15 Exact Moments Wrestlers Died Inside
These guys aren't hungry. Take the food off their table, what do they care?
In both WWE and AEW and everywhere else, actually, you will invariably hear what has become a terrible wrestling cliché.
The professional wrestler of 2025 is very "hungry". They want more opportunities. They're great, and they're determined, but the fans haven't seen them at their best. This phrase is thrown around by the more under-utilised members of the roster, which is ironic; if they're so ravenous, they should make use of the catering facilities nearby which they are stationed on a weekly basis.
This idea, of a frenzied, undying passion for the business, has in fact taken over as the dominant narrative device in mainstream wrestling. It's a monumental shift away from the old carnies selling tickets based on fictionalised hatred. They didn't care about the art - they just wanted to make money - and this approach was arguably better.
In WWE, a stable is led by Seth Rollins and Paul Heyman. Since at time of writing they are yet to be given an official name, let's go with the commonly used 'Seth Riders'. Seth turned heel at WrestleMania 41 because he can't sanction the idea of a volatile disruptor (CM Punk) quitting again, leaving WWE in crisis. Nor can Seth bear the thought of a part-time star (Roman Reigns) waltzing in and out as he pleases. Seth is so passionate about the industry that his cause is to stabilise it. How is making wrestling dependable in any way an interesting story?!
It's not much better over in AEW, with this constant talk of restoring the feeling and saving it from the Death Riders.
Passion this, save that. Everybody cares too much - but not this lot. They couldn't give a damn!
15. Drew McIntyre Sings When He's Losing
Drew McIntyre might have thought he was going to win at the inaugural WWE Clash At The Castle Premium Live Event.
He was two countries away from where he was born, but it was close enough to Scotland that he might have entertained the thought of a feel-good Universal title win. As much as the actual site of Roman's eventual failure seemed obvious - was it ever happening anywhere other than WrestleMania? - it didn't quite feel that way. In the first sign of a true resurgence, Paul Levesque handled the build brilliantly. The main event of what was also a big stadium show was effectively promoted as the biggest match of McIntyre's career. This was the first masterstroke of Levesque's main roster booker run - and perhaps he needed to deliver a happy ending to allow WWE to further distance itself from Vince McMahon's antagonistic, joyless approach.
This didn't happen, but WWE did a stellar job of convincing you that it might - particularly since they played an abbreviated version of heavily-requested fan favourite 'Broken Dreams' ahead of Drew's real entrance. At the finish of a super-dramatic and elegantly simple, assured main event, Solo Sikoa, revealing himself as the newest member of the Bloodline, screwed Drew out of the belt.
It wasn't all bad for Drew McIntyre. He got the chance to stand next to an actual winner, Tyson Fury, and perform karaoke with him. This was a less than ideal reminder of Vince's "babyfaces love to have fun out there" directive - not that Drew looked like he was having much fun at all.
He sang an Oasis tune, but he looked more in the mood for Sparklehorse.