10 Amazing Wrestling Feuds With AWFUL Endings

Perhaps the wackiest entertainment medium ever devised, professional wrestling's eclectic blend of simulated violence, soap opera yarns, and larger than life personalities can lead to one-of-a-kind storytelling. Mind-blowing collisions like Austin vs. Rock and Flair vs. Steamboat kept audiences glued to their TVs, amazed by both the athletic pedigree and the colourful storylines that gave them meaning.

Sadly, it can also lead to one of a kind craptastrophes.

There have been plenty of wrestling feuds over the years doomed from the start. When Triple H outed Kane as a necrophiliac, for instance, we knew to change the channel immediately. Other times, however, it's not as clear cut, and feuds and angles that initially immerse us ultimately crash and burn.

Crafting a great beginning, middle and end can be hard. Creative teams the world over frequently fall into the trouble of throwing their own great ideas down the toilet at the last hurdle.

While the likes of WWE, WCW and TNA have frequently been ragged on as the biggest offenders in this regard, they're far from alone with just about every promotion ever, big and small, botching a once-hot feud at one point or other...

One of the last actual outlaws wrestling had, Bruiser Brody was known for two things: selling tickets and screwing promoters.

As hot-headed as he was talented, Brody was a major star in Giant Baba's All Japan during the early 80s. Fans were wowed by his chain-swinging, forehead cutting antics and promoter Giant Baba was surprisingly tolerant of Brody's aversions to selling and jobbing. In 1985, Brody made the jump to New Japan after the king of the super chins, Antonio Inoki, made a lucrative offer.

Inoki booked himself as borderline unbeatable, frequently bringing in gaijin beasts for the express purpose of losing to him. That just didn't work for Brody, leading to a series of brutal no-contests between the two. It was a dream match for puroresu and the savagery of their brawls blew audiences away. The finishes were spun as a reflection of the mutual hatred and their inability to fight by the rules because of it. It was great but eventually, viewers hoped there'd be a definitive winner.

After an unfortunate in-ring scuffle with Seiji Sakaguchi, Brody bailed and started no-showing. The feud was left unresolved with one final match the next year doing little to provide closure. A monumental dream match-up, Brody vs. Inoki wound up getting shafted via the enormous egos of the men involved.