10 Most Pathetic Wrestling Insults Of All Time
No, Dean Ambrose WASN'T better than Jon Moxley...
The insult is one of the best staples of wrestling, but it's harder to pull off than a supernatural gimmick (which are almost invariably bad).
"You put the letter 'S' in front of 'Hitman', and you have exact impression of Bret Hart" was a tremendous, iconic Steve Austin insult. Usually, outright burying the opponent doesn't work, but this was different: Austin was going after Hart's spot, and it was clear from the parameters of an exceptional storyline that he took him very seriously. He didn't just call him sh*te and treat him as worthless in some edgy promo battle.
Even the best insults are sometimes not ideal. The funniest thing anyone ever said in the Attitude Era was when the Rock said "Bob - but my name's Billy!"
The idea that even the omniscient creator of the world, God, deemed Billy Gunn such a non-factor that he got his name wrong was inspired. You could place that joke in any prestige sitcom, and it would stand alone as one of its best. It was literally too good; nobody took the SummerSlam '99 semi-main seriously after that.
A bad insult becomes heavily ironic, because the self-own just means the wrestler buries themselves alive...
10. The Riott Squad Spray Sh*t, Not Paint
The Riott Squad feuded with the Bellas in 2018, and unless you're part of the She! Did! That! crowd, this probably scans to you as some bot-generated fantasy booking that didn't actually happen.
To build...interest in the programme, an angle was shot on the Bellas YouTube video in which they vlogged their day in WWE, but when they opened their dressing room door, they were not best pleased.
And that is because those Riott Squad punks sprayed the thing with graffiti!
This was hilariously bad. The Squad painted nicknames and catchphrases synonymous with the Bellas - 'Brie Mode' and 'Fearless Nikki' - but crossed them out. At least, that's what might have happened. The construction of the scene was so bizarre that it looked equally like the Bellas had painted their own affirmations on the wall. The colours were different. Or did the Riott Squad want it to look this way?
Who the hell knows, but the insults were drastically awful. 'Riott Mode' is one thing, but 'Fearmore Nikki'?
What?
Fear more what? Rules dictated to her by John Cena?
Surely 'fearful' was the better word choice here, since it is an actual word.
Leave it to WWE to craft the most abysmal "Huh, more like..." patter imaginable and still f*ck it up.