10 WWE Things That Are Impossible To Believe In

1. Pushes

The Miz And Maryse
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This is critical.

This is a crucial area of WWE so infuriatingly inconsistent, and ultimately pointless, that it erodes any sense of goodwill or hope or anticipation. You can only approach a push with apprehension because they never go anywhere. Christ, even Roman Reigns isn't worth the bother in 2018. If you can't believe that, what can you believe in? This fosters complete emotional detachment from the product so methodically it's akin to Randy Orton wrestling the interest out of you.

Is Finn Bálor, in the fiction of WWE, a main event-level performer? Or is he simply a midcard wheel-spinner? Even if we eventually find out, WWE would doubtlessly retcon the development weeks or months later to make way for the next guy's turn. Looking at this malaise quantitatively, it is astonishing how many WWE stars have fallen into a pattern of meaninglessness from the initial wave of momentum/conviction with which they debuted. In addition to Bálor, Kevin Owens has devolved from one of a select few to cleanly defeat John Cena to a perennial loser in the title hunt. Baron Corbin has devolved from Money In The Bank briefcase holder to an almost Diva-esque terminal roll-up victim. Bayley is a bust. Sasha Banks is ratchet again. Bobby Lashley was knackered in a month. Bobby Roode won't get a BluRay bio release, but if he does, it will be called 'From Glorious To Geek: The Bobby Roode Story'.

Everybody joins the club, which is only a slightly better position to be in than the Club.

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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!