10 Worst WWE Matches Of 2019

1. Seth Rollins Vs. The Fiend - Hell In A Cell

Fiend Hell In A Cell
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In the content production game, there are certain events that the integrity of a list demands coverage of.

If the theme of a list is centred on game-changing botches and or controversies, the Montreal Screwjob and the Summer of Punk must be included, and it's the only source of work dread this job we are privileged to have inspires. You're bored of reading about those events. These events have been covered to death. It is near impossible to extract any new insight. The horse is dead.

This disaster of a match will in the years to come create a profound sense of apathy and familiarity because it is so inextricably linked to WWE's wider creative demise. You'll find it significantly harder to escape from the match than Bray Wyatt did.

The red light was bullsh*t, the preposterous content even more rancid. You couldn't bear to watch - this captivating new character was dying out there like a first-time stand-up - and mercifully, you could barely see. WWE made a horror movie, get it, because Bray is scary, and clumsily welded those cinematic tropes onto a context that ruined itself. The Curb Stomp isn't a kitchen knife. It wasn't in any way frightening or powerful that Bray Wyatt was impervious to it. It was a move that wasn't even all that protected by modern standards. A mallet wasn't a sledgehammer either, somehow. And, most pointedly, Bray Wyatt wasn't Mankind.

Enough was enough, in fairness.

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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!