10 Bold Predictions For Wrestling In 2023

2. A Huge Scrap Breaks Out Across A Major Event

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This is vague and indeed already happened at what is now called 'Brawl Out', but to elaborate: another huge scrap is coming because so much is converging to make it happen.

Conflict happens when cause meets opportunity, and there's a lot of cause. Life is a bit sh*tty and divisive these days, if you've not already determined this, and many people are frustrated. Nobody can be happy with the political landscape. Nobody can be truly happy on Twitter; no matter how meticulously one curates their timeline, there's always some d*ckhead in the replies eager to ruin it. And, with that platform worse than ever, it's a particularly useful means of expressing one's frustrations.

Wrestling on the whole feels frustrating for many of its workers at present, since AEW is too full and TV time is at a premium, and, slowly, the same thing is happening to Triple H's WWE. The scene is already volatile, even if it has calmed down since the end of summer, but the quiet is perhaps more eerie than anything else.

You still see passive aggressive sniping, You still see sh*t-talking. Twitter is a portal into the unfiltered mind, and a lot of wrestlers have low opinions of their peers on theirs.

So where does the opportunity come in?

At some point over WrestleMania Weekend, one subtweet too far is going to set somebody or other off. If anything, it's crazy this hasn't already happened before 2023.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential 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 former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current 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!