10 Brilliant WWE Success Stories That Should Have SUCKED
1. The Undertaker’s ‘Boneyard’ Match
Wrestling was obsessed with cinematic silliness during the closed door 'pandemic era'. Being fair, why not? Empty arenas meant WWE and AEW could experiment with different ways to keep folks at home entertained, and the cinematic fascination did throw up some gems.
The quirky 'Boneyard' battle between The Undertaker and AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36 (the weirdest 'Mania ever) stands out for the right reasons, but it could've gone badly wrong. This on-location brawl was shot like a bad B-movie at times, and yet it mixed hammy acting with stunts to delight everyone watching.
Bray Wyatt vs. Braun Strowman in a 'Swamp Fight', or Britt Baker vs. Big Swole fighting in a dentist's office, this wasn't. WWE acknowledged how ridiculous the thing was, and that let fans feel like they were in on the joke. There was zero pretence that this was to be taken mega-seriously, which helped.
Disaster averted, and history made.
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