If youve been following this series of articles, youll have read about my first trip to the US for WrestleMania XIX, my New York trip in 2004 and then again for when WrestleMania went Hollywood in 2005. I decided to take a break in 2006 in order to pay off some student debts and let my bank balance recover a little. Shortly after making that decision, WWE announced that Bret Hart would be inducted into the Hall of Fame during WrestleMania 22 weekend. I wish Id seen the ceremony that year (featuring the inductions of Hart, Sensational Sherri, Gene Okerlund and Eddie Guerrero) but in terms of WrestleMania 22 itself, I was OK to give the show a miss that year. After my year off, I decided I'd go back the following year and set about booking up for WrestleMania 23 in Detroit, Michigan. With it being twenty years since WrestleMania III and taking place just a short drive away from the Silverdome at Ford Field, I was keen to get back out to the States and partake in a little bit of wrestling history. My friend Kenny, who didnt like wrestling, enjoyed his trip to 'Mania 21 so much that he agreed to come along with me one more time. Our buddy Marie also decided to come along since wed talked about the trip for so long. With two non-wrestling fans by my side, I was looking forward to Detroit, Donald Trump and WrestleMania. Here are 10 Fun Facts from my trip...
Kenny is a successful podcast host with Inside The Ropes, promotes exciting Q&A events in the UK with the likes of Sting and DDP, has interviewed the big guns like Foley, Jericho, Bruno and Austin and enjoys cheese a great deal.
