10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (June 22)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Sid Justice Struggled To Pronounce WrestleMania

Sid Justice Hulk Hogan
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As good as that story is, it can't come close to this one.

On Sean Mooney's Prime Time podcast, Sid/Sid Justice/Sycho Sid admitted that he once had trouble saying "WrestleMania" in his promos. Blaming his southern accent, Sid hilariously revealed he'd always call the show "Wrestling Mania" instead. Better yet, he didn't give a damn.

The WWF did. In the lead up to Sid's match against Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VIII, the company literally put signs up in the promo area backstage reminding announcers to "tell Sid just to say 'Mania". This, ladies and gentleman, is one of the best stories of all the times.

Sid also said he didn't realise the Hogan match was actually at WrestleMania until years afterwards. That's a little hard to believe, but he appeared to be telling the truth when discussing his enunciation issues. It's a shame really. He only has "half the brain that you do".

What other big wrestling facts did you learn this week? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.