Grandmothers and DeReiss Gordon plan London reunion after flight friendship
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Updated · BBC.com · Apr 30
Grandmothers and DeReiss Gordon plan London reunion after flight friendship
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Apr 30
Four Welsh friends, aged 71 to 80, met the wrestler on a London Heathrow flight to Las Vegas, where they were travelling to scatter Rose Sulley's late husband Pete's ashes.
After a seating mix-up, they bonded, accepted Gordon's invitation to a WrestleMania-week show and later found him again backstage after asking another wrestler to pass on a message.
Back in Britain, Gordon used social media to track them down, leading to plans to meet again at a London wrestling event; he said the encounter showed the value of talking to strangers.
How did a somber Las Vegas tribute lead to a heartwarming wrestling friendship?
In an age of digital isolation, can a single conversation forge a lasting bond?