10 Times You SERIOUSLY Should Have Asked WWE For Refunds

8. Backlash 2018

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That aforementioned "It's only a tenner" protest in the intro meant nothing when Backlash 2018 faded to black minutes after Roman Reigns faded at the mercy of Samoa Joe's festival of chinlocks. In a fatalistic attempt to get Roman over, the agents laid out a purposefully boring match designed to make us cheer whenever Roman Reigns Did Something. It did Not Work.

This was the theme of WWE's worst and most flagrantly insulting show of the modern era. In order to "get heat" on WWE's favoured in-house pet projects, no less than three matches adopted this tiresome strategy. Carmella applied the most basic holds imaginable to Charlotte Flair. Charlotte was portrayed as inept for being unable to escape, while the match itself was simply tedious. Big Cass enjoyed a stroll around the ring with a daft, directed grin plastered all over his face in a match that was tedious in itself. Repeating this tedium three godd*mn times was a sobering reminder of just how creatively bankrupt - and almost literally insane - WWE is.

This, combined with a second consecutive f*ck finish marring AJ Styles Vs. Shinsuke Nakamura III - which literally stipulated nothing of the sort could happen - converged to create a one match show from that stacked roster.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!