10 Terrible Wrestling Moments (Saved With One Genius Fix)

5. The WrestleMania 25 Main Event

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The terrible moment:

The main event of WrestleMania 25 becomes one of the most tedious nothing matches in the history of the annual spectacular when Triple H decides to put on his acting masterclass for our consideration. If he gets disqualified, in bloody vengeance for Randy Orton terrifying his family, he loses the WWE Championship. His inner conflict and anguish between professional accomplishment and personal pride results in a lot of slow deliberation and, since this involves most post-2000 Triple H matches to begin with, the effect is near-complete silence. The Texas fans wonder when they're getting to the fireworks factory - that being the show-closing display that confirms it's all over and they're allowed to go home.

The genius fix:

Just the put the f*ckers in a Hell In A Cell match and be done with it. The build promised a hysterical level of violence, the Triple H babyface character wasn't sympathetic enough to do melodrama (for the millionth time: Triple H is not Shawn Michaels) and, incredibly, HHH and Orton never did do a Hell In A Cell match together. That's wild. Given their respective histories and extensive feud - in reaction to which not a single soul chanted "Fight forever!" - you'd think this would have happened. It didn't. They were too busy trying to do High Art.

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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!