Elizabeth Poplin feels pretty lucky to be staying at Forrest Oakes Healthcare.

Poplin, 82, has been at the center for the last few months after suffering a fall.

While some people might have viewed this as a set-back, it has helped make a longtime dream come true for Poplin.

“This whole situation has made me a whole new woman,” she said.

“[Imagine] going to a nursing home and getting to see live wrestling.”

Poplin’s talking about her trip to Fayetteville on March 25 to see “WWE Smackdown!”

It’s all thanks to a 28-year-old love of wrestling, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Melanie Evans.

Evans, activities director for Forrest Oakes, wrote WWE a few months ago and told the organization about Poplin and her desire to see a live event. WWE soon responded, offering up tickets for Poplin and a guest. She plans to take her 28-year-old granddaughter.

“She’s my little wrestling fan,” Poplin said.

Evans and a few others will attend the event with her.

Evans said Poplin has been walking on air ever since learning her good news.

“She does not miss it,” Evans said.

“On Mondays and Fridays, we make sure her TV is on the right channel. She refers to them as her boys.”

A poster of Triple H and Shawn Michaels and a promotional poster of Wrestlemania 24 hang in Poplin’s room.

She has opinions on most of the wrestlers and the storylines.