10 Expectations Vs. Reality For WWE SummerSlam 2020

3. The Fiend Bray Wyatt Vs. Braun Strowman

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Expectation:

A storytelling masterpiece crafted by Bray Wyatt, a genius.

Reality:

You might expect a s t o r y t e l l i n g m a s t e r p i e c e because you're deranged by WWE's rhetoric. Whatever it is that Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman think it is they're doing, it's not great pro wrestling storytelling. It is horrendously acted drivel rife with plot holes, even within its own supernatural context, because Strowman was "changed" by Wyatt into a dancer when they "came into contact" in 2019.

It's piss-poor cinema clumsily welded to wrestling. There is next to no wrestling. Any film fan ignorant of wrestling would piss themselves laughing at how sh*tty this is. It's literally impossible for this to be good under any criteria. People think it's good because the mighty Vince McMahon is often fond of saying that WWE "tells stories".

Provided you have the capacity to distinguish things that are good from things that are bad, you are going to cringe your a*sehole inside out. Oh my God...Braun Strowman was a rosebud! That is genius long-term storytelling!

They are both going to no-sell moves with a villain laugh because you see, deep down, in the swampy depths of the dark heart, we are all monsters.

For that is the very nature...of man.

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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!