NY Times checks out WrestleMania in Detroit

Michigan might be a blue state, but we look mighty red compared to those east-coasters in NYC. That's why the New York Times had to explain that whole wrestling phenomenon in an article about WrestleMania 23 in Detroit.

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Meanwhile, the eyes and wallets of millions around the world were fixed on this unglamorous city for what is becoming a star-studded entertainment happening: WrestleMania. On Sunday 80,103 people from 24 countries and 50 states packed the cavernous Ford Field stadium here while the program was delivered via satellite to 110 countries.

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