Dramatic unseen footage shows second Stone Cold WrestleMania bike crash and Dominik Mysterio clipping fan
There was chaos aplenty at WrestleMania and not least when Stone Cold Steve Austin drove into town. The iconic Attitude Era hero got one of the biggest receptions of Sunday night at ‘Mania 41 as he made an electric cameo. Stone Cold earned his money at WrestleMania after two quad bike mishapsWWE After his Hall of Fame induction alongside Bret Hart for their WrestleMania 13 epic the night before, the glass shattered once again near the end of Sunday’s instalment. The Texas Rattlesnake was sent out to deliver the attendance announcement – revealing another record-setting night for WWE and its fans – but all the drama seemed to take place before he even got there. Fans who saw the live Netflix broadcast will be well aware of the chaos that ensued when, in circling the ring in his quad bike, he crashed into the fan barrier at ringside. Thankfully, nobody appeared seriously hurt and no contact was made with fans, though the impact was enough to jolt Austin and the vehicle and send one fan stood behind the barrier back into their seat. There was sufficient concern for Austin to check in on the fan twice, while WWE President Nick Khan also made his way over to address the situation. Since that madness on screen, new fan footage has surfaced from WrestleMania showing another dramatic moment for Austin and his bike before he even made it in front of the camera and on to the stage. There was a hint as to the drama – after the legend’s iconic music hit, there was a significant delay in him appearing. It’s now known that it wasn’t just Austin building suspense; he was in a right mess backstage. The fan-filmed video, taken from behind the main entrance stage, shows the Texan completely missing his route to the top of the stage and coming to a dead stop several yards further ahead, unable to move. Austin manages to hit reverse and looks to have rescued the situation but appears to crash the rear of the vehicle into the side of the ramp, sending WWE officials and stagehands scrambling to help. As many as half a dozen people are seen tussling with the vehicle to unstick it, with Austin eventually able to reverse all the way back and – with direction that might have aided him to begin with – is shown the right way up to the ramp and on to the stage. Stone Cold caused havoc on his bikeWWE via Getty XMany hands were needed to get Austin out of his pickle before he appeared at WrestleMania[/caption] The significant delay didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of fans at his appearance, a lively atmosphere that continued long after the show. Even in the arena car parks after the event had gone off the air, stars were greeted by boisterous fans – one such incident seeing another mishap with a vehicle and one attendee seemingly knocked to the ground. Newly crowned Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio was being whisked across the premises on a transport buggee and is seen in fan footage waving to fans, showing off his fresh gold when, taking a steady route on the outside of permitter barriers, the vehicle clips a fan in full view of the crowds. While the speed at which the vehicle was travelling would suggest no serious injury or damage, the impact was enough to knock the fan from view. All being well the fan was able to dust themselves off and enjoy the rest of their evening – Mysterio certainly will have done, and went on to successfully defend his gold against Penta on Raw the next right. The unexpected popularity of the on-screen villain has been a joy to see for some, one fan summing up the sentiment by saying: “So satisfying to hear a massive pop (crowd reaction) for Dominik.” XThere was more drama outside the arena when Dominik Mysterio was enjoying a ride with his belt[/caption] WW/XBetween the Austin and Mysterio incidents, there was chaos everywhere at WrestleMania weekend[/caption] Another joked Mysterio was the GOAT, adding: “The only champ who has never lost the belt.” With no off season, WWE continues its post-WrestleMania march into Friday’s SmackDown where more fireworks no doubt await – even if the quad bikes need to stay at home.
There was chaos aplenty at WrestleMania and not least when Stone Cold Steve Austin drove into town.
The iconic Attitude Era hero got one of the biggest receptions of Sunday night at ‘Mania 41 as he made an electric cameo.
After his Hall of Fame induction alongside Bret Hart for their WrestleMania 13 epic the night before, the glass shattered once again near the end of Sunday’s instalment.
The Texas Rattlesnake was sent out to deliver the attendance announcement – revealing another record-setting night for WWE and its fans – but all the drama seemed to take place before he even got there.
Fans who saw the live Netflix broadcast will be well aware of the chaos that ensued when, in circling the ring in his quad bike, he crashed into the fan barrier at ringside.
Thankfully, nobody appeared seriously hurt and no contact was made with fans, though the impact was enough to jolt Austin and the vehicle and send one fan stood behind the barrier back into their seat.
There was sufficient concern for Austin to check in on the fan twice, while WWE President Nick Khan also made his way over to address the situation.
Since that madness on screen, new fan footage has surfaced from WrestleMania showing another dramatic moment for Austin and his bike before he even made it in front of the camera and on to the stage.
There was a hint as to the drama – after the legend’s iconic music hit, there was a significant delay in him appearing. It’s now known that it wasn’t just Austin building suspense; he was in a right mess backstage.
The fan-filmed video, taken from behind the main entrance stage, shows the Texan completely missing his route to the top of the stage and coming to a dead stop several yards further ahead, unable to move.
Austin manages to hit reverse and looks to have rescued the situation but appears to crash the rear of the vehicle into the side of the ramp, sending WWE officials and stagehands scrambling to help.
As many as half a dozen people are seen tussling with the vehicle to unstick it, with Austin eventually able to reverse all the way back and – with direction that might have aided him to begin with – is shown the right way up to the ramp and on to the stage.
The significant delay didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of fans at his appearance, a lively atmosphere that continued long after the show.
Even in the arena car parks after the event had gone off the air, stars were greeted by boisterous fans – one such incident seeing another mishap with a vehicle and one attendee seemingly knocked to the ground.
Newly crowned Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio was being whisked across the premises on a transport buggee and is seen in fan footage waving to fans, showing off his fresh gold when, taking a steady route on the outside of permitter barriers, the vehicle clips a fan in full view of the crowds.
While the speed at which the vehicle was travelling would suggest no serious injury or damage, the impact was enough to knock the fan from view.
All being well the fan was able to dust themselves off and enjoy the rest of their evening – Mysterio certainly will have done, and went on to successfully defend his gold against Penta on Raw the next right.
The unexpected popularity of the on-screen villain has been a joy to see for some, one fan summing up the sentiment by saying: “So satisfying to hear a massive pop (crowd reaction) for Dominik.”
Another joked Mysterio was the GOAT, adding: “The only champ who has never lost the belt.”
With no off season, WWE continues its post-WrestleMania march into Friday’s SmackDown where more fireworks no doubt await – even if the quad bikes need to stay at home.
