10 Worst WWE Matches Of 2020
10. Edge Vs. Randy Orton - WrestleMania 36
This was the least WrestleMania-feeling match ever on the least WrestleMania-feeling WrestleMania of all-time. What a complete f*cking tonal disaster, Jesus wept.
"How can we make this feel like a big-time match worthy of the spectacle of the Grandest Stage? How can we put smiles on people's faces and allow them to escape news of wave upon wave of death?"
"Remind them of Chris Benoit's suicide?"
"By God, that's perfect!"
This 40 minute grinding indulgence was so depressing. That's really the only word that describes it.
Set against a dingy backdrop, Edge and Randy Orton sent one another sprawling into jagged edges and rock-solid apparatus to generate a vibe of violence removed from what actually works as a dramatic wrestling spectacle. There was no satisfying peak. No thrilling stunts. No cathartic noises to accompany the big moments of vengeance. With every deep thud and metallic twang, this just felt painful. You felt brittle and almost literally cold watching it unfold across its dumb, sapping duration. Edge said the word "grit" an awful lot in the build, and that's what he displayed throughout the match. But then, so did the guy in 127 hours, and that didn't make for a good wrestling attraction either.
A grunting, formless, pompous 40-minute walk-and-brawl. Sh*t.
Pure sh*t.