WrestleMania 33 kicked off a little earlier than expected when a group of cosplayers decided to take it upon themselves to warm up the crowd with a match. The best part? The massive audience was totally into “Stone Cold” vs. “The Ultimate Warrior.” By the end of the impromptu fight, chants of “this is awesome” were echoing throughout Orlando.
Look at them go. They’ve got some solid ring … or crowd psychology for a couple cosplayers and an unlicensed referee.
Here’s another angle of the crowd loving every second of the non-sanctioned match:
https://twitter.com/juliusblaise/status/848649388532662276
According to eyewitness accounts, after getting worked over by the heavy shots from the “Ultimate Warrior,” “Mini-Stone Cold” battled back against his much more powerful foe. Even when the ref thought the Warrior had the match wrapped up, “Stone Cold” was able to rally back and pull off four (4!!!) stunners to get the three count over his painted nemesis.
Somewhere, Hardcore Holly is proud.
Have just seen two fans have a match in the stands. The dude dressed as Steve Austin just hit his fourth stunner for the "pin" #WrestleMania
— WhatCulture Wrestling (@WhatCultureWWE) April 2, 2017
There's a literal wrestling match among fans going on. The whole crowd is into it. #Wrestlemania
— PhenomenalRaven (@PhenomenalBlaze) April 2, 2017
Fans dresssd as wrestlers just had an awesome match in the crowd. Whole arena was chanting "THIS IS AWESOME" towards the end. #WrestleMania
— Robbie Fox (@RobbieBarstool) April 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/illwill_81305/status/848647773583015937
There's a match going on between fans. The whole stadium is enjoying it. #Wrestlemania
— BT Wrestling Podcast (@bytethatcast) April 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/Love2HulkSmash/status/848647292328583169
CBS reported that Ric Flair and Kalisto cosplayers made their way into the fray after “Stone Cold” was able to get his big win, but unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any video of the continued fracas.
Maybe next year we can have a 10,000-strong battle royale?
