It’s genuinely miraculous that this list is limited to just 10 entries. Across much of pro wrestling history - particularly the 1990s and 2000s, when puerile gimmickry ruled the world before a thoroughly past-it Vince McMahon monopolised it - garbage is strewn. Wrestling was very, very awful for a very, very long time.
It’s easy to lose perspective on AEW, now that it’s ice-cold and Tony Khan scores baffling own goals creatively, but fans should be grateful. Remember watching the Guest Host Era and TNA at the same time? The worst of pro wrestling would easily warrant the word count of David Foster Wallace’s borderline impenetrable ‘Infinite Jest’, and Vince Russo’s writing makes that novel read as easily as popular children’s title ‘Guess How Much I Love You’. Vince McMahon, meanwhile, played a game called ‘Guess How Much I Hate You’ with his audience and talent on a nigh-on weekly basis.
The answer was “a great deal”, as he imposed his antagonistic and embarrassing creative on everybody. Somehow, despite it all - the Bobby’s Sisters segment, The Revival rubbing their red-raw asses on the ring canvas, the Last Rites match - the vast majority of underpaid and overworked pro wrestlers adopted a quite remarkable sense of professionalism and simply got on with the job. Mostly.
.. 10.
Drew McIntyre Sings When He's Losing At Clash At The Castle 2022, Drew McIntyre lost to Roman Reigns. That day was going to be the day, but they never actually strapped u.
