10 Weirdest Ways To Earn A Wrestling Title Shot

8. Get Plucked From The Audience (As A Small Child)

Braun Strowman Nicholas
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WrestleMania is untenable in its current format.

In this post-pay-per-view era of talent warehousing, even the exhausting seven-and-a-half hour run-time cannot accommodate the vast reaches of a roster recruited out of spite. The event illuminates to the hard-working talent - Harper, most publicly - that the old dream is irreconcilable with the modern reality. There simply isn't enough space on a card loaded with the all-important part-time stars, major title matches, and young children.

Little Nicholas was plucked from obscurity to partner Braun Strowman in his quest to capture the RAW Tag Team Championships. It was a stern challenge. Individually, Cesaro and Sheamus are bruising powerhouses; Cesaro is a beast of a human being, and Sheamus is capable of caving your chest in with ferocious clubbing blows.

But man, together?

Together they're just a f*cking tag team, so f*ck 'em.

Winning the title, as a preadolescent child, was even easier than earning the Opportunity: Nicholas trembled on the apron as Strowman decimated two men by himself in an abject mirror into Vince McMahon's mind, and his formula for Such Good Sh*t.

Big hoss (singular) = great, two big hosses (plural) = eurgh, two?, little kids who like even littler next to big hoss = hahahahahahaha pal!

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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!