21 Biggest Wrestling Stories Of 2018

WWE had a very busy year in the boardroom.

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Wrestling had the internet news cycle on turbo-spin long before the rest of the world caught up. The constant tittle-tattle of behind-the-scenes rumour and innuendo in the industry had as many Usenet devotees in the embryonic days of the world wide web as those sharing lurid snaps of candid celebrities. Eventually, everybody else caught up, as the column inches on the internet stretched to infinity.

But still nobody does it better than wrestling. Every single day sees a constant stream of squared circle scoops for the never-satiated stomachs of the internet wrestling community, and each is gobbled up greedily.

2018 was a particularly fecund twelve months when it came to scandal and sensationalism in wrestling stories. Business outside the ring was arguably more interesting than anything going on within it - particularly when it came to WWE. The generally stale nature of Stamford's product could seldom compare to the drama going on in the boardroom, as Vince and co. cut deals with vulpine broadcasters and despotic dictatorships. Between all that, they also found time to put on their lowest ever rated flagship shows.

Outside WWE's bubble, several upstarts looked to burst it. Going into 2019, perhaps those will prove the most important stories wrestling has seen in a long time.

21. January - Raw 25 Is Undercooked

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After weeks of fervour surrounding Raw's glorious return to the Manhattan Center for its 25th birthday bash, the poppers failed to pop. The whole Raw 25 special was one drastic disappointment.

Whilst fans over in Brooklyn's Staples Center were treated to a scintillating segment as a taciturn Steve Austin stunned Vince McMahon for the umpteenth time, those across the Hudson River - who'd paid an eye-watering fee for their prestigious tickets - were left totally short-changed.

Almost none of the action emanated from West 34th Street, with those in attendance instead being served a meagre match between Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy, a completely gibberish promo from a disinterested Undertaker, and a Revival burial at the hands of the aged D-Generation X. So long were the spells of complete boredom in Midtown Manhattan that commentators Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross were spotted napping. We all might as well have slept through the whole thing.

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