10 Wrestling Matches That Are So Bad They Are Hilariously Awesome
10. The Intercontinental Title Match – WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
Let’s start with one of the most recent examples of a clusterbomb in which hilarity ensues.
WWE match quality has increased considerably over the years, and while there are still no shortage of botches, you don't get to see a full-blown meltdown as much as you used to.
The IC Title Match at Elimination Chamber last year demonstrated how precarious this state of affairs really is, though. I have watched this match at least half a dozen times now, and it is yet to get old.
It appeals to the most base aspects of my sense of humour. It's like watching a terrible comic die on stage, or witnessing a magician accidentally choose the wrong card. I'm not proud of it, but damn I find this disaster endlessly hilarious.
Watching the sheer confusion and befuddlement on the faces of every single person involved when Mark Henry’s glass accidentally pops out is breathtaking.
Watching Mark Henry just stand idly by as Ziggler and Barrett go about actually fighting is beyond cringe-inducing. Listening to the increasingly flustered commentators incomprehensibly try and explain what's happening, is just gorgeously painful in so many ways.
And when Dolph Ziggler finally cracks and just stops the match to direct everyone on what to do, you can basically hear Vince McMahon have an aneurysm backstage.
The match goes from potential highlight to legendary snafu within minutes, and it demonstrates the danger of what can happen when something goes south on live TV.
However, while it is objectively awful for so, so, so many obvious reasons, it's even more entertaining for these same scenarios.