WrestleMania 28 at CAPTAIN'S GRAFTON ST/TALLAGHT! THANK YOU LEGGO

Professey Chin · 06-03-2012 4:56pm

Tinie wrote: »

20 quid for 3 coors and 3 jagerbombs? Ill have some of that!!!

im quite eager to hear this WWE themed DJ set also! Wonder what it will be like.

when I get pissed ill probably start going around randomly fake stunning people and saying wrestling catchphrases like I do in college

so sorry in advance

I dressed as Hulk Hogan a few years ago for halloween and cut a full promo on some guy.
Then played Real American on my phone and staggered away >_>

SlickRic · 06-03-2012 4:56pm

i've booked Monday off work for Wrestlemania anyway.

i could very well be there, it sounds quality either way.

fair play to you leggo.

SlickRic · 06-03-2012 5:04pm

do you have to be in before a certain time?

(P.S. that may be a really dumb question!)

leggo · 06-03-2012 5:16pm

SlickRic wrote: »

do you have to be in before a certain time?

(P.S. that may be a really dumb question!)

Not a dumb question at all!

Best bet is to buy a ticket beforehand if possible. I really can't guarantee that there will be tickets on the door, since this is the first time this has ever been done so interest could be huge once word spreads.

If there is still tickets on the door (which, realistically, I'm anticipating and I'll let you all know either way) then your best bet is to arrive as close to 8pm as possible. At the very least, to ensure you have a seat if you want one! I remember I was turned away for Superbowl night three years ago after I was working late and was gutted.

Ideally I wouldn't like that to be the case for big wrestling fans, especially since this will likely be the only option for people in town this year (I don't expect any other pubs to risk running their own event since we've put the word out, but a LOT will be watching to see if this does well for next year's event).

So better safe than sorry.

Super-Rush · 06-03-2012 5:18pm

Oooo me likey.

Beefy78 · 06-03-2012 5:21pm

leggo wrote: »

Not a dumb question at all!

Best bet is to buy a ticket beforehand if possible. I really can't guarantee that there will be tickets on the door, since this is the first time this has ever been done so interest could be huge once word spreads.

If there is still tickets on the door (which, realistically, I'm anticipating and I'll let you all know either way) then your best bet is to arrive as close to 8pm as possible. At the very least, to ensure you have a seat if you want one! I remember I was turned away for Superbowl night three years ago after I was working late and was gutted.

Ideally I wouldn't like that to be the case for big wrestling fans, especially since this will likely be the only option for people in town this year (I don't expect any other pubs to risk running their own event since we've put the word out, but a LOT will be watching to see if this does well for next year's event).

So better safe than sorry.

If you've got a ticket will that guarantee entrance or will we still need to be in there a few hours before the show?

leggo · 06-03-2012 5:27pm

Beefy78 wrote: »

If you've got a ticket will that guarantee entrance or will we still need to be in there a few hours before the show?

Good question.

Being reasonable, look, you ARE guaranteed entry with a ticket.

But at the same time, if you show up at 2-3am, and we're after packing the place to capacity to the point where we physically can't let people in due to fire regulations, then obviously we just can't.

So as long as you don't head off to get the shift in Copper's beforehand and show up after it closes just in time to see the main event, you're safe with a ticket.

Flojo · 06-03-2012 6:16pm

Cheers for setting this and the event on Facebook up Leggo! Is it possible to change it so we can be able to see who else is going on the event? Shall start spamming away now.

Beefy78 · 06-03-2012 6:16pm

leggo wrote: »

So as long as you don't head off to get the shift in Copper's beforehand and show up after it closes just in time to see the main event, you're safe with a ticket.

There goes my plan

Diabhal Beag · 06-03-2012 6:30pm

Amazing work on this leggo. Not only have you successfully booked the first non-Voltwad and Diabhal unknowingly being in the same pub one time PW beers but you've got a quality deal too. Just hoping though could you hold up a few tickets for us non-Dublin folk who won't be in Dublin till the night of?

TheTwiz · 06-03-2012 6:33pm

Should be great night. Hopefully the sound will be up high so we can pop for when Sheamus' music hits!

Super-Rush · 06-03-2012 6:37pm

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Just hoping though could you hold up a few tickets for us non-Dublin folk who won't be in Dublin till the night of?

Thats not a bad shout actually. I'd need at least two tickets and i doubt i'll be in Dublin between now and then.

TheTwiz · 06-03-2012 6:41pm

Leggo = Wrestling God

leggo · 06-03-2012 6:44pm

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Amazing work on this leggo. Not only have you successfully booked the first non-Voltwad and Diabhal unknowingly being in the same pub one time PW beers but you've got a quality deal too. Just hoping though could you hold up a few tickets for us non-Dublin folk who won't be in Dublin till the night of?

Let me get back to you on that, can't see there being a problem though.

Diabhal Beag · 06-03-2012 7:10pm

El Pistolero wrote: »

Thats not a bad shout actually. I'd need at least two tickets and i doubt i'll be in Dublin between now and then.

Don't be so confident. You have to woo me with flowers and chocolate first.

subway · 06-03-2012 7:48pm

Is there a cover charge mentioned? I can't see it listed anywhere (on le phone)

leggo · 06-03-2012 7:48pm

Oh, one more quick thing: this is a fan night above all else and I realise everyone has their own ideas on how they'd like to celebrate it. I've already had a few people come to me with great ideas and ways we can run certain things and I completely encourage that stuff. Captain's are great too: their boss is a fan himself so is letting me just run with it.

So if you guys have any ideas or anything, let me know and I'll do my best to make them a reality. It's your night, not mine after all, I'm just organising it. And my only priority is that everyone gets to see the show and has the best night possible!

leggo · 06-03-2012 7:51pm

subway wrote: »

Is there a cover charge mentioned? I can't see it listed anywhere (on le phone)

Yep, €5. Tickets are available from the 4 Captain's outlets in Grafton St, Blanch, Tallaght and Cork. Provided it doesn't sell out, there'll also be some on the door that night too.

Reganio 2 · 06-03-2012 9:53pm

Captain Americas yeah? Do they have many telly's there? Seems to be taking off, mates on fb that I hadn't told are posting up the link now so you are doing well

Angron · 06-03-2012 9:56pm

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Amazing work on this leggo. Not only have you successfully booked the first non-Voltwad and Diabhal unknowingly being in the same pub one time PW beers but you've got a quality deal too. Just hoping though could you hold up a few tickets for us non-Dublin folk who won't be in Dublin till the night of?

Are you in or around Galway city? If you want, I could try to get a ticket for you when I'm up on the 16th and give it to you whenever, I'm up during the weekdays in Galway.

Diabhal Beag · 06-03-2012 11:29pm

Denny M wrote: »

Are you in or around Galway city? If you want, I could try to get a ticket for you when I'm up on the 16th and give it to you whenever, I'm up during the weekdays in Galway.

Hopefully leggo would be able to spare two for me but if needs be that would be great. Cheers.

How Soon Is Now · 06-03-2012 11:54pm

For any people coming from outside Dublin that are deffo going i might be able pick up few tickets for ya s when im getting mine and can find me and pay me on the night if yous want.

Pm me if anyones interested.

waltersobchak · 07-03-2012 12:24am

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Hopefully leggo would be able to spare two for me but if needs be that would be great. Cheers.

This could be realistically the best chance ever for the live podcast.. I'll bring the Buckfast...:pac:

CMpunked · 07-03-2012 12:52am

I'm so dam excited for this.

Diabhal Beag · 07-03-2012 12:58am

waltersobchak wrote: »

This could be realistically the best chance ever for the live podcast.. I'll bring the Buckfast...:pac:

Somebody who isn't Diabhal could bring the aul audio cassettes and a Philips tape-recorder.

CMpunked · 07-03-2012 1:08am

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Somebody who isn't Diabhal could bring the aul audio cassettes and a Philips tape-recorder.

Ive one of these if that will do:
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cena · 07-03-2012 2:10am

What time does mania finish. Be a long drive back to Galway if it's late that night

GTR63 · 07-03-2012 3:21am

cena wrote: »

What time does mania finish. Be a long drive back to Galway if it's late that night

4 a.m. I expect that it starts at 12 & ends at 4 o'clock like it has for the last few years.

Charisteas · 07-03-2012 8:06am

cena wrote: »

What time does mania finish. Be a long drive back to Galway if it's late that night

Won't be any traffic on the roads though.

And you's will all be buzzing about Triple H ending Undertaker's streak due to interference from X-Pac, Chyna, and and the New Age Outlaws and also John Cena's epic heel turn where he legit concusses Dwayne with multiple non-protected chair shots to the head and then spits in his mother's face at ring-side.

thebostoncrab · 07-03-2012 9:05am

Actually that's a great idea- Ger how do you feel about if we hosted the boards PW reunion show at the event since its coming back soon? First interview guest is getting back to me soon I hope

For those asking on the thread, it is a former guest on the show so that narrows it down!

grames_bond · 07-03-2012 10:00am

what time would kick out time be? I mean would we be all turfed out straight after Mania?

2nd Row Donkey · 07-03-2012 11:05am

I do believe this to be the most awesome thing to ever happen in Dublin.

I think this will be a massive success. In fact, I'll be picking up my tickets tonight just in case.

re: Fancy dress. Anyone here taking part in that side of it.

When it comes to fancy dress I always dread turning up as the only person in costume

. And if I dont go in costume i dread that I'll end up the only person without one!

leggo · 07-03-2012 12:27pm

Yeah lads work away with your podcast and whatever you want. Now I can't give you the floor like, have you on stage or whatever, just cus that's a whole other ball game when it comes to sound engineering (I've done live podcasts myself) but if you want a table to record I can book off one for you, just get there for pretty much bang on 8pm before it starts filling up.

Yep when the event ends pretty much everyone will be expected to leave. I'll say it to them that the end package with the show recap is important so they'll hold off til after that.

If anyone else needs me today, I'll be away from the PC again so you can get me on Twitter. Check there much more frequently than here and can reply quicker. @AMTRick

gimmick · 07-03-2012 1:20pm

Gonna sticky this for the time being.

jaykhunter · 07-03-2012 1:23pm

remember lads tickets are available from the 16th (Friday week)!

Professey Chin · 07-03-2012 1:27pm

jaykhunter wrote: »

remember lads tickets are available from the 16th (Friday week)!

/makes note to put the boot down to nearest Captains

Super-Rush · 07-03-2012 2:33pm

Four of us going.

Can't wait.

esprimo · 08-03-2012 10:16pm

few ideas for the party:
1. wwe 12 available to play
2. hold a wrestling trivia competition where the winner gets something from the wrestling mania shop!maybe they would sponsor a prize.
3. any chance of getting a wrestling radio show to record something from the party? wrestling voice and wwr come to mind.
4.considering there's essentially a 4 hour build up to the event maybe showing the preview programmes on sky sports even the previous weeks raw/smackdown leading up to 12am might be great to build anticipation?

Super-Rush · 09-03-2012 12:38am

Strippers for the four hours before it starts.

Furious-Red · 09-03-2012 1:34am

El Pistolero wrote: »

Strippers for the four hours before it starts.

Just watch all the Diva's matches from Wrestlemania past . Basically the same

2nd Row Donkey · 09-03-2012 1:37pm

Wouldnt it be awesome if we could get WWE/sheamus to officially reconcognise this event in some way.

You know the sort of thing Im talking about...dDuring the intro to Sheamus Vs Byran they cut to a scene live in Sheamus's home town - queue 1000+ of us going mental in Captain America's for a few seconds.

WWE have done this kinda thing before right? I know they used to switch to WWE Times Sq new York etc during previous mania's.

I dunno, maybe I'm just getting caught up in the excitment but I think it would be fecking deadly and I reckon if anyone could pull this off, its this 'leggo' fella.

Professey Chin · 09-03-2012 1:41pm

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

Wouldnt it be awesome if we could get WWE/sheamus to officially reconcognise this event in some way.

You know the sort of thing Im talking about...dDuring the intro to Sheamus Vs Byran they cut to a scene live in Sheamus's home town - queue 1000+ of us going mental in Captain America's for a few seconds.

WWE have done this kinda thing before right? I know they used to switch to WWE Times Sq new York etc during previous mania's.

I dunno, maybe I'm just getting caught up in the excitment but I think it would be fecking deadly and I reckon if anyone could pull this off, its this 'leggo' fella.

How big do you think CA is?

Diabhal Beag · 09-03-2012 2:22pm

Also doesn't help that waltersobchak and Sheamus have nuclear heat. Even survivors of Hiroshima think it's too much.

2nd Row Donkey · 09-03-2012 2:47pm

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

How big do you think CA is?

I dunno, but all we need is enough people to make the place look packed to the rafters!

CMpunked · 09-03-2012 3:06pm

Is there anywhere to park around grafton street for the evening?

Professey Chin · 09-03-2012 3:10pm

CMpunked wrote: »

Is there anywhere to park around grafton street for the evening?

Stephens Green/Royal College of Surgeons car park is 24 hours. Think its something like 6 euro overnight from 6 on a sunday.

There we go. Pay on arrival rate of 6 euro from 5pm to 10 am
http://www.q-park.ie/tabid/425/qparkParkingLocatorvw3443/parkingdetail/ParkingID/1542/language/en-US/Default.aspx

waltersobchak · 09-03-2012 3:12pm

CMpunked wrote: »

Is there anywhere to park around grafton street for the evening?

theres a carpark at stephens green shopping centre thats open 24hrs and I thinks its cheap enough to park there late at night

2nd Row Donkey · 09-03-2012 3:24pm

Just park on Grafton street like all the other culchies do

Orla99 · 09-03-2012 4:48pm

Awesome;)

leggo · 09-03-2012 6:23pm

Great ideas and info guys. I can't offer better tips than the car parking and hostel prices you've sourced.

Just to respond to some of the ideas:

• I'm more than happy to work with Wrestling Mania on this, no doubt they've seen it already as they know pretty much everyone in Irish wrestling and don't miss a trick. So if they'd like some advertising in association with the event in exchange for spot prizes on the night (we'll find a fun way of giving them out), my mail is Rick@AMTLive.ie.

• The boards PW guys may be recording their podcast there on the night, I think that's a great idea and am happy to let them work away. Same goes for other shows, get in touch if you're interested.

• WWE '12...brilliant idea and one that I actually hadn't thought of! The only thing is, I've run Wii night's before and the equipment and any damage it may incur around drunken punters is covered by the venue. I doubt Captain's would agree to that as the expenses are already building up in relation to the event. However if someone would like to volunteer their XBox Live I can arrange a screen in a corner to be used for this I'm sure. It'll be at your own risk though. I'll sort whoever does it out with a couple free tickets for the event.

• I'd LOVE WWE to do something like a fan shot for Sheamus from the event, but given the size/scale of the event I can't see them going for it. Will put feelers out though, have dealt with them before through radio so have a few contact numbers/addys, who knows they may pick it up? One thing we could realistically look for is a RT from various WWE superstars/pages on Twitter plugging the event and the link to the Facebook event. Will look into that and if anyone wants to go for it too feel free.

• I'm going to have classic WrestleMania matches on screen for the build up. Am having that arranged as we speak!

• Haven't forgotten about Diabhal Beag or people who pretty much can't possibly get tickets beforehand. I'll come back in the next day or two on that.

Hope that covers everything for now!

WrestleMania 28 at CAPTAIN'S GRAFTON ST/TALLAGHT! **THANK YOU LEGGO**

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WrestleMania 28 at CAPTAIN'S GRAFTON ST/TALLAGHT! THANK YOU LEGGO