For most people, this weekend is just another spring weekend, filled with chores, some relaxation, and the usual stuff people do on Saturday and Sunday.
For pro wrestling fans, this is the biggest weekend of the year.
On Sunday, the latest version of Wrestlemania is held, this time in California.
Probably about 80,000 people will attend this gathering of the best of the WWE, past, present and future.
It is their World Series and Super Bowl all rolled into one, and cities that host this event don't look at it as phony, because it brings millions of legitimate dollars into their coffers.
Looking at the matches themselves, well, all I can say is that if you aren't a wrestling fan, you will have no idea what I am talking about or who I am talking about.
If you are a wrestling fan, this is the ultimate experience, without a doubt.
You have, among the most intriguing matches, the Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt; Sting vs. Triple H; Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns; John Cena vs. the Russian, Rusov; Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton; a requisite women's match; and the annual Andre the Giant Battle Royale, which pits about 20 wrestlers against each other at once.
All the hype that you would associate with the Super Bowl is magnified with Wrestlemania, spread out over months and culminating with this weekend, beginning with the Hall of Fame gathering on Saturday, which leads right into Wrestlemania on Sunday.
And once again, because of the WWE Network, you can watch this in the comfort of your home for only $9.99 for not only Wrestlemania, but everything else on that novel network, or if you like, pay the full pay per view price of about $60 to watch this thing.
The four hour show really is a spectacle. You never know who you are going to see at the show, and it really is something to behold, especially when you consider the rather humble beginnings of this event more than 30 years ago at Madison Square Garden.
It has spread from that venue of 20,000 people to venues that hold upwards of 60,000 or more, and next year, it will be in Dallas, where perhaps 100,000 people will view the event live, with millions more watching it at home.
Yes, the action will be scripted, but the people at this thing will take it all in very, very seriously. They paid good money to be there in person, and they want to believe that one wrestler will beat another fair and square.
Sure, this really isn't the case, but really, everybody knows this, and nobody cares.
Heck, it's Wrestlemania, after all, and yes, I will be watching at home.
It should be a good one!
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