Joel C Croyle typed a pretty good report, so I'll simply add a few things to it.

The attendance was indeed quite low. A full floor and lower bowl, but very few people in the upper level. During Tommy Dreamer's pre-match speech, he said there were 2000 people there.

Where was Beth Phoenix? She wasn't at last night's show either, and she didn't seem to be injured Friday in Oshkosh. They ended up having Candice wrestling in her place, and the one "hostess" activity, where a family in the upper section moves to the front row, was handled by their big security guy.

The post-match antics of the Belfast Brawl were great for me personally. I was sitting next to a couple, and the guy was half jokingly, half seriously asking Finlay to bring her into the ring. As you'd expect, he smiled and said nah. But a few seconds later, he came back and asked her to come in! I think he also had a media photographer come in.

I have to echo his statements regarding Swagger vs. Dreamer. The pre-match speech, where he said he had an offer for an extension, but wouldn't sign if he didn't win the ECW Championship by June, made this match mean something, which was felt near the end. He said if he won that night, he'd contact the box office and buy a ticket for each and everyone there for Raw tomorrow in Chicago, where there'd be a huge contact-signing party. And you know what, some of Dreamer's near-falls had me on the edge of my seat. I really believe this storyline will be a huge hit at live events over the next few months.


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