10 Wrestlers Who Are The Worst In The World At Exactly ONE Thing

8. Shane McMahon: Worked Punches

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Imagine living with the same confidence with which Shane McMahon approaches his own life.

He watched on as generations of talent entered and exited the WWF throughout his youth. Elite-tier workers. Men who transcended even that lofty designation by rewriting the very language of pro wrestling. Genuine mega-stars who drew as much money as anybody in the very history of the profession.

And he thought "With minimal training and a can-do attitude, I can do that!"

Shane was terrible at virtually everything, including a latter-day triangle choke that was so loose in its application as to be shapeless. He was also terrible at taking Cesaro's swing. He was principally interested in holding his shirt down as to not expose his gut rather than selling the dizzying effects of the move.

He was most terrible at the working punch, which is meant to look great and barely connect. His shadow boxing flurry either missed by miles or actually hurt his opponent, only it was thrown so quickly that you couldn't tell. And to think, Jerry Lawler often had to sit there and call it.

It's the least he deserves, actually, but Shane threw punches in front of him, like Milhouse commandeering a fighter jet, and didn't skulk away in embarrassment.

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