10 things that the rock band Phish has in common with WWE

#7 Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden is often referred to as "The World's Most Famous Arena." The New York city venue is regularly home to all sorts of events, including professional sporting events (e.g. New York Knicks, New York Rangers, WWE), concerts (e.g. Billy Joel's on-going residency) and specialty competitions (e.g. the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show).

Within the scope of wrestling, MSG has been the site of monthly live events for not only WWE, but also its preceding WWF and WWWF incarnations. It was the site of "The Curtain Call," several WrestleMania pay-per-views -- including the first one -- and plenty of major title changes. Until recently, the Garden was viewed as WWE's most important venue anywhere in the world.

If I have done my research correctly, Phish has played Madison Square Garden more times than any other venue. Last year's December 2018 run brought them up to 60 appearances at the Garden. Only Elton John and the aforementioned Billy Joel have more MSG appearances than Phish. In turn, it is not surprising that several of Phish's officially-released live recordings have taken place at the New York City landmark.