30 By 30: Wrestling?

For some strange reason, I have always loved watching wrestling.  Next to my deep love for Neil Diamond, a lot of people are often surprised at my knowledge of wrestling from the late 80s into mid-90s.  Favorite wrestler of all time?  Bret "the Hitman" Hart.  He truly is the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.  If you get enough cocktails in me, I will do the Ric Flair "Wooooo!" without hesitation.  I sometimes get misty-eyed when I discuss the deaths of wrestlers like "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Owen Hart, or the "British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith.

People always wonder what I could like about this "sport" (or should I say, sports entertainment).  I think it is the same reason that I love reality television.  There is over-the-top drama, twists and turns, and characters to love (or love to hate).  While my parents never had a problem with me watching wrestling, they definitely never would take me to a match.  I stopped watching wrestling regularly towards the end of high school and now I only occasionally watch it whenever Bret isn't home nothing else is on.

Still, my childhood love of wrestling is what encourage me to put attending a live WWE event on my 30 by 30 list.  And I was beyond excited to cross this one off the list on Monday at Monday Night Raw Supershow.  This was actually aired live on Monday night with a return visit from the Rock, who hasn't wrestled in quite some time!

Bret was slightly embarrassed to go with me....but I think he had fun in the end!  Here are some more photos from Monday night:

Commentator Jim Ross

John Cena and Mick Foley

Mark Henry and the Big Show

Mark Henry and the Big Show

Mark Henry and the Big Show

Kevin Nash!!!

Randy Orton

The Return of the Rock!

Did I mention that I met him once at my old gym?

"Boots to Asses!"

This was definitely a fun item to complete on my 30 by 30 list.  I now have finished one-third of my 30 by 30 list.  I can't wait to knock a few other items off my list in the next two months before this turns into a 30 while 30 list!


1. Run a 5K.

• B.A.A. 5K (April 2011)
• Lawyers Have Heart 5K (June 2011)

2. Go camping, like real camping...overnight...in a tent.

3. Pay off all of my credit card debt.

4. Attend a live WWE event (don't judge).

5. Make Gordon Hamersley's roast chicken.

6. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge.

7. Go out to dinner and a movie by myself.

8. Watch all three of the original Star Wars movies.

9. Boil a lobster by myself for the first time.

10. Write my will.

11. Write a letter of apology to someone that I have wronged and send it.

12. Experiment with molecular gastronomy.

13. Learn to drive stick shift.

14. Learn to make my own kimchi.

15. Learn how to change a car tire.

16. Go to a shooting range.

17. Redesign "Fun and Fearless in Beantown"

18. Launch a wedding website.

19. Cook a three-course vegan dinner for my vegan friends.

20. Make turducken for the first time.

21. Climb a mountain.

22. Complete thirty (30) hours of community service or volunteering.

• Completed four hours at the Greater Boston Food Bank.

23. Finish an entire plate of Hell Pasta from East Coast Grill.
24. Floss every day.

• So far I've only missed four days of flossing since January 14th!

25. Take a self-defense course.

26. Make homemade ice cream for the first time.

27. Make gnocchi for the first time.
28. Fly a kite.
29. Milk a cow.
30. Participate in a city dinner crawl, which means having cocktails, appetizer, dinner, dessert and post-dinner cocktails each at a different place in one city in one night.

My not-so-secret vice is my love for wrestling.  Tell me, what are some of your quirky vices?