10 Things We Learned From The Secret Diary Of A WWE Superstar

5. WrestleMania XI Reflections

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There's an incredibly sweet side to Jinsei Shinzaki's entries, particularly considering how he attempted to protect kayfabe in reporting back his American adventure. But there's an incredibly dry humorous side that creeps as result of the light tone.

On his first ever 'Showcase Of The Immortals', both forces clashed;

"Today is WrestleMania 11. There was a morning breakfast party with Undertaker, Paul Bearer, Doink, Adam Bomb, Akio Saito and Bull Nakano. The sight of all these wrestlers eating quietly is just like Addams Family. No match today. I was hoping I could barge into Bret's match, but...The show today was very bad until the main event. The match was good and LT had star quality. Bigelow apparently made one million dollars for that match. I was amazed when I heard that! Bigelow was overjoyed with tears in his eyes when he realised that he became the most famous wrestler in the world today."

Tell him when he's telling lies! WrestleMania XI was indeed "very bad", but there's a warmth on show as relates to Bam Bam Bigelow's big night, and their relationship was fleshed out in a further entry...

 
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