Tag Archives: The Rock

Twice in a Lifetime (Part Two)

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

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About That Rumble Thing

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

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Thirteen Predictions about RAW 1000

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

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Approximately XXVIII Thoughts About WrestleMania

WrestleMania XXVIII (“28” for you non-Romans) provided a puzzling hodge-podge of sports entertainment that ran the gamut from sublime to ridiculous to ill-advised.  I’m not sure where exactly to place the aggregate, but it felt less-than-spectacular. Relax.  This won’t be … Continue reading

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The Axis of Ego Podcast: WrestleMania 28 Preview

Tom resurrects Mike from the dead (off-air) and engages his reanimated friend in an hour-long conversation about this weekend’s WrestleMania 28 event.  They run down the card and discuss how we got here, and, in cases in which it’s discernible, why … Continue reading

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Escape to New York

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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The Axis of Ego Podcast: 3-31-11

Here it is: Our WrestleMania podcast. Now, you may be wondering how it’s possible that two fully-educated adults could care about a professional wrestling supercard.  Wonder no more. All the answers await inside, including a discussion of the build-up to … Continue reading

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The Axis of Ego Podcast: 2-28-11

The end of February brings with it an eclectic podcast.  Tom and Mike discuss all of the following things, although not necessarily in this order: (1) Highlights from the past week on The Axis of Ego, (2) Mike’s favorite mammals, … Continue reading

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