On FEBRUARY 24, 2014 -- CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY (THE GREATEST THIING I EVER PURCHASED!!!!)

I have one guilty pleasure: Professional wrestling...WWE to be exact.

Yes, I'm 40 years old, and still love the WWE. I remember watching the Monday Night Wars between the WWE and WCW, when professional wrestling was at its apex. The product was incredible on both sides.  "The Attitude Era" of the WWE was insanely good with the emergence of Stone Cold Steve Austin...I watched it every week, every month, every chance I got -- It became MUST SEE TV! But by 2004, I slowly lost track of WWE. I mean, I knew what was going on but didn't watch RAW or SMACKDOWN for a couple of years. In meantime, I wanted a ton of WWE DVD on Netflix, and once in a while, I'll tune in to RAW. It wasn't until December 2013 when I watched an episode of RAW. I remember the first match was Fandango vs. Daniel Bryan. I knew little about either guy. Daniel Bryan did this "YES" Chant that captured the imagination of the fans...and Fandango was a Ballroom dance with a very catchy entrance music. Speaking of Fandango, I saw on YouTube that Fandangoing became an overnight sensation...I remember reading about it on USA TODAY and saw a feature story about it..but again, that didn't turn me back to it.

For a first few weeks I had to acclimate myself to the product: Of course I knew the WWE Stalwarts: John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Kane, Rey Misterio, CM Punk and Christian. But some of these newer stars I had no clue who they were and had to Wiki a few of these guys to understand their character. These characters included: The Shield, The Wyatt Family, Sheamus, Dolph Zigglar, Damien Sandow, and 3MB....just to name a few....

By January 2014, I was full engulfed in the product....and loving any minute...then on an episode of RAW, they introduced the greatest thing ever created:

WOW!!! I GET ALL THE PAY PER VIEWS ever produced from WWE, WCW, and ECW for the low low low price of $9.99. It was a wrestling fan dream. I get access to all nearly everything WWE produced any time I want??? I couldn't wait to get my hands on this....

Then the big day came...Feb 24, 2014!!!!! I ordered it right away and since then....I've been watching as much WWE, WCW, and ECW wrestling as 24/7 would allow!! I can't get enough of it! I've started with 1995 (Not sure why I chose that year) and watched every WWE PPV from that year.....It was the generation with Diesel as champ....some of the other great characters during that era was Razor Ramon, Goldust, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, British Bulldog, Owen Hart, Pyscho Sid, and of course, The Undertaker....

The greatest thing about The WWE Network is there is SO MUCH FOOTAGE that it'll take you years just to get through it. Since I've purchased it, I've spent most of the free time watching old WWE, WCW, ECW matches....The nostalgia is incredible...goes back to your youngers days when wrestling was awesome.

I think the best aspect of the WWE Network is it make you into a fan again....it's exactly what it did for me!!

WWE became MUST SEE TV AGAIN!!!!!!!

MY TURN: 3 EVENTS I WANT TO ATTEND BEFORE I DIE!

One of the most underrated movies is a movie called "Bucket List" It's a story of two terminal guys played by Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman who escape from a cancer ward on a road trip to complete their "to do" list before they die.

As a man in his late 30's, I have my own bucket list...3 things I would like to do before I die....So here they are in no particular order:

1) ATTEND WIMBLEDON AND US OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT

My last two years of high school I was absolutely enamored and addicted to the sport of tennis. This was back in the golden age of American Tennis in the late 80's, early 90's. Names like Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, and of course the great Pete Sampras dominated the tennis scene. I even knew lesser known Americans who had success like MaliVai Washington and Todd Martin. Whenever tennis came on, I would stop whatever I was doing and sit in front of the TV and absored every point, every serve, every dramatic moment a tennis match brought. I played tennis for my high school for two years, and although I never achieved much success...I really enjoyed playing the sport. The two marquee events for tennis were the Wimbledon and the US OPEN! Back in the day, Wimbledon was on HBO and the US Open was on the USA network. Every year, i would plan my days around these events so I would miss a single match.  I would tape every match and watch it over and over. I told myself someday I would attend these prestigious tennis tournaments one day. It's been 20 years, and I still have been to either. I think I'm more likely to attend US Open over the Wimbledon, but damn it would make my life if I were to attend either or both of these tennis tournaments!! 

2) ATTEND WRESTLEMANIA

As a kid growing up, I WAS AN ABSOLUTE MARK FOR PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING and particularly the World Wrestling Federations (Entertainment, now) - WWE! I thought it was the greatest thing ever invented. I grew up in the Hulkamania era. I loved them all from Hulk Hogan, Junkyard Dog, Randy "Macho Man" Savage", Ultimate Warrior, "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase, The Rock, "Stone Cold " Steve Auston, The Undertaker, and every wrestler till about 2007 when I stop watching it..Yup, I watched wrestling religiously until I was 35! The WWE's signature event was Wrestlemania, the "SuperBowl" of all of professional wrestling. When all the stars came out and shined for one night, when all the wrestlers gave their best effort in putting on the greatest show on the earth. I've watch EVERY Wrestlemania and relished every wrestlemania moment. My favorite moment wasn't even a match, it was Wrestlemania 7, I remember every detail up to this day. It was the retirement match between Ultimate Warrior and "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Savage lost and had to retire, but not before he was reunited by his true love, Miss Elizabeth, check out this clip:

IT was an emotionally charged moment which defined what professional wrestling is all about!! I LOVED IT!!! I've heard the buzz at being at a live Wrestlemania is an incredible adrenaline rush, and I would like to experience it one day! Attending a Wrestlemnia live would be the ultimate gift for this guy who loved professional wrestling from time he was a young kid.

There you have it, the 3 events I want to attend before I die. I'm 38 now, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to do any of these things, but it keeps me a sense of hope that if I keep trying, one day I'll be a one, two or all these events. 

Bucket list..additional events may occur :)