15 Worst Moments Of The WWE Pandemic Era
13. Cradle-Robbing Rey’s Daughter
We’ll get more into the Rey Mysterio/Seth Rollins feud
later, but we’ve got to take a swipe at one of the more disturbing moments of
2020: the romantic relationship between Rey’s daughter Aalyah and Murphy.
Oh, did we mention Aalyah was 19 at the time? And Murphy was 13 years older?
The angle itself was bad: Mysterio’s entire family became embroiled in a never-ending feud with Rollins and Murphy that lasted six full months. At one point, Aalyah started falling for Seth’s disciple, and in turn, Murphy slowly backed away from Rollins. The two would start a fling, but the angle would abruptly end with Aalyah disappearing from TV.
That proved to be the death knell for Murphy, who would disappear from WWE TV for four months, surfacing very briefly before being released in April. But at least he got to make out with a 19-year-old on national television while her father looked on.