There are a few times in life when you talk about sports with friends and something completely brilliant just strikes you. I have many discussions with people about sports, more specifically about football. The majority of the time, these pleasant discussions turn into heated conversations and eventually to people leaving in frustration. Although this happens about 86% of the time, then there are a few times that it becomes a purely enlightening conversation. This is one of them.
Jeannette thinks that I am a freak. We avoid going to dinner anywhere that televisions in sight because I end up not paying attention to her and watching the Top 10 plays on Sportscenter…after I had already seen at least 4 times earlier in the day.
What can I say? Is it something that I do on purpose? No way. I just can’t help it. She is convinced that my fascination with football and just sports in general is not natural and which is why a lot of guys have a hard time figuring me out (this is a different issue in itself). Even with this in mind, she still continues to hang out with me and often texts or calls me when she sees a player on television that she finds attractive. This often leads to her describing the colors of the uniform and what marking is on the helmet so I can attempt to name the player.
I’d like to think of her as a true friend.
On a random afternoon, Jeannette and I found ourselves discussing her favorite sporting event EVER, the wonder that is WrestleMania.
I’ve never gotten into wrestling. Perhaps it had to do with my mom being against violent games/shows. Power Rangers and Sailor Moon apparently did not fit into this category because I was all about those shows. Often, I tried to figure out what the appeal was of wrestling. I enjoyed the flair and showiness of it all. I also liked the clever names they had. The Undertaker, Triple H, and The Rock. Diamond Dallas Page was always a good one. I knew the Hova hand gesture looked familiar… And 3Oh!3, please, get over yourselves.
So here is where the conversation begins to get interesting. She states that Wrestlemania is like the Super Bowl of wrestling. It’s where the matches are just mind blowing and the whole event is a week-long extravaganza. There are …
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