It’s over and it was…okay. It’s hard to beat hardcore discussions about the creative backstage end of professional wrestling - I can do that all night. As far as the actual booking is concerned though, I’m torn. A part of me was getting wrapped up in how I used to feel during Wrestlemania while another part of me was tired and bored with the current stale product.

The opening match was solid while the Money in the Bank match was very well done but had a questionable ending. (CM Punk, really? I’m tired of having ECW forced down my throat) Kane beating Chavo for the ECW Heavyweight Title in under 9 seconds was good, but only because we didn’t have to watch the match. If turning the only official ECW match at Wrestlemania into a squash isn’t any indication of what the WWE thinks of the brand, then what is?

Batista and Umaga was alright on paper, but a little boring to watch. Why put on this garbage when there wasn’t a tag-team, United States, or Intercontinental Championship on the card? Even wrestling’s annual main event isn’t going to showcase these titles, then why should we care? Mr. Perfect rolls in his grave, Bret Hart rolls his eyes, and Roddy Pipper rolls Vince McMahon’s house.

I seriously fast forwarded through the women’s match.

Randy Orton retaining was good booking, but the match itself was blah and the ending was too unexpected. I think I was reading a text message from someone I don’t even like communicating with when Randy Orton scored the pin. Big Show and Mayweather was entertaining and I was relieved when it wasn’t given final match treatment.

I’m pissed that the Undertaker beat Edge - he’s old and boring. Edge is young and entertaining. Undertaker should retire soon. Edge should be wrestling for a long time. I wouldn’t mind hanging out with Edge, watching a movie or playing frisbee. I’m going to make excuses if the Undertaker invites me over to his house.

Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels was scripted pretty close to perfection. (Non-wrestling fans, poke fun all you want at the next sentence and consider my comeback of “You just don’t get it” as extremely brutal.) I was very pleased when HBK mouthed “I’m sorry” and “I love you” before super-kicking Flair in the jaw. It was a classy ending, and the only thing that bugged me about it was that it wasn’t the main event of the night. Ric Flair has shown a downright insane crazy level of commitment to doing what he loves to do. It should have gotten top-billing, no question about it.

I’m going to watch RAW tomorrow - I want to see how much time they spend on rehashing the story lines from tonight. I want to see how many new feuds are born. I want to see if they truly move on from Wrestlemania 24 and start building towards Wrestlemania 25, where I’ve decided that even if I don’t a watch single second of WWE between now and April 2009, I’ll still buy a ticket and find a ride to Houston. Me = sucker.