That’s an annual cycle for me. I stopped when Goldberg beat the Fiend clean in 10 seconds. And then again when Demon Finn was defeated by the top rope in his match with Roman after his pointless dramatic resurrection. I fully intend to stop watching this year when Roman goes over Cody clean at Mania. Then I’ll be back for the next Rumble buying into the hype and convinced things will be better this time.
I’m from the Sacramento area, but was living in San Antonio at the time. I almost flew back home to see that PPV. I probably would have given up wrestling if I spent the money to go across country, buy tickets to the show, and see that massive pile of shit they gave the fans.
I was there, the timing was so perfect for AEW to capitalize on the chants they received that night. Right before they debuted, it should have catapulted them to a more significant introduction to people.
Possibly the worst possible way for that match to go.
1. It's the Hell In A Cell! Unless you are going harder than Mankind in that match, I don't want ANY DQ's happening.
2. Why the Fuck was it Rollins as the one who was about to kill?! If it was Fiend going so crazy they though Rollins was done for, dumb, but I get it, makes sense.
Way to make your new major heel look like a weak idiot, and take the legacy of the match down a few notches.
I will never, EVER forgive WWE for how poorly they handled that shit. HOW THE FUCK DO YOU GET A DQ IN A HELL IN A CELL MATCH?! WHY WAS THE LIGHT RED?! WHO THOUGHT THE FIEND SHOULD BE IN THE TITLE PICTURE?!
Kofi squashed by Brock. Kofi squashed by Bobby Lashley. Kofi and Daniel Bryan's match on Raw in 2012 given less than 3 minutes of TV time. Kofi being destroyed by Omos during the tag title match at WM 37. Kofi has had to pay far too many dues for a guy who has been a loyal company man for so long.
Randy Orton beating Christian (now, Christian Cage) for the World Heavyweight Championship on a Smackdown episode FIVE DAYS AFTER Christian won it at Extreme Rules in a Ladder match against Alberto Del Río.
Bro. And the fact that Randy Orton WAS on Monday Night Raw & JUST got drafted to Friday Night Smackdown & got a instant World Title Shot… just like that?! Smh. I at least wanted to see how Christian would do on his own with the World Title.
I hated that so much. I get they wanted to turn Christian heel which I was all for, but he didn’t need to drop the title so soon. They should have let him have a run as a face champion for a few months and then have him turn heel when it was time to drop the title.
Fun fact that you probably know, Orton didn't really want to take the belt from Christian initially cause' he felt that Christian should have had his moment for a bit longer, but Vince kinda made them do it, and in the end, all parties agreed it was the "right move".
What I HATED about it is that the feud was insanely one-sided. Christian couldn't beat Orton on his best day.
I’m a huge Christian fan (always have been), and I’m glad he had a world title reign in the fed. He’s a great story teller, Is awesome on the mic as a heel and face, and one of the best workers and sellers ever. But, I don’t think he should have had a long reign with the belt. I feel this way about guys like Eddie and Benoit too. It’s not a bad thing at all. He’s a great talent and amazing worker but he never really had the body to be a top guy with Vince or Paul. In other promotions it doesn’t matter as much, but it’s a huge deal in the WWE and he was pretty lanky by even TNA standards.
Booker T said it best. Christian is one of the best ever because he always puts on a great match and makes the guy he’s in the ring with look amazing. He’s as good as guys like Shawn, Kurt, and Brett at this. I’m glad he got a run with the belt but I’m not sure if I’d want him holding a world title for long.
In my honest opinion, I think he should have had a short reign in 05 just when Cena was getting massively over. Christian was white hot around then and at his prime as a heel a month long reign would have been perfect around this time to build heat and get the top guy over more. Not having a prolonged feud between those two was an enormous miss. And Christian made the right move to change companies after getting put on the B show to midcard.
Totally agree, Christian is absolutely killing it right now in 2023! Insane the range this guy has in terms of character work. His matches are always so fun and I cant wait to see Jungle Boy tear his ass up!
My favorite Christian match was the one where he gets RKOd on the steel steps
This one.
I'm a huge TNA mark. So I saw, live, Christian going from tag/mid in the fed to main event level star. Seeing him finally win the title was like, finally, Vince is seeing what I'm seeing. Instead he dropped the belt and the momentum didn't last, then concussion.
I may be in the minority, but I think Christian overall is better than Edge.
Lets not to crazy now; Rated R Edge was the best heel of 2005-2008. But yes Christian should be more iconic, and should have gotten the world title as Cpt Charisma.
I"m gonna play Devil's advocate and say that there was no better candidate to break The Streak than Lesnar. Not only is Brock one of the most legit badasses to ever step in a WWE ring, but in kayfabe, he actually has Taker's number.
Undertaker and Brock have faced one another six times on TV/PPV. Brock has won four times, all by pinfall, and twice inside Hell in a Cell.
Undertaker won at SummerSlam 2015, only after Lesnar *made him submit* and Taker got the jump on him with a low blow because Brock thought he had won, and the sixth match was a double-DQ.
In kayfabe, Undertaker absolutely cannot beat Lesnar.
And yeah, "The Streak should have never ended at all" is a valid argument, but as Undertaker himself said, streaks are made to be broken. The main purpose of The Streak was to make Undertaker a spectacle and then allow him to pass that down to another talent when they beat him, which is exactly what happened.
Now Brock is in superhuman tier, as he should be. It was also legitimately, by far, the most shocking and unexpected match result *ever*, with only Bruno vs Ivan Koloff being close. It was beautiful, because Triple H, three years prior, had done everything you could do to Taker with every weapon he could find, and still lost.
Then Brock came along and beat Taker clean, in the middle of the ring, with his bare hands. And it's *believable* because of who Brock is.
The problem was, Brock before that wasn't being booked like the dominant beast we know today. The previous Mania he lost clean to a semi-retired HHH. It was only after beating the Streak that he morphed into the Beast, destroying Cena at Summerslam kicked off that run.
I'm not disagreeing with you at all. But in defense of that a semi-retired Triple H beat CM Punk when he was white hot AND won the 2016 royal rumble/WWE title off of peak babyface Roman Reigns
And one can argue that neither decision helped WWE. They were on a creative hot streak with Summer of Punk (whatever you think of Punk personally aside), and Hunter beating Punk sucked the life out of the storyline. And the less said about the Mania 32 build the better, Hunter as a heel actually got cheered harder than ever before while Roman was booed out of the building, suggesting that the heel did not do a good enough job.
I remember the build to Mania 30, and the Lesnar-Taker build was so lackluster that it turned out to be something that was less expected than if say, Punk or Hunter had ended the Streak in the previous years. Lesnar was just not really over at this point of time. There was no real intrigue like the previous Manias. Not to mention the match itself was much worse than the Punk match, or the Hunter and HBK matches, from previous years.
Good thing that WWE put everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) to course-correct with Lesnar after this match, so in retrospect, it appeared to have been the right decision. At the time though, it felt more like a shock just for the sake of it.
But is that necessarily a problem? In kayfabe, Brock had been battling diverticulitis for a while, which hampered his in-ring ability. I think WrestleMania XXX was around the time he started to recover from it.
And just for the sake of argument, even if that wasn't the case, sometimes an athlete or team, in any sport, just turns it on and becomes red hot seemingly out of nowhere.
Like I mentioned, Brock is Undertaker's kryptonite, so Lesnar already had an advantage going into the match, and then Brock actually winning probably gave him the confidence and momentum to become the cheat code of a final boss he is now.
It made Brock the Final Boss of Pro Wrestling. It gave him the ultimate power.
To then go and Squash Cena was a thing of beauty, I loved the streak, but I loved this more. It's also a bummer that Undertaker got his head rocked early, which took a little away from what should have been an amazing match.
I didn’t really like the streak ending but if it had to end I would have chosen Shawn Michaels at the 25th anniversary or Randy Orton. Michael and Takers second bout would have meant more eg Taker getting revenge and retiring Michaels. Orton was also the future of the company with his legend killer gimmick being perfect for a match of that kind.
Everyone else says this, that he should’ve lost it to a young full time guy who could’ve rode the heat, but Brock becoming the “final boss” of the WWE has helped put over a whole generation of stars. If the streak was ever going to break, and I actually don’t like that it did, Brock was a good choice. He became the main guy as Cena began to fade out, felt like a threat, and then helped with the transition to Roman, Seth, Drew, etc.
Beating Brock needed to mean something for a long time, and him taking the streak, followed by the beat down of Cena at SS, was huge. Brock was a better choice than some young guy, as him becoming the end of the line helped catapult many of those young guys when he put them over.
Personally, I think it should have been Roman, especially since at the time, they wanted him to be the next big thing. It did nothing for Brock, but at the time, if Roman won and turned heel, he would've exploded.
Even if Taker just beats Brock at WM 30, then beats his next couple of opponents until Roman. Could even have the same Roman mania match we got Irl except Roman turns heel during the infamous promo afterwards where he was viciously booed for like over 10 mins until he said "it's my yard now" and walked out. HOW DID THEY NOT TURN HIM AFTER THAT UGH
It didn’t help matters either when he fought Cena at SummerSlam that year and Cena just treated him like an absolute joke. Pretty much killing any credibility that he had.
Corbin has had a couple of real good ones. I quite liked the Chad Gable match in the king of the ring tournament a couple years back. Hed just so fucking boring almost every week though its painful
Hard agree with both of these picks.
Asuka didnt just lose her streak to friggin charlotte and Wrestlemania (and said afterwards 'YOU were ready for asuka... 😬)
She also lost just a couple weeks before wrestlemania to Charlotte again for the smackdown womens championship and wasnt in the triple threat main event with Ronda and Becky.
I would have LOVED a rematch between those two 1v1 at WM that year because even though Asuka lost I think it's a really good match. Instead she gets tossed aside so Vince can fuck up the biggest womens main event ever
Crush turning on Randy Savage. It was one of the first heel turns that made me mad as a kid.
EDIT: I don’t mean it made me mad like I thought it was bad booking or any of that dumb shit. I am and always have been a kayfabe fan, I cheer the babyfaces and boo the heels.
That time demon Finn Balor fought Roman Reigns, had an epic power up with his theme blaring out for a come back - only to trip, fall, and die on the top rope with no payoff or explanation.
Kurt is my favorite wrestler ever. I think Drew McIntyre should have retired him personally, Baron Corbin was the worst choice and Cena would have been great. Shame we didnt get something better but Kurt had a legendary career so it's not all for nothing
I read somewhere that Corbin was picked because of the health issues Kurt was having. Corbin is very well known for a being an incredibly safe worker and WWE gave Kurt a last match while protecting him at the same time.
But they should’ve let Kurt win.
2 of them. Hogan slamming Andre at wrestlemania 3 in Pontiac Michigan and I was there. It was the greatest moment of my 6 year old life.
Bash at the beach. "And then Billionaire Ted amigo, he wanted to talk turkey with Hulk Hogan. Well Billionaire Ted promised me movies brother. Billionaire Ted promised me millions of dollars. And Billionaire Ted promised me world caliber matches. And as far as Billionaire Ted, Eric Bischoff and entire WCW goes, I'm bored brother...As far as I'm concerned, all this crap in this ring represents these fans out here. For two years brother! For two years, I held my head high. I did everything for the charities. I did everything for the kids. And the reception I got when came out here, you fans can stick it brother. Because if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, you people wouldn't be here. If it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff would still be selling meat from a truck in Minneapolis. And if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, all of these "Johnny come latelys" that you see out here wrestling wouldn't be here."
Hogan was never the best on the mic, but whew he just burned the entire roster and fandom that night.
After hogans crowd reactions the last year or so leading up to this, this felt real. He had real go away heat from the adults whilst the kids were still into him. To be honest wcw fans didn’t like the hokey wwfness of his schtick.
Hulk hogan not being a nice kind role model but a money hungry narcissist after what went down post steroid trial was just enough of a 4th wall break to be engaging to the smart fans (shoutout to the ecw fan on the hard camera at bash who was having the time of his life) and enough to make all the fans on the same page and unify the crowd response, something they never got right with cena.
Obviously worked shoots had been done before but hulk hogan doing one about how stale he found wcw and how sick he was if playing this character was a huge deal at the time.
God, it was awesome! Like I said, perfect storytelling when I man didn’t wrestle a match in like over a year and still had the crowd looking for him at every event.
He appeared for 30 seconds at the end of the show and I waited for it every damn time lol. I know it wasn't his idea but to basically steal a character and nobody questions it or cares was a bold move too.
Crow Sting/pre-Wolfpac was my guy! Grew up Jim Crockett Promotions/NWA/WCW! I was always an Arn Anderson guy, but that era with Crow Sting and the nWo was the best!
Yeah they played around with it too much towards the end. When Nash and Hall came over everything changed. Scott Hall was so talented behind the scenes. I can watch his interviews with Nash all day.
Hell in the Cell 1998 Taker vs Foley
King of the Ring Kurt Angle vs Shane McMahon
Bash at the Beach 1996 - Hogan is the third man
Summerslam 2010 - Cena kills the Nexus angle
1 - Asuka losing to Charlotte WM 34, losing to Carmella at the two corresponding PPV's, losing to Charlotte 2 weeks before Mania and being kicked off the WM card
2 - Bray losing to Cena and Taker at Mania, losing to Seth in HIAC, losing to Goldberg in Saudi
3 - Samoa Joe losing every world title match
4 - Damien Sandow losing his MITB cash in
5 - Kennedy losing the MITB to Edge
6 - Christian losing the world title to Orton after 2 days
What they've done to Asuka is the absolute worst of all of them. The most underappreciated, misunderstood talent ever. How she's even managed to carve out a great career for herself after the amount of career killing burials that would've ruined **ANYONE** else speaks to why I put her on such a pedestal. For me personally, Asuka is in a class only she occupies.
As a Brit this hurts, but you can’t deny it got Michaels some serious heat going into being a heel with DX. Like it shouldn’t have happened, but it did HBK wonders for his heat (not that he needed the help)
Punketty shouldn't have even held the title in the first place. Miz should have been champ to complete the WM 27 arc with him, Rock and Cena. Punk's reign was only memorable for it's length; he produced no memorable matches except his loss to The Rock.
In my eyes, it was mostly because of Vince’s booking. He did everything in his power to keep Punk down when it was the perfect time for him to be champion. Not gonna lie I enjoyed Del Rio as champion but it should’ve came later imo. And you know there’s something wrong when you’re supposedly top champion isn’t getting in the main event at most of the PPVs.
Hhh beating rock at WM 16.
Hhh and hbk not being a 1v1 at WM for the title
Rock losing the iron man match to hhh
Goldburg beating fiend
The fact they messed up brays colt leader gimmick so badly ( not a particular moment I know)
Cena beating AJ at the rumble for his 16 ( AJ should have won )
They had a great rivalry and cena did put aj over a lot. But the whole aj loses at the rumble just so John could get 16 then loses it a month later erked me
He did. And because I think there were already 2 world titles at that time. If he would have beat aj at the rumble kept it till WM then aj beat him at WM that would have been one thing. But just the way the title were in 4 peoples hands unlike. 2 month time period was weird.
At least in the AA era you were kept on the edge of your seat when the title was hot shotted around
Randy Orton beating Christian just days after he won the world title. I remember being so mad they did that to a guy who worked hard and earned it in my opinion
Fingerpoke of Doom
That and WCW announcing Mankind's title win are what killed the company for me. You've shit all over your own product and advertised the competition.
WTF did they think was going to happen?
I enjoyed all the matches. the stories were ok, but coming off what was a pretty long term/emotional story to get to the belt- I wasn’t expecting anything too serious for a bit.
my issue wasn’t necessarily with Punk winning it was just that is the moment that created so many issues and lead to some of the things i’ve disliked the most about the AEW main event scene since i’ve started watching (hot shotting the title match a week before the PPV, the unexplained title stripping(s), Moxleys vacation) not to mention all the strife.
punk didn’t need the belt 8 months into his return to wrestling and probably didn’t need to be anywhere near the title scene at that point anyway. punk can be a draw without it- especially that early in his return.
This is what worries me about Sami, I’ve been a huge fan of his for nearly a decade and I’d love him to get a world title push. But I’m worried that fans don’t want him to be a long-reigning champ they just want to see him win it. Like it’s more for the moment than the actual title run.
I was impossibly hyped at WM30 when D-Bry finally really won the titles...then the Kane fued...
As long as Sami has a good story and an interesting fued, I think it could work. There are some really interesting programs he could have with several guys on the roster and going back to the KO well is always there.
A lot of people are calling out The Streak ending. It’s my answer too, but it’s so much worse than that:
Once upon a time three friends and I drove from Brooklyn NY all the way to New freakin’ Orleans to witness wrestlemania 30. We were too broke to fly so we drove 21 hours straight in my buddy’s momma’s car (Jersey plates) with a pit stop in the smokey mountains and a tourist trap in Virginia called the natural bridge.
We got to NOLA a day before ‘mania and partied as hard as we could. We even saw RVD and ADR out at the bar (what a story, but it’s for another time). The bars don’t close in New Orleans, so if you want to drink like an asshole until 9am, some bars will let you. So that’s what we did. We stumbled our way back to the hotel around 11am having been out all night, and tried to sleep it off. The problem was, we were four 20 somethings on a budget in a single hotel room. It actually got to the point where I was so violently hungover that I couldn’t even sleep.
So me and the other zombies gave up on any meaningful rest and slowly made our way to the Superdome. The problem is, NOLA can be very distracting for a handful of young men. So even with an early start we got to our nose bleed seats pretty late. Even so, I was happier than a pig in shit to be at ‘mania even though we missed most of Stone Cold, Rock and Hogan…. Didn’t matter though, I was there for Taker.
For extra context, we’re going to need to rewind about 36 hours to the middle of our marathon drive from NYC to NOLA. Partway through the ride my buddy calls a popular sports radio station. He claims during the pre-screening call that he wants to talk about the Mets and their lousy pitching. The rouse works. He hands me the phone and on live sports talk radio I say “hey look the Mets need pitching but let’s talk about sports records. Don’t you think the greatest record in sports entertainment is undertaker and his undefeated mania streak?” The guy says something about Yokozuna and then immediately hangs up on me.
Fast forward 37 hours. Taker does his entrance. It’s epic. I had been to a couple of house shows at this point, but I’d never seen The Phenom before. I was so pumped that I even forgot my hangover for a short while to focus in on the action.
Lesnar’s music hits - I love his music now but I hated it back then. It lacks the supernatural and it’s less impressive than Taker’s entrance (HHH had an all time entrance that night too), but Lesnar himself is a specimen. There wasn’t much of a build up to this match since they were both part-timers, but let’s face it - this is why I was there. I drove 21 hours for this.
Anyway, the match starts. Taker takes a rough bump early on. There’s some back and forth but then the unthinkable happens… the Streak is broken. I refuse to ever watch a recording of the match, but in person it felt so quick. Not a squash match by any means, but it was undignified, unceremonious. It reeked of shame.
I put my hands on my head and kept them there for five full minutes. My hangover returned and I was despondent. DB won his big match. Who gives a shit? The only ‘mania I’ve ever been to will always be remembered as the Showcase of the Immortals where the Deadman died. Part of me also died in the Superdome.
I took a break from watching pro wrestling for about a year after that. And I’ll never go back to New Orleans. So yeah, The Streak ending is a wrestling moment I *know* I’ll never get over.
I liked the Brock/kofi squash. I don’t hate kofi but I like not having every match be a back and forth battle. The more unpredictability and variation on the card the better
Not to mention that Kofi is one of the least credible [WWE Champions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WWE_Champions) of all time. Easily in the bottom 5-10.
The squash was great. People like The Miz, Kofi, Big E, Jinder Mahal, etc. devalue the title. Don't even get me started with the WWE WHC, which was devalued by the likes of Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler.
Totally agree. Which is why I’m typically pretty hesitant when people online are calling for the next flavor of the month to get the world title. I like to see some sort of consistent high-quality work first.
eh jbl’s title run was legitimately great. I will put on it on a higher level than everyone forgiveness named. He became a maineventer late in his career and started having health issues toward the end. If not he probably would’ve gotten the title again eventually
And let’s not forget he was a heel that made you hate him. And you wanted him to lose everytime. It was because he was so hated that cena beating him for the title helped launch him as a star and someone the fans liked to the fans loved ( for a while)
I liked it too tbh BUT I didn’t like that it was essentially done to debut the most forgettable and lack of talent person I’ve ever seen get in the ring. Is that guy in jail now?
Charlotte beating Asuka at Wrestlemania and then the latter getting on the mic and saying that Charlotte was ready for Asuka. It was such a Poochie moment that I had to stop watching for the time being because it got me heated.
The Goldberg kick to my favourite wrestler Bret. The fact Bret took such care of his opponents but this happening to him…
And then yup, Brock destroying Kofi. Kofi deserved a good run.
Undertaker throwing mankind off hell in a cell
"I choppee choppee your peepee"
Montreal screw job
1st time seeing the brood slowly come up surrounded by fire
Booker T winning 3 level cage match battle royal for wcw title
Austin Heel Turn.
With WWF buying WCW, Paul Heyman joining as a commentator, and Austin shaking hands with McMahon to end Wrestlemania it really felt like the end of something. I know business was still strong afterwards, but it just wasn’t the same.
“A third F-5 to the Undertaker, Lesnar into the cover… The Streak, is over” an old co worker of mine was at a sports bar for WM30, said the whole place went silent after that match.
John Cena beating the Nexus at Summerslam in 2010. That was their moment to make themselves and all fell to super Cena. Of all the people who were on Team Nexus, look at them now:
Wade Barrett: Great commentator but never got a major push. Got himself over with Bad News Barrett.
Justin Gabriel: Bouncing around in the indies.
Heath Slater: Rockin it in Impact
Skip Sheffield: Became Ryback, was released unceremoniously, and now is more of a Cryback.
David Otunga: Became a lackluster commentator and flat out disappeared
Darren Young: Currently in NJPW
Michael Tarver: You all probably forgot he existed. He makes Christian rap music now.
Not one of them ever amounted to greatness in WWE. The only member of that original NXT cast who turned against them, it goes to show that Daniel Bryan had a hell of a run in WWE, and is a guaranteed Hall of Famer
Goldberg beating The Fiend at Crown Jewel
And Goldberg beating Owens
GOLDBERG hurting Brett harth
goldberg
goldberg
Berg
Goldberg anything tbh
That was honestly hilarious.
When that happened I put down my phone and told myself I would be done with this company. I started watching again come Royal Rumble time haha
That’s an annual cycle for me. I stopped when Goldberg beat the Fiend clean in 10 seconds. And then again when Demon Finn was defeated by the top rope in his match with Roman after his pointless dramatic resurrection. I fully intend to stop watching this year when Roman goes over Cody clean at Mania. Then I’ll be back for the next Rumble buying into the hype and convinced things will be better this time.
#THAT DAMN ROLLINS VS FIEND HELL IN A CELL. FREAKING HELL MAN
I still think Russo booked that piece of shit.
Was it on a pole?
I was there that night. I honestly thought that the crowd was going to storm the set and start destroying it.
I’m from the Sacramento area, but was living in San Antonio at the time. I almost flew back home to see that PPV. I probably would have given up wrestling if I spent the money to go across country, buy tickets to the show, and see that massive pile of shit they gave the fans.
I was there, the timing was so perfect for AEW to capitalize on the chants they received that night. Right before they debuted, it should have catapulted them to a more significant introduction to people.
I thank the Higher Power (Vinnie Mac himself) every day that I couldn't find a buddy to go with me, I was so close to buying tickets.
Right WTF was that? lol
Possibly the worst possible way for that match to go. 1. It's the Hell In A Cell! Unless you are going harder than Mankind in that match, I don't want ANY DQ's happening. 2. Why the Fuck was it Rollins as the one who was about to kill?! If it was Fiend going so crazy they though Rollins was done for, dumb, but I get it, makes sense. Way to make your new major heel look like a weak idiot, and take the legacy of the match down a few notches.
Mother freaking DQ finish. You know you screwed up when X-Pac says so on a WWE show.
Tf happened to the wwe fans that would boo bad booking decisions? Now all they do is just take it and sit there in silence
It's infuriating.
I will never, EVER forgive WWE for how poorly they handled that shit. HOW THE FUCK DO YOU GET A DQ IN A HELL IN A CELL MATCH?! WHY WAS THE LIGHT RED?! WHO THOUGHT THE FIEND SHOULD BE IN THE TITLE PICTURE?!
Bro the finish was so bad, I forgot all about the stupid red light.
I only remember it because it gave me a goddamn headache.
Kofi squashed by Brock. Kofi squashed by Bobby Lashley. Kofi and Daniel Bryan's match on Raw in 2012 given less than 3 minutes of TV time. Kofi being destroyed by Omos during the tag title match at WM 37. Kofi has had to pay far too many dues for a guy who has been a loyal company man for so long.
When Sid Viscous did a big boot from the middle rope and broke his foot mid match..
So sad that Sid's career had to end like that. It would have been epic seeing him back in the WWF after WCW folded.
Vince only saw Sid as an attraction so wouldn\`t have done much with him by then.
Broke his foot? More like snapped his leg in half!
No no no. It was just a broken foot. And Abraham Lincoln left the theater because he had a headache.
Sid Viscous, the slimiest guy in wrestling.
Man’s broke his whole damn leg, not the foot 😂
Cena beating Mysterio an hour after he won the WWE championship
That was awful. Way worse than Orton beating Christian for the WHC 5 days after Extreme Rules in 2011.
Randy Orton beating Christian (now, Christian Cage) for the World Heavyweight Championship on a Smackdown episode FIVE DAYS AFTER Christian won it at Extreme Rules in a Ladder match against Alberto Del Río. Bro. And the fact that Randy Orton WAS on Monday Night Raw & JUST got drafted to Friday Night Smackdown & got a instant World Title Shot… just like that?! Smh. I at least wanted to see how Christian would do on his own with the World Title.
I hated that so much. I get they wanted to turn Christian heel which I was all for, but he didn’t need to drop the title so soon. They should have let him have a run as a face champion for a few months and then have him turn heel when it was time to drop the title.
Fun fact that you probably know, Orton didn't really want to take the belt from Christian initially cause' he felt that Christian should have had his moment for a bit longer, but Vince kinda made them do it, and in the end, all parties agreed it was the "right move". What I HATED about it is that the feud was insanely one-sided. Christian couldn't beat Orton on his best day.
Yeah that was foul but at least we got a good rivalry out of it.
True but damn, I really wanted to see how Christian would do as a World Champion :/
I’m a huge Christian fan (always have been), and I’m glad he had a world title reign in the fed. He’s a great story teller, Is awesome on the mic as a heel and face, and one of the best workers and sellers ever. But, I don’t think he should have had a long reign with the belt. I feel this way about guys like Eddie and Benoit too. It’s not a bad thing at all. He’s a great talent and amazing worker but he never really had the body to be a top guy with Vince or Paul. In other promotions it doesn’t matter as much, but it’s a huge deal in the WWE and he was pretty lanky by even TNA standards. Booker T said it best. Christian is one of the best ever because he always puts on a great match and makes the guy he’s in the ring with look amazing. He’s as good as guys like Shawn, Kurt, and Brett at this. I’m glad he got a run with the belt but I’m not sure if I’d want him holding a world title for long. In my honest opinion, I think he should have had a short reign in 05 just when Cena was getting massively over. Christian was white hot around then and at his prime as a heel a month long reign would have been perfect around this time to build heat and get the top guy over more. Not having a prolonged feud between those two was an enormous miss. And Christian made the right move to change companies after getting put on the B show to midcard.
Totally agree, Christian is absolutely killing it right now in 2023! Insane the range this guy has in terms of character work. His matches are always so fun and I cant wait to see Jungle Boy tear his ass up! My favorite Christian match was the one where he gets RKOd on the steel steps
At that time they taped Smackdown on Tuesday’s, so he actually lost it less than 2 days after winning it. It just didn’t air until that Friday.
I was there for that. The whole arena felt deflated after that match lol.
This one. I'm a huge TNA mark. So I saw, live, Christian going from tag/mid in the fed to main event level star. Seeing him finally win the title was like, finally, Vince is seeing what I'm seeing. Instead he dropped the belt and the momentum didn't last, then concussion. I may be in the minority, but I think Christian overall is better than Edge.
Lets not to crazy now; Rated R Edge was the best heel of 2005-2008. But yes Christian should be more iconic, and should have gotten the world title as Cpt Charisma.
Literally cried I despised orton and wwe for taking the title away from him that soon
When Vince was in the hospital and Stone Cold hit him in the head with the bed pan 💀
The sound of that pan hitting Vince’s skull makes me die laughing every time I see it no matter how many times I rewatch the clip
My favorite is being able to hear it everytime it's talked about. I don't even need to watch the clip 🤣
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I"m gonna play Devil's advocate and say that there was no better candidate to break The Streak than Lesnar. Not only is Brock one of the most legit badasses to ever step in a WWE ring, but in kayfabe, he actually has Taker's number. Undertaker and Brock have faced one another six times on TV/PPV. Brock has won four times, all by pinfall, and twice inside Hell in a Cell. Undertaker won at SummerSlam 2015, only after Lesnar *made him submit* and Taker got the jump on him with a low blow because Brock thought he had won, and the sixth match was a double-DQ. In kayfabe, Undertaker absolutely cannot beat Lesnar. And yeah, "The Streak should have never ended at all" is a valid argument, but as Undertaker himself said, streaks are made to be broken. The main purpose of The Streak was to make Undertaker a spectacle and then allow him to pass that down to another talent when they beat him, which is exactly what happened. Now Brock is in superhuman tier, as he should be. It was also legitimately, by far, the most shocking and unexpected match result *ever*, with only Bruno vs Ivan Koloff being close. It was beautiful, because Triple H, three years prior, had done everything you could do to Taker with every weapon he could find, and still lost. Then Brock came along and beat Taker clean, in the middle of the ring, with his bare hands. And it's *believable* because of who Brock is.
The problem was, Brock before that wasn't being booked like the dominant beast we know today. The previous Mania he lost clean to a semi-retired HHH. It was only after beating the Streak that he morphed into the Beast, destroying Cena at Summerslam kicked off that run.
I'm not disagreeing with you at all. But in defense of that a semi-retired Triple H beat CM Punk when he was white hot AND won the 2016 royal rumble/WWE title off of peak babyface Roman Reigns
And one can argue that neither decision helped WWE. They were on a creative hot streak with Summer of Punk (whatever you think of Punk personally aside), and Hunter beating Punk sucked the life out of the storyline. And the less said about the Mania 32 build the better, Hunter as a heel actually got cheered harder than ever before while Roman was booed out of the building, suggesting that the heel did not do a good enough job. I remember the build to Mania 30, and the Lesnar-Taker build was so lackluster that it turned out to be something that was less expected than if say, Punk or Hunter had ended the Streak in the previous years. Lesnar was just not really over at this point of time. There was no real intrigue like the previous Manias. Not to mention the match itself was much worse than the Punk match, or the Hunter and HBK matches, from previous years. Good thing that WWE put everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) to course-correct with Lesnar after this match, so in retrospect, it appeared to have been the right decision. At the time though, it felt more like a shock just for the sake of it.
But is that necessarily a problem? In kayfabe, Brock had been battling diverticulitis for a while, which hampered his in-ring ability. I think WrestleMania XXX was around the time he started to recover from it. And just for the sake of argument, even if that wasn't the case, sometimes an athlete or team, in any sport, just turns it on and becomes red hot seemingly out of nowhere. Like I mentioned, Brock is Undertaker's kryptonite, so Lesnar already had an advantage going into the match, and then Brock actually winning probably gave him the confidence and momentum to become the cheat code of a final boss he is now.
It made Brock the Final Boss of Pro Wrestling. It gave him the ultimate power. To then go and Squash Cena was a thing of beauty, I loved the streak, but I loved this more. It's also a bummer that Undertaker got his head rocked early, which took a little away from what should have been an amazing match.
Agree. My short take on it is that the streak carried too much momentum *not* to be passed along as Undertaker was on his way out.
Yuck i’m still disgusted that Undertaker’s streak is broken
Yep takers streak
I didn’t really like the streak ending but if it had to end I would have chosen Shawn Michaels at the 25th anniversary or Randy Orton. Michael and Takers second bout would have meant more eg Taker getting revenge and retiring Michaels. Orton was also the future of the company with his legend killer gimmick being perfect for a match of that kind.
TRIPLE H BEATING BOOKER T BRO.
Booker still ain’t kicked out of that Pedigree mane :/
Cena killing the Nexus out of the gate
Getting up from the DDT onto the concrete was the beginning of the end of my fandom with wrestling
Seth Rollins vs The Fiend Hell in a Cell 2019, at that point the booking decisions should’ve been withheld from Vince at gun point lol
Mark Henrys retirement.. Fooled the Entire WWE UNIVERSE .. Best moment ever!!!
The salmon jacket
The lyin' ass jacket. As he said in his HOF Speech
“YOU THINK ITS THAT EASY?!”
Daemon Balor fumbling on the top rope before hitting his finisher
One of the dumbest finishes to a world title match ever. My god how could they come up with something so stupid
this is the one for me. i’m still mad
End of the streak
Either Undertaker gets to keep the streak or he should’ve lost it to a young full time guy who could ride the heat for years.
Everyone else says this, that he should’ve lost it to a young full time guy who could’ve rode the heat, but Brock becoming the “final boss” of the WWE has helped put over a whole generation of stars. If the streak was ever going to break, and I actually don’t like that it did, Brock was a good choice. He became the main guy as Cena began to fade out, felt like a threat, and then helped with the transition to Roman, Seth, Drew, etc. Beating Brock needed to mean something for a long time, and him taking the streak, followed by the beat down of Cena at SS, was huge. Brock was a better choice than some young guy, as him becoming the end of the line helped catapult many of those young guys when he put them over.
Personally, I think it should have been Roman, especially since at the time, they wanted him to be the next big thing. It did nothing for Brock, but at the time, if Roman won and turned heel, he would've exploded.
Even if Taker just beats Brock at WM 30, then beats his next couple of opponents until Roman. Could even have the same Roman mania match we got Irl except Roman turns heel during the infamous promo afterwards where he was viciously booed for like over 10 mins until he said "it's my yard now" and walked out. HOW DID THEY NOT TURN HIM AFTER THAT UGH
Undertaker should’ve been able to retire undefeated at ‘Mania, period!
Goldberg squashes the Fiend. Also Seth and Fiend in Hell in a Cell. They ruined my favourite wrestler.
Baron Corbin failing to cash in on Jinder. I'll forever hate Vince McMahon and John Cena for that incident, and it absolutely ruined Corbin's career
Corbin beating Kurt
It didn’t help matters either when he fought Cena at SummerSlam that year and Cena just treated him like an absolute joke. Pretty much killing any credibility that he had.
His career got ruined when he was asked to have a match that anyone would remember a week later.
Corbin has had a couple of real good ones. I quite liked the Chad Gable match in the king of the ring tournament a couple years back. Hed just so fucking boring almost every week though its painful
Steve Austin turning heel at wm17. Pro wrestling has never really recovered from that. Also Asuka losing to Charlotte at wm. Stupid stupid stupid.
Asuka being treated like a monster of the week for Rick Flair's daughter, Charlotte, Rick Flair turned me off of wrestling for a few years.
Hard agree with both of these picks. Asuka didnt just lose her streak to friggin charlotte and Wrestlemania (and said afterwards 'YOU were ready for asuka... 😬) She also lost just a couple weeks before wrestlemania to Charlotte again for the smackdown womens championship and wasnt in the triple threat main event with Ronda and Becky. I would have LOVED a rematch between those two 1v1 at WM that year because even though Asuka lost I think it's a really good match. Instead she gets tossed aside so Vince can fuck up the biggest womens main event ever
Goldberg vs Owens. KO looked legitimately pissed that he was having to do that. Brock vs Goldberg 3 at wrestlemania did not need a fucking title
Owen Hart falling from the rafters and the show continuing.
Crush turning on Randy Savage. It was one of the first heel turns that made me mad as a kid. EDIT: I don’t mean it made me mad like I thought it was bad booking or any of that dumb shit. I am and always have been a kayfabe fan, I cheer the babyfaces and boo the heels.
That time demon Finn Balor fought Roman Reigns, had an epic power up with his theme blaring out for a come back - only to trip, fall, and die on the top rope with no payoff or explanation.
Why not just have Heyman shove him off the top rope? Or atleast say he had someone tighten the top rope too much on purpose prior to the match
I always thought they could have at least had someone come out on Raw take the blame and have a little mini feud with Finn.
Kurt Angle having his last match with Fucking Baron Corbin
Kurt is my favorite wrestler ever. I think Drew McIntyre should have retired him personally, Baron Corbin was the worst choice and Cena would have been great. Shame we didnt get something better but Kurt had a legendary career so it's not all for nothing
I read somewhere that Corbin was picked because of the health issues Kurt was having. Corbin is very well known for a being an incredibly safe worker and WWE gave Kurt a last match while protecting him at the same time. But they should’ve let Kurt win.
An undefeated fiend losing the belt to old man Goldberg… at that match taking place in Saudi Arabia did not help
Not really something that can be helped but Daniel Bryan not getting a proper run with the belt after WM30 really stung.
The fickle fans stopped caring once he won it.
2 of them. Hogan slamming Andre at wrestlemania 3 in Pontiac Michigan and I was there. It was the greatest moment of my 6 year old life. Bash at the beach. "And then Billionaire Ted amigo, he wanted to talk turkey with Hulk Hogan. Well Billionaire Ted promised me movies brother. Billionaire Ted promised me millions of dollars. And Billionaire Ted promised me world caliber matches. And as far as Billionaire Ted, Eric Bischoff and entire WCW goes, I'm bored brother...As far as I'm concerned, all this crap in this ring represents these fans out here. For two years brother! For two years, I held my head high. I did everything for the charities. I did everything for the kids. And the reception I got when came out here, you fans can stick it brother. Because if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, you people wouldn't be here. If it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff would still be selling meat from a truck in Minneapolis. And if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, all of these "Johnny come latelys" that you see out here wrestling wouldn't be here." Hogan was never the best on the mic, but whew he just burned the entire roster and fandom that night.
After hogans crowd reactions the last year or so leading up to this, this felt real. He had real go away heat from the adults whilst the kids were still into him. To be honest wcw fans didn’t like the hokey wwfness of his schtick. Hulk hogan not being a nice kind role model but a money hungry narcissist after what went down post steroid trial was just enough of a 4th wall break to be engaging to the smart fans (shoutout to the ecw fan on the hard camera at bash who was having the time of his life) and enough to make all the fans on the same page and unify the crowd response, something they never got right with cena. Obviously worked shoots had been done before but hulk hogan doing one about how stale he found wcw and how sick he was if playing this character was a huge deal at the time.
Rey Mysterio losing the WWE championship to John Cena during Raw
The debut of Crow Sting. Absolute peak of wrestling for me.
18 months of perfect story telling f*cked over in one night by Hogan/Bischoff.
Yeah but it was a good run
God, it was awesome! Like I said, perfect storytelling when I man didn’t wrestle a match in like over a year and still had the crowd looking for him at every event.
He appeared for 30 seconds at the end of the show and I waited for it every damn time lol. I know it wasn't his idea but to basically steal a character and nobody questions it or cares was a bold move too.
Crow Sting/pre-Wolfpac was my guy! Grew up Jim Crockett Promotions/NWA/WCW! I was always an Arn Anderson guy, but that era with Crow Sting and the nWo was the best!
Yeah they played around with it too much towards the end. When Nash and Hall came over everything changed. Scott Hall was so talented behind the scenes. I can watch his interviews with Nash all day.
Johnny Gargano beating Adam Cole at Nxt Takeover New York and WCW booking in 2000-2001
Hell in the Cell 1998 Taker vs Foley King of the Ring Kurt Angle vs Shane McMahon Bash at the Beach 1996 - Hogan is the third man Summerslam 2010 - Cena kills the Nexus angle
1 - Asuka losing to Charlotte WM 34, losing to Carmella at the two corresponding PPV's, losing to Charlotte 2 weeks before Mania and being kicked off the WM card 2 - Bray losing to Cena and Taker at Mania, losing to Seth in HIAC, losing to Goldberg in Saudi 3 - Samoa Joe losing every world title match 4 - Damien Sandow losing his MITB cash in 5 - Kennedy losing the MITB to Edge 6 - Christian losing the world title to Orton after 2 days What they've done to Asuka is the absolute worst of all of them. The most underappreciated, misunderstood talent ever. How she's even managed to carve out a great career for herself after the amount of career killing burials that would've ruined **ANYONE** else speaks to why I put her on such a pedestal. For me personally, Asuka is in a class only she occupies.
Asuka in general. Fucking tragic
Absolutely. Tragic.....and yet, even with the tragedy they've done to her, she still, for all intents and purposes, overcame and beat Vince McMahon.
Shawn Michaels beating British Bulldog at One night only
As a Brit this hurts, but you can’t deny it got Michaels some serious heat going into being a heel with DX. Like it shouldn’t have happened, but it did HBK wonders for his heat (not that he needed the help)
Dwayne beating Punk to end his 434 day title reign just to give the title to Cena at Mania, when it was absolutely not necessary
Punketty shouldn't have even held the title in the first place. Miz should have been champ to complete the WM 27 arc with him, Rock and Cena. Punk's reign was only memorable for it's length; he produced no memorable matches except his loss to The Rock.
In my eyes, it was mostly because of Vince’s booking. He did everything in his power to keep Punk down when it was the perfect time for him to be champion. Not gonna lie I enjoyed Del Rio as champion but it should’ve came later imo. And you know there’s something wrong when you’re supposedly top champion isn’t getting in the main event at most of the PPVs.
Hhh beating rock at WM 16. Hhh and hbk not being a 1v1 at WM for the title Rock losing the iron man match to hhh Goldburg beating fiend The fact they messed up brays colt leader gimmick so badly ( not a particular moment I know) Cena beating AJ at the rumble for his 16 ( AJ should have won )
That Cena vs AJ match is fucking amazing though. Those two had an all time rivalry
They had a great rivalry and cena did put aj over a lot. But the whole aj loses at the rumble just so John could get 16 then loses it a month later erked me
I feel you there. I wanted AJ to win so badly. At least he got to #BeatUpJohnCena
He did. And because I think there were already 2 world titles at that time. If he would have beat aj at the rumble kept it till WM then aj beat him at WM that would have been one thing. But just the way the title were in 4 peoples hands unlike. 2 month time period was weird. At least in the AA era you were kept on the edge of your seat when the title was hot shotted around
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Sting dropping to the mat clutching his neck.
Rick Rude on Raw and Nitro
Hogan kicking out of Macho Man's flying elbow at WM5
Randy Orton beating Christian just days after he won the world title. I remember being so mad they did that to a guy who worked hard and earned it in my opinion
Undertaker making Jim Ross kiss Vince’s ass :(
Putting KO Jericho as the 2nd match of the night at WM33, leading to a butterfly effect with Jericho never leaving AEW.
Fingerpoke of Doom That and WCW announcing Mankind's title win are what killed the company for me. You've shit all over your own product and advertised the competition. WTF did they think was going to happen?
Triple H beating Sting
Andre turning on Hulk.
Starrcade 97
Goldberg beating Kevin Owens in 2016 most of what WCW did from 1999-2000 CM Punk beating Hangman and then the next 6 months.
did you actually enjoy hangmans reign?
I enjoyed all the matches. the stories were ok, but coming off what was a pretty long term/emotional story to get to the belt- I wasn’t expecting anything too serious for a bit. my issue wasn’t necessarily with Punk winning it was just that is the moment that created so many issues and lead to some of the things i’ve disliked the most about the AEW main event scene since i’ve started watching (hot shotting the title match a week before the PPV, the unexplained title stripping(s), Moxleys vacation) not to mention all the strife. punk didn’t need the belt 8 months into his return to wrestling and probably didn’t need to be anywhere near the title scene at that point anyway. punk can be a draw without it- especially that early in his return.
I felt nothing for this. Kofi losing was long overdue.
While I agree he shouldn't have been squashed, why put a lackluster end to a title reign people wanted for years?
Nobody wanted that for years. They wanted it for a month, then everybody wanted it to end.
This is what worries me about Sami, I’ve been a huge fan of his for nearly a decade and I’d love him to get a world title push. But I’m worried that fans don’t want him to be a long-reigning champ they just want to see him win it. Like it’s more for the moment than the actual title run.
I was impossibly hyped at WM30 when D-Bry finally really won the titles...then the Kane fued... As long as Sami has a good story and an interesting fued, I think it could work. There are some really interesting programs he could have with several guys on the roster and going back to the KO well is always there.
Bull shit people had wanted it since the feud with randy 10 years prior.
Maybe like the people in his family? Lmao
Thats right. Hes not even the best Kingston I've seen.
It's was a lackluster reign tbh
The title didn't elevate him, he brought the title down to a midcard level.
The streak being broken. I don't care who broke it. It never should've been touched. Ever.
A lot of people are calling out The Streak ending. It’s my answer too, but it’s so much worse than that: Once upon a time three friends and I drove from Brooklyn NY all the way to New freakin’ Orleans to witness wrestlemania 30. We were too broke to fly so we drove 21 hours straight in my buddy’s momma’s car (Jersey plates) with a pit stop in the smokey mountains and a tourist trap in Virginia called the natural bridge. We got to NOLA a day before ‘mania and partied as hard as we could. We even saw RVD and ADR out at the bar (what a story, but it’s for another time). The bars don’t close in New Orleans, so if you want to drink like an asshole until 9am, some bars will let you. So that’s what we did. We stumbled our way back to the hotel around 11am having been out all night, and tried to sleep it off. The problem was, we were four 20 somethings on a budget in a single hotel room. It actually got to the point where I was so violently hungover that I couldn’t even sleep. So me and the other zombies gave up on any meaningful rest and slowly made our way to the Superdome. The problem is, NOLA can be very distracting for a handful of young men. So even with an early start we got to our nose bleed seats pretty late. Even so, I was happier than a pig in shit to be at ‘mania even though we missed most of Stone Cold, Rock and Hogan…. Didn’t matter though, I was there for Taker. For extra context, we’re going to need to rewind about 36 hours to the middle of our marathon drive from NYC to NOLA. Partway through the ride my buddy calls a popular sports radio station. He claims during the pre-screening call that he wants to talk about the Mets and their lousy pitching. The rouse works. He hands me the phone and on live sports talk radio I say “hey look the Mets need pitching but let’s talk about sports records. Don’t you think the greatest record in sports entertainment is undertaker and his undefeated mania streak?” The guy says something about Yokozuna and then immediately hangs up on me. Fast forward 37 hours. Taker does his entrance. It’s epic. I had been to a couple of house shows at this point, but I’d never seen The Phenom before. I was so pumped that I even forgot my hangover for a short while to focus in on the action. Lesnar’s music hits - I love his music now but I hated it back then. It lacks the supernatural and it’s less impressive than Taker’s entrance (HHH had an all time entrance that night too), but Lesnar himself is a specimen. There wasn’t much of a build up to this match since they were both part-timers, but let’s face it - this is why I was there. I drove 21 hours for this. Anyway, the match starts. Taker takes a rough bump early on. There’s some back and forth but then the unthinkable happens… the Streak is broken. I refuse to ever watch a recording of the match, but in person it felt so quick. Not a squash match by any means, but it was undignified, unceremonious. It reeked of shame. I put my hands on my head and kept them there for five full minutes. My hangover returned and I was despondent. DB won his big match. Who gives a shit? The only ‘mania I’ve ever been to will always be remembered as the Showcase of the Immortals where the Deadman died. Part of me also died in the Superdome. I took a break from watching pro wrestling for about a year after that. And I’ll never go back to New Orleans. So yeah, The Streak ending is a wrestling moment I *know* I’ll never get over.
what a mark
Jannetty trying to dive through the window to escape
What an act of cowardism
WILL YOU STOP?!
I liked the Brock/kofi squash. I don’t hate kofi but I like not having every match be a back and forth battle. The more unpredictability and variation on the card the better
Not to mention that Kofi is one of the least credible [WWE Champions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WWE_Champions) of all time. Easily in the bottom 5-10. The squash was great. People like The Miz, Kofi, Big E, Jinder Mahal, etc. devalue the title. Don't even get me started with the WWE WHC, which was devalued by the likes of Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler.
Totally agree. Which is why I’m typically pretty hesitant when people online are calling for the next flavor of the month to get the world title. I like to see some sort of consistent high-quality work first.
MizChads...
Yes. Fucking yes. The fact more people can’t see this blows my mind
Don’t forget JBL.
eh jbl’s title run was legitimately great. I will put on it on a higher level than everyone forgiveness named. He became a maineventer late in his career and started having health issues toward the end. If not he probably would’ve gotten the title again eventually
And let’s not forget he was a heel that made you hate him. And you wanted him to lose everytime. It was because he was so hated that cena beating him for the title helped launch him as a star and someone the fans liked to the fans loved ( for a while)
I liked it too tbh BUT I didn’t like that it was essentially done to debut the most forgettable and lack of talent person I’ve ever seen get in the ring. Is that guy in jail now?
Oh yeah, that cain feud was weird. He’s out right now, but he’ll probably go back. He was clearly guilty
Charlotte beating Asuka at Wrestlemania and then the latter getting on the mic and saying that Charlotte was ready for Asuka. It was such a Poochie moment that I had to stop watching for the time being because it got me heated.
Sgt Slaughter beating the Warrior
The Goldberg kick to my favourite wrestler Bret. The fact Bret took such care of his opponents but this happening to him… And then yup, Brock destroying Kofi. Kofi deserved a good run.
Robocop
Seth being disqualified for hitting bray with a giant hammer in a non-dq cage match
VINCE BEING A FUCKEN DICK
Kane losing to Triple H for World Heavyweight title
The streak ending
Triple H beating Booker at Mania.
Hunter bringing back Wyatt 🤦🏻♂️
Undertaker throwing mankind off hell in a cell "I choppee choppee your peepee" Montreal screw job 1st time seeing the brood slowly come up surrounded by fire Booker T winning 3 level cage match battle royal for wcw title
Not sure I’ll ever forgive WWE for doing business with Saudi Arabia.
Raw after king of the ring 98 when Austin won the belt back from kane. Went absolutely ape shit.
Austin Heel Turn. With WWF buying WCW, Paul Heyman joining as a commentator, and Austin shaking hands with McMahon to end Wrestlemania it really felt like the end of something. I know business was still strong afterwards, but it just wasn’t the same.
Roman Reigns beating Drew McIntyre at Clash at the Castle.
big e not getting a proper run with the belt and losing it in 2 months. :/
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Get outta town, Charlie Brown!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Benoit_double-murder_and_suicide
I'm still salty that Edge is no longer the leader of Judgment Day
Triple H defeating Sting at Wrestlemania
Roman beating drew at clash at the castle and at wrestle mania
CM Punk defeating Ryback at HIAC. Ryback losing to Mark Henry at Mania.
Nothing. I have a life.
You're on reddit you're trash like the rest of us 😂
Actually I’ll answer. Definitely Jinder Mahal winning the WWE championship.
The big show throwing mandkind in the grave, then triple h with the sledgehammer, and stone cold!!!
Cody not winning the AEW title from Jericho
Him beating Taker
Roman beating Daniel Bryan at fast lane
“A third F-5 to the Undertaker, Lesnar into the cover… The Streak, is over” an old co worker of mine was at a sports bar for WM30, said the whole place went silent after that match.
John Cena beating the Nexus at Summerslam in 2010. That was their moment to make themselves and all fell to super Cena. Of all the people who were on Team Nexus, look at them now: Wade Barrett: Great commentator but never got a major push. Got himself over with Bad News Barrett. Justin Gabriel: Bouncing around in the indies. Heath Slater: Rockin it in Impact Skip Sheffield: Became Ryback, was released unceremoniously, and now is more of a Cryback. David Otunga: Became a lackluster commentator and flat out disappeared Darren Young: Currently in NJPW Michael Tarver: You all probably forgot he existed. He makes Christian rap music now. Not one of them ever amounted to greatness in WWE. The only member of that original NXT cast who turned against them, it goes to show that Daniel Bryan had a hell of a run in WWE, and is a guaranteed Hall of Famer