If you plan to attend the next Wrestlemania in the upper deck, and you are made of ham, you might want to consider buying a can of that handy, flame-retardant foam we know WWE is required by law to sell at all Wrestlemania concession stands.

WFTV reports the scary news today that, “More than 40 people were hurt when fireworks and cables landed on the crowd packed in the Citrus Bowl for WrestleMania on Sunday night, according to the Orlando Fire Department.“

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A large banner displayed in downtown Orlando has caused quite a stir, as the folks featured on it have had their nipples airbrushed out.

But they weren’t lifted from the breasts of lascivious ladies. Rather, they were prohibited from the pecs of pro wrestlers.

Scott Maxwell of the ORLANDO SENTINEL shares the strange news of the banner advertising this weekend’s Wrestlemania XXIV at the Citrus Bowl.

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Come See the Violence Inherent in the System!

• Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa tangle their motorcycles in Grand Prix practice. FANHOUSE shows us that Pedrosa found out what happens when you try to probe The Doctor from behind: you turn your own bike and cough.

• UNPROFESSIONAL FOUL points out there’s only one thing worse than having a curiously organized mob looking to hurt you for calling penalties against a popular and well-connected Italian soccer team: looking like the referee that called penalties against a popular and well-connected Italian soccer team when the mob walks by.

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