Tag Archives: Professional Wrestling

An Event of Unexpected Importance

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Tom Garrett

When wrestling fans scour the television landscape in anticipation of pivotal moments in WWE history, the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs pay-per-view isn’t the top candidate to produce such moments. That’s an understatement. TLC is a “gimmick” pay-per-view, built around a … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sports, Television | Tagged Bray Wyatt, CM Punk, Commentary, Damien Sandow, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, HHH, John Cena, Kane, Professional Wrestling, Randy Orton, Sports, Stephanie McMahon, Tables Ladders and Chairs, Television, The Shield, TLC, WWE | Leave a comment

A Money in the Bank Preview? Why Not?

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Tom Garrett

In many respects, Money in the Bank is the most compelling pay-per-view the WWE has. Of course, no one questions that WrestleMania is the premier event. But whereas ‘Mania is largely a “state of the union”-type show that tells us where … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sports, Television | Tagged Alberto Del Rio, Brad Maddox, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Commentary, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, John Cena, Mark Henry, Money in the Bank, Professional Wrestling, Ryback, Sports, Television, The Shield, WWE | Leave a comment

Twice in a Lifetime (Part Two)

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Tom Garrett

When we left our heroes in Part One, Dolph Ziggler had overcome a loss earlier in the evening (as well as months of an inexplicably middling push) to capture, at long last, the World Heavyweight Championship against an Alberto Del … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sports, Television | Tagged Brock Lesnar, CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, John Cena, Paul Bearer, Paul Heyman, Pro Wrestling, Professional Wrestling, Sports Entertainment, The Rock, The Undertaker, Triple H, WrestleMania, Wrestlemania 29, Wrestlemania XXIX, WWE | Leave a comment

About That Rumble Thing

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Tom Garrett

I normally use my birthday (1/23) to grant myself a rare indulgence and post something introspective. The truth is, I wrote something lengthy—twice—about certain themes and lessons taught to me in my youth that seem to have been abandoned by … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sports, Television | Tagged Antonio Cesaro, Brock Lesnar, C. M. Punk, Commentary, Damien Sandow, John Cena, Paul Heyman, Pro Wrestling, Professional Wrestling, Royal Rumble, Ryback, Sports, Sports Entertainment, Television, The Rock, The Shield, WWE | 3 Comments

Hell in a Cell: Live Blog

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Tom Garrett

I wouldn’t say I’m about to write a live blog of the WWE’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view reluctantly, but it would also be fair to say that I wouldn’t have done so without the encouragement of my legion handful of fans readers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Television | Tagged Big Show, CM Punk, Commentary, Dolph Ziggler, Hell in a Cell, John Cena, Live Blog, Professional Wrestling, Ryback, Sheamus, Sports Entertainment, Television, Vince McMahon, WWE | 4 Comments

Thirteen Predictions about RAW 1000

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Tom Garrett

I hadn’t written a professional-wrestling-related article in a while, and, lest anyone forget that I’m a single, geeky, moderately-overweight, 30-something white guy, I figured I would make a few quick predictions for tonight’s historic broadcast of Monday Night RAW. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sports, Television | Tagged Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Commentary, Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, Heath Slater, John Cena, Kane, Monday Night Raw, Professional Wrestling, RAW 1000, Roddy Piper, Sports, Sports Entertainment, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Television, The Big Show, The Miz, The Rock, The Undertaker, Vince McMahon, WWE | 1 Comment

Quick Thoughts on the Rumble

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Tom Garrett

I’m trying my best to keep this charmingly eclectic website from morphing into an all-wrestling blog, but I feel compelled to discuss a few things that happened last night after spending so much time in fevered anticipation of same. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Sports, Television | Tagged Chris Jericho, Commentary, Professional Wrestling, Royal Rumble, Sheamus, Sports, Sports Entertainment, Television, WWE, Y2J | 1 Comment

The End of the World (Or Maybe Just a Fun Pay-Per-View)

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Tom Garrett

The 2012 Royal Rumble pay-per-view includes just four announced matches, but the show nonetheless looks like the most interesting edition within memory. The WWE has done a great job of enhancing each match with intrigue that goes beyond the basic … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sports, Television | Tagged Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Commentary, Dolph Ziggler, John Cena, Kane, Professional Wrestling, Randy Orton, Royal Rumble, Sports, Sports Entertainment, Television, The Undertaker, Triple H, WWE, Y2J | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Commentary, Sports, Television | Tagged Commentary, Ethnicity, Fritz Von Erich, Gorilla Monsoon, Ivan Koloff, Johnny B. Badd, Kofi Kingston, Mark Mero, Mohammad Hassan, Nikita Koloff, Pro Wrestling, Professional Wrestling, Race, Racism?, Razor Ramon, Scott Hall, Sports, Sports Entertainment, Television, The Iron Sheik, The Undertaker, TV, Vince McMahon, WWE, Yokozuna | 13 Comments

The Axis of Ego Podcast: Mick Foley, Survivor Series, and UCBW

Posted on December 12, 2011 by The Axis of Ego

Tom recapped the trip to New York City for Survivor Series here, but Mike stopped by for a more thorough discussion of the events of that weekend. They go about an hour on the podcast this time around, covering … Continue reading →