Tag Archives: Kofi Kingston

Ranking the Viability of Money in the Bank Candidates

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Tom Garrett

From a storytelling perspective, Money in the Bank has easily become one of the WWE’s most critical annual shows, and the only show created in the past decade that cracks the list. Money in the Bank is as pivotal as … Continue reading →

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An Abridged History of Pro Wrestling’s Ethnic Identity Crisis

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Tom Garrett

Highlighting ethnicity or nationality to help get certain professional wrestlers “over” is a technique as old as the business itself.  The WWWF (later the WWF, now the WWE) used the origins of Bruno Sammartino (Italian), Spiros Arion (Greek), and Pedro … Continue reading →

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Escape to New York

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Tom Garrett

It’s been an unusually-long time since I’ve posted, but there’s a good reason for that: I knew that writing about the trip I took to New York City a little over a week ago was going to take some time.  I’ll … Continue reading →

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A Far-Too-Detailed Blog About the 2011 WWE Draft

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Tom Garrett

The annual sports entertainment rite of passage known as the inaptly-named WWE Draft took place tonight (April 25, as I write this).  The event fascinates me for reasons wholly unrelated to in-ring competition.  For fans savvy enough to read between … Continue reading →

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