IS APRIL 2024, A GOOD MONTH FOR COMBAT SPORT AND SPORTS ENTERTAINEMENT?
- Combat Sight
- Jun 4, 2024
- 4 min read
Last April 2024, the world witenessed two ground breking event in combat sports and sports entainment, as this month showcase the most unticipated WWE'S Wrestlemania XL and and UFC 300, that showcase the most ground breaking match cards, this generation of fans have ever seen.
THE STORY IS FINISHED: WRESTLEMANIA XL
The Showcase of the Immortals, that is Wrestlemania XL, features a two night of awe inspiring and epic matches, Wrestlemania XL become the biggest the Wrestlemania ever.
Base on the report from sportspromomedia.com , Wrestlemania XL, had a grand total of 145,298 in attendance in Licoln Financial Field, in both two nights, which break the record, the preivious attendance by 78 percent, viewership that is 40 percent higher than Wrestlemania 39,and with over 660 million views in social media, becoming the most socially viewed Wrestlemania of all time
Finally after morethan five years holding the Undipusted Universal Champion, 'The Tribal Chief' Roman Reigns has been denthroned, ending of his 1,316 days reign as the Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion, as 'The American Nightmare' Cody Rhoades sun of the late great 'The American Dream' Dusty Rhoades , defeated him with trifecta of 'Crossrhoades' and aid , securing the win to be the new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, and finally become the first Rhoades to hold a championship title.
This match feature, the appearance of WWE'S greatest superstars such as Jonh Cena and The Undertaker in aid of Cody Rhoades, in the grooling Blondline rules, stipulated by 'The Rock', as pre-agreed after there win on a Tag Team Match, againts Seth Rollins and Cody Rhoades, on Wrestlemania XL Night 1.
Cena's Return and his epic staredown with 'The Rock' cause the crowd in Philidelphia to roar in epic excitement , in the 'Grandest Stage of Them All' ,relieving one of the gretaets wretslemania momments and showdown, from Wrestlemania 28 'Once in a Lifetime' and Wrestlemania 29 'Twice in a lifetime', match against the Rock.
The appearacne of WWE Hall Famer 'Mark Calloway' also known as the Undertaker, was un-anticipated return that WWE, put in the event.
Taker appeared in old-school fashion , with a ominious Bell ring, following a pure dakrness inside the Licoln Financial Field, and appearing before everybody in the crowd, behind the 'Rock'.
The crowd was stunned in shock, as the 'Deadman' appeared in his 'American Badass' outfit, and delivered the signiture Chokeslam to the rock, before vanishing to the darkness.
However, it is been speculated, that 'Stone Cold Steeve Austin' was the original person to return, but hoever according from wrestlezone.com and their souce from WrestlingObserverNewsLetter.com, Steeve Austin was originally "earnmarked' for the spot at the climax of the event, however due to no agreement reached in finacial terms, 'Taker' was selcted for replacement.
None the less Wrestlemania 40, undoutbtly one of the biggest and succefull WWE events of all time, satisfying both old-school WWE Fans and New -school of WWE Fans.
UFC 300: THE MOST UNTICIPATED COMBATING SPORT EVENTS, LIVE UP TO THE HYPED
With only just a week, after Wrestlemania XL in Philidelphea , the most unticipated UFC 300, took the sceene at T mobile Arena in Las Vegas Nevada, showcase one of the best matches, in the 30 years of the promotion.
The matches did not dissapoint as the promised, violent and entertaining war was delivered by the fighters.
The main-event did not even last whole five rounds, as scheduled as the former UFC Middleweight champion and current Light-heavyweight, Alex 'Poatan' Pereira, succesfully defend his light-heavyweight belt, against the returning and former 205 champion, Jamal "Sweet Dreams" Hill.
Pereira TKO Hill with signiture left-hook, under three minutes and fourteen seconds of the, first round securing the win and retaining as the 205 king.
Although Pereira, took a low-blow, 'Poatan' shake it off, and proceed to TKO hill,delivering one of the quickest and entertaining knocked-out in the 30th anversary of the prmotion have ever seen.
The Clash, for the Baddest Mother F***er Title, between the former UFC interim light-heavyweight Champion, and current BMF Champion Justin "The Highlight" Gatheje and the former UFC Feather Weight-Champion, Max "Blessed" Halloway , composed a symphony of violent beuty, earning the match of the night, and probabbly one of the most, spectacular fights I've ever watched, since the opening round, of Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida, of the Finale of 'The Ultimate Fighter 9 ' last June 2009.
'The Blessed Express', TKO the Gaethje at last second of the final round securing the win to be the new BMF champion.
This was beofore Halloway, taunted Gathje in the last ten -seconds, where he pointed to the ground, insinuating to go all out and live everything in the Octagon, Halloway hit Gatheje a devastating right-over hand, that put the 'Highlight' to sleep.
Halloway earn the 'The Fight of the Night', and earing 600k performance bonus, now his set his interest towards, regaining the UFC Featherweight Champion, issuing a challenge to 'The Matador' Illia Topuria, which could potentially set in either Hawaii or Spain.
The month of April, was trully a great Month for Combat Sport and Sport Entertainment, giving the fans the treat that they want building of the event and also cementing fighters and superstar there legacy and immortelised them as the legend of thier own right.
Who Knows what, what expect on the fowllowing months from this promotions, but as a fan and journalist of these are, I'm excited on what they are cooking for the rest of the year.
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