Ranking Every Major Current Wrestling Storyline From Worst To Best

14. Io Shirai Vs. Mercdes Martinez

Piss-poor.

This is quintessentially NXT post-2019.

The match will be great. Nobody is saying the match won't be great. This doesn't make NXT great. NXT just increasingly uses its resources to hire great wrestlers.

There's a champion. Somebody attacks the champion without the win/loss record to arrive at it with any degree of cohesion. This leads to a match.

There's no hatred, emotion, drama, mystery, intrigue, no discernible entertainment value of any kind - just "Hey these guys are taking turns to fight ahead of a match".

Unacceptably drab and formulaic.

Authored by Michael Sidgwick

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Michael Sidgwick (Creative Writing BA Hons) is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over a decade of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential UK institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!

Posted On: 29th Jan 2021

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