10 Stupidest Things WWE EVER Promoted

7. The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever

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A really bloody silly WWE thing that was persistently far too seriously to be seen as a really bloody silly WWE thing, The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever between Edge and Randy Orton was obvious a long way from that despite being decent in places and one of the stronger outings from the disparate Performance Center era.

Draped in every available bell and whistle and edited to the point of attempted perfection (which paradoxically removed the chance of the match standing a chance of being the greatest), this was in many respects a cinema club project rather than an in-ring presentation. A demonstration to the class by a company that has polished up this stuff for decades on how to show it off even in the darkest timeline.

All fine in the context of the pandemic, but less than ideal when you've been peddling cinematic sh*t for months and already managed to find the zenith and nadir of the form in the process. With no way of differentiating between this and - for just one example - a Money In The Bank match where people were launched to their demise, this simply couldn't be remotely close to what was ultimately promoted.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett