10 Worst WWE Matches Of 2021 (So Far)

3. Randy Orton Vs Alexa Bliss (Fastlane)

Alexa Bliss Bray Wyatt Fiend Randy Orton
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It's the job of a pro wrestling company to present matches, angles and wrestlers that people love to see.

If you loved Randy Orton Vs Alexa Bliss, more power to you, but problems arise when attempting to analyse any of this sort of sh*t as an objective success.

In 4:45, Alexa Bliss used magic spells to summon a wall of flames, triggered spotlights almost hit (and kill) Orton, hit 'The Apex Predator' that "she didn't get all of" according to the powerless, feckless and confused commentary team.

All of this existed as a backdrop to the reincarnation of The Fiend, who arrived via horror movie hand-grab dressed as an over-cooked lobster. Yet more misery after months of it, this "match" was - like Bliss' aforementioned clunkers with Asuka - an exhibition of bad magic to build a WrestleMania match that was even worse than the stuff that came before it.

Wyatt never had that "next Undertaker" vibe, really, but this continued his bad parody of the very idea. And the worst was yet to come...

 
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