Cycle across carpet with weapon, giving a look of disdain (9,6)

I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

THE RING (Wagner’s cycle) in WIG + LANCE. I presume wig=carpet because they both mean “reprimand”; at first I thought it might be an alternative to the slang “rug”, meaning a wig (on your head)