10 Wrestling Segments That Collapsed In Front Of Everybody
Nothing could save these wrestling segments from going well and truly under.
As much as a wrestler can seemingly become a main event player overnight on the back of a strong physical showing in a match, the same can be said in the wake of playing a major part in a simply stellar non-wrestling segment, with everything from jaw-dropping promo wars to unexpectedly hilarious backstage skits helping to establish a star as one to watch over the years.
That being said, for every verbal pipe bomb that has utterly shaken up the landscape and iconic Festival of Friendship that left stunned fans with their hands on their heads, there have also been more than a couple of unquestionable duds that left wrestlers nursing a sizeable amount of egg on their faces.
And while no performer seemingly goes out of their way to produce a piece of wrasslin' television capable of very nearly derailing the entire show, that still couldn't save each of the following segments from absolutely flopping in front of a worldwide audience.
From tributes to iconic wrestlers leaving fans cringing in the comfort of their own homes, to bold new eras being met with a sea of boos out of the gates, these slices of wrestling television were the sort of car crash occurrences you simply couldn't take your eyes off.
10. Kalisto Unleashes Good Lucha Things
Despite undoubtedly sitting as one of the more physically gifted in-ring workers to grace WWE television over the last decade, the record will unfortunately always show that Kalisto's most memorable beat came during one fateful backstage interview back in 2016.
After finding himself being drafted to SmackDown Live during that year's WWE Draft, the Lucha Dragon was quickly approached by Greg Hamilton in the backstage area and nudged on what fans could expect from the one-time U.S. Champion on the blue show.
Then, in what appeared to be either an attempt to spread his verbal wings gone wrong or just a case of tragically forgetting his lines, Kalisto proceeded to fumble his way through one of the most unintentionally hilarious promos of the time.
Jumping from claims that he would "shock the world" to a messy targeting of Baron Corbin, the final nail in the masked sensation's promo coffin came with his instantly infamous sign-off line of "Like I said, I'm here...to stay...make, make err good...good lucha thing. Goddammit woo!", before sprinting off-screen.
It's not too hard to see why he stuck to said "good lucha thing" and largely stayed away from the stick in the years that followed.