Former TNA creative team member Dutch Mantell has posted a new blog in which he looks back at his WrestleMania 11 experience and the hype that led up to the event. "Up to this point, I didn't know what was scheduled for us on the event," Mantel wrote regarding a big New York city press conference.

"I knew that all the wrestlers had taken their work bags with them so they could change into their ring gear for the appearance. Right before we got to Times Square and parked the tour bus, Pat Patterson, who was one of the bookers and still works with WWF today, sat down beside me on the bus and gave me the rundown on what I and the Blu Brothers would be doing that cold ass morning.

"Actually, for such an important event, I was surprised that there wasn't more of a concentrated effort at coordination. Pat just came along and sat down like it was just another day at the office. Pat told me what we were doing that day was simple. All they wanted us to do was get into the ring....with Davey Boy (Smith) and Lex (Luger) and cut a promo on them. Davey Boy and Lex would cut one back and we had three minutes to get it done. Then Pat stopped talking. I looked at Pat and he looked at me and I said, 'that's it?'" To read the rest of the blog, visit DutchMantell.com.

Powell's POV: Another fun blog from Dutch and he included several photos. He also wrote about the one-sided nature of the WWE contracts at the time and recalled what an attorney told him after reading it.

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