I know wrestling is staged, but Wrestlemania XVII should break every box-office record for an entertainment event in Houston, for real. Mighty steep, but you'll be allowed to take your chair home. It better be one heck of a chair. Obviously Mick Jagger doesn't lay the smack down like wrestling star The Rock. Recent Wrestlemanias have become scalpers' dreams, with ringside seats going for two and three times their face value.
Fans fly into the host city from across the country.
It's surprising because Mattress Mac usually shies away from publicity. This is going to be one of the wildest, most successful events ever in this city. It will be an amazing show. I can see the TV spot now. Some free advice for proponents of a new downtown basketball arena for the Houston Rockets.