Category: Pro Wrestling

Professional wrestling (pro wrestling or wrestling for short) is a form of physical live theater with wrestlers as the performers and the ring (or any place that can be converted into a place of battle) as the stage. The match outcome is predetermined, the moves are choreographed, yet the performers’ pain is real.

The Deranged Writer grew up watching professional wrestling; particularly WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). Through the years, he has a love/hate relationship with it, but it will always have a special place in his heart.

Song of the Moment XXIII: Jim Johnston’s “The Undertaker (Original Piano Demo)”

In the previous Song of the Moment post, I shared what was on my on-repeat: “When I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars. Today, I have been listening to the piano demo of the theme song of my all-time favorite pro wrestler, The Undertaker. Jim Johnston, the longest-serving composer for WWE, made the piano demo.

Whenever I’m in a depressive state and I don’t want to bounce back yet, I listen to said piano demo multiple times and dwell in the darkness. And what a beautiful yet haunting piano piece, it is. It is both comforting and saddening whenever I hear it.

Well done, Mr. Johnston. All the theme songs he created for wrestlers like Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, and The Undertaker are so legendary that Johnston should have been in the WWE Hall of Fame years ago. I hope he gets inducted into said hall of fame next year.

Anyway, if you’re wondering how I am… I’m not fine. I’m not fine since Saturday afternoon.

The piano version of The Undertaker’s theme song by Jim Johnston.

I need a drink. But that would ruin my rule of “drinking only on weekends”. So, no. I will not drink now. I will try not to. Fingers crossed.

Published at 8:37pm. Edited at 9:59pm.

Header image: Sander Dewerte of Unsplash. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2024.

10-Minute Warning CXIV

All right. What can I write here under 10 minutes?

I woke up late today, so I missed almost the entire Night 2 of WrestleMania XL. I only watched the main event: Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes in a Bloodline Rules match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. And the match was fucking amazing!

Rhodes was tough as steel all throughout the bout (even after a Samoan Spike/Spear combo from Solo Sikoa and Reigns), and I love how he ended the match with 3 consecutive Cross Rhodes to Reigns before finally finishing his story and winning the WWE title. And Jey Uso, John Cena, and Seth Rollins (in his Shield gear) helping Rhodes out were spectacular, but the most shocking interference was from The Undertaker – who took out The Rock with a Chokeslam! Sure, I don’t get why Taker interfered, but I’m here for it because he’s my favorite pro wrestler!

Congratulations to the new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes! Now we are entering a new era, and he is the face of it. And to Roman Reigns: 1,316 days as champion. Wow. My hats off to you, Tribal Chief.

When I watch the entire Night 2 of WrestleMania XL, I will try to make a post about it and Night 1. Fingers crossed on that.

And time’s up.

Header image: WWE. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2024.

WWE WrestleMania XL (Drunk) Predictions

As I’m typing this, I just finished drinking 4 Jack and Cokes and… maybe I should share my predictions for WWE WrestleMania XL, the advertised “biggest WrestleMania of all time.”

Getting straight to it, here are my picks…