You have the Super Bowl, you have the Grammys, you have the Oscars. We have Wrestlemania.

Once a year, the WWE runs an event that the entire world watches. It is their Super Bowl, their Finals, it is Wrestlemania. The grand-daddy of them all, the Ultimate Thrill Ride, the biggest event in sports entertainment! What makes it so big though?

Starting in 1985, Chairman Vince McMahon decided that the WWE needed a huge show. With some willful planning, they booked the Madison Square Garden arena on March 31 for the first ever Wrestlemania, which was main evented by Hulk Hogan and Mr. T facing off against ‘Mr. Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff and ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper. All four men are now Hall of Famers and once all was said and done, the WWE knew they had something with this Wrestlemania event.

Wrestlemania Favourites: Hulk Hogan & Mr T v Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff gets our vote from WM1 #WWE pic.twitter.com/CeFpApDkKH — Wrestling's Past (@WrestlingsPast) February 24, 2014

They brought it back in 1986 to another successful attempt, but the biggest one yet came at Wrestlemania 3 when it was Andre the Giant against Hulk Hogan. With a record 93,000 people at the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, Michigan, Hulk Hogan became the first man ever to slam Andre the Giant with the ‘Slam Heard around the World’.

Since then, Wrestlemania has become a mecca of sports and entertainment. Including guest appearances from Muhammad Ali, Snoop Dogg, newest WWE signee Ronda Rousey, Pee Wee Herman and even Donald Trump, it is truly one of the biggest events year round in the world.

Last year, they sold out the Citrus Bowl to over 75,000 people, which included the surprise return of The Hardy Boys and a massive amusement park themed set that you can see below.

This year, the plan remains the same once the event heads to New Orleans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday, April 8th.

The good times will roll when #WrestleMania comes to New Orleans on April 8th! Tickets are available Friday, Nov. 17th at 11AM ET! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/rb7HJHvJhQ — WWE (@WWE) October 18, 2017

I’ve gone to a Wrestlemania as I was one of the 72,000+ at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Wrestlemania, all thanks to my parents. Back in 2009, we were in Texas visiting family and my parents pull out Wrestlemania tickets out of nowhere and I was just speechless. It truly was one of the best days of my life as I saw what I still think is the greatest match of all-time with Undertaker defeating Shawn Michaels.

Much like the Super Bowl, Wrestlemania is just one of the biggest extravaganzas in the world. It is always one of my favorite times of the year as it is always in the early spring time. Weather is warming up, baseball season is coming up and Wrestlemania is always a joy to watch. There isn’t quite anything like it!