Zack Ryder beat Bo Dallas in the opening match with the Rough Ryder.
— Mark Henry beat Brad Maddox with the World’s Strongest Slam. Maddox had blonde hair.
— WWE will return to the Garden the day after Christmas on December 26. There will be a pre-sale on Ticketmaster.com tonight with the code HOLIDAY.
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