10 Times WWE Mocked What We Really Wanted

1. Virtually Every Single NXT Call-Up

Demon Vince McMahon
WWE

Finn Bálor isn't a badass hybrid worker. He smiles at you like a grandma delighted at your appetite.

Bayley isn't spirited. She's timid, feckless.

Bobby Roode doesn't have a good entrance. He is a good entrance. We'll sort the rest out later, f*ck off, leave us alone.

EC3 doesn't have the formula for success. He does however have the formula to stand there and waste the one thing he has going for him.

Karrion Kross isn't a main event bust. He's a Main Event bust with a new helmet.

Keith Lee isn't a spectacular, unique athlete with bags of charm. He's a bearcat. Roar!

Aleister Black isn't a bone-chilling killing machine. He's broody. Cheer up goth!

#DIY aren't locked in an epic blood feud. They're still together!

For years and years and time and time again, Vince McMahon, who didn't watch a single second of NXT - which was weird, given how old he is - made the breakthrough stars of NXT try to get over all over again...despite adhering to the so-called "WWE Playbook".

It was as if Vince McMahon didn't even know what NXT was, and thought Triple H had merely recruited some short lads from PWG and put them on the Network.

Which, in fairness, he did.

Watch Next


Contributor
Contributor

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!