10 Things That Made Us Embarrassed To Be Wrestling Fans In 2016

10. A Good Lucha Thing

2016, unfortunately, brought some pretty horrendous promos to WWE television, but as bad as Gallows & Anderson’s “balls” jokes and Titus O’Neil’s botched rant were, nothing tops poor old Kalisto’s effort.

The plucky luchador was sent to SmackDown as part of the 2016 draft, and WWE asked him to cut a promo in the aftermath. They clearly weren’t looking for anything other than a quick soundbite, but Kalisto looked quiveringly nervous as he stepped-up in front of the camera. Kalisto clearly wasn’t prepared, and when interviewer Greg Hamilton asked what fans can expect from him on SmackDown, this is what happened:-

“Well… hey… I’m here, like I said before: I’m here to shock the world. I’m ready. I’m ready to show my lucha art inside and outside the ring but first of all, I can’t stop thinking about Barn Corn… Baron Corbin being on SmackDown. I get to have my revenge. Hey, like I said: I’m here to stay, and make… make a… uhh… a good lucha thing.”

Kalisto was so frustrated that he wrapped things up by running off-screen yelling “!*$% it,” and the promo has haunted him ever since. He’s lucky that it was buried on SmackDown’s post-draft wrap-up show and not the broadcast itself, but nobody who witnessed Kalitso’s “good lucha thing” will be forgetting it anytime soon.

Perhaps it’s time WWE sharpened-up their promo classes...