And while we're at it, fuck Vince McMahon too!!

Ever since it actually became rumored that Los Angeles (and the new SoFi Stadium) was going to host a WrestleMania, I was making plans to attend it -- and the surrounding independent events the days around it.

Then came word Vince was a serial predator, and then wanted to sell the WWE, with the Saudis a near-lock to be the buyers.

Congratulations, shithead.  I wanted to be there in LA this weekend, but with all of the different ramifications of the Republican McMahons, plus the probability that the Saudi blood money will be the owners of WWE within a very short period of time (would actually be shocked if they don't announce the agreement in principle with the whole world watching in LA this weekend!!!), there's no way, in any degree of conscience, I can attend any of this...

I've been a pro wrestling fan almost 45 years now.  Thanks, Vince, you stupid fuck.

And, a few days out of the event, let's see how much he's skewered LA:

Remember, for the longest time, the rumors were:

• Rock vs. Roman Reigns for the Undisputed Universal Title.
• Rock into the WWE Hall of Fame
• Main women's match:  The long-awaited (and twice-aborted) Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch showdown.

Instead:

• Your 2023 apparent WWE Hall of Fame class:
• The headliner will be Rey Mysterio Jr. -- the third man to be entered while still active on the roster (Flair, Sting).  (Even Undertaker retired first.)  More than deserved:  A Lucha Libre legend, Mysterio brought Lucha and the cruiserweight division to the United States in all three major federations of the day.   
• The Great Muta/Keiji Muto, who formally retired earlier this year in Japan.  No question on this one either -- and I can't recall if this guy ever wrestled in WWE!   
• The only other main wrestler to be inducted this year is Stacy Keibler from the women's division.  Leering at her three-foot legs aside, there were actually a couple moments Keibler actually showed more class than ass...  One was when she refused to be the WWE Divas champion, feeling other women were more qualified.  Legitimately more qualified.  
• The celebrity inductee, given many Hollywood options, is probably the one Hollywood actor who could be a main HoF inductee:  Andy Kaufman.  And current word has Jerry Lawler inducting him, in his first public appearance since his January stroke.   
• In a move more akin to the original intent of the Warrior Award (though it needs to be renamed, asshole...), former referee Tim White is the final inductee this year.
• As for the card itself:
• The Rock isn't even going to be at the event in any capacity.
• Ronda Rousey is in a Wrestlemania Women's Tag Team Showcase (AKA "Get As Many People A Wrestlemania Match As Possible") with her friend Shayna Baesler.
• Becky Lynch is in a six-woman tag team piss-break match with Bayley and her heel "Damage CTRL" group.
• AEW turncoat Cody Rhodes will face Roman Reigns in the main event, to try to unseat Reigns' 962-day reign as top champion in the WWE, a reign not seen since Hulkamania I.
• Some of the other top part-time talent is trying to put over a couple of main-roster people:  Brock Lesnar has the 7 foot 400 pound Nigerian Omos, John Cena has to try to get over Austin Theory, one of Vince McMahon's main pet projects.
• The only two organically over acts in the company right now are Sami Zayn, who will team with long-time friend (going back to days they fought in the Los Angeles "Pro Wrestling Guerilla" independent promotion) Kevin Owens against the other two-thirds of the controlling Bloodline:  Reigns' cousins the Usos.  The above speculation makes this even a bigger match for Zayn -- he's released from WWE the moment the Saudis take over, as part-Syrian.
• The other is the father-son battle of the Mysterios, where, on his way to eventual retirement soon, Rey Mysterio Jr. is giving a major program to his son Dominik.

All things considered, the card is a major cutback for a Mania looked to be a centerpiece years in the making....