10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 8 Facts
9. Marty Jannetty Was Unable To Appear Because Of An Arrest
WrestleMania 8 would have been the logical place for Marty Jannetty to try and get a measure of revenge against Shawn Michaels, the tag team partner that famously flung him through the Barber Shop window. That was the apparent plan before real life intervened.
Weeks after Michaels' heel turn aired in syndication, Jannetty was arrested in Tampa following an altercation with a police officer. A 19-year-old female companion of Jannetty's was arrested for attempting to use a fake ID to get into a nightclub, at which time Jannetty reportedly grabbed hold of a presiding cop. Jannetty was found to be in possession of less than one gram of cocaine.
Upon arrest, Jannetty was suspended indefinitely by WWE, and he served six months of house arrest. His feud with Michaels would resume in October 1992 upon his return to the company.