With the arrival of February, the road to Wrestlemania officially kicks off with the first Premium Live Event of the year, the Royal Rumble. Most of the live events will deal with the fallout of the Rumble as the WWE superstars begin their preparations for Wrestlemania 41 in Las Vegas. An exciting month awaits.

Many people view professional wrestling with derision. They call it "fake," "staged" or "scripted" and decry it as inauthentic when compared to mainstream professional sports. But I just went to see my first wrestling ever at Netflix's "WWE Raw" in Atlanta this past Monday (Jan.