10 LIVE Observations From WWE WrestleMania 35

6. A Funny Moment, And An Amusing Reaction To It

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In an hilariously audacious moment, Alexa Bliss summoned the immortal Hulk Hogan with a click of her fingers. Just like that, he appeared.

This was brilliant, and it didn't matter how you perceived him following those events. You know, that time he used the N-word.

He made a joke about enjoying his time in "the Silverdome," which was a cute callback. And even if you didn't appreciate this reframing of Hulk Hogan as an endearing grandfather figure, he made good by acknowledging that he was, in fact, in the MetLife Center. This was interesting. Gauging by various reports over the years, the atmosphere in an open-air stadium does not translate particularly well to TV. Hogan, in my stand at least, received a smattering boos in addition to a sort of strange laugh-pop. People were happy to see Hogan, not pleased at all, or otherwise incredulous at the mere sight of the man. He was interrupted by Paul Heyman, who knew how long the show was scheduled for, and decided to speed everything up.

God bless you, Paul.

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