18 Ups & 12 Downs From The WWE SmackDown Live Era

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12. "Good Lucha Things"

One of several men Vince McMahon likely assumed eventually capable of replacing Rey Mysterio as a contemporary lucha icon, Kalisto chose the Sin Cara method of botching the living sh*t out of his big moment rather than the Andrade method of knocking out bangers.

The former NXT Champion has doled out "good lucha things" against Mysterio in countless bangers (more on that later), but the Lucha Dragon failed to breathe fire when offered a short opportunity to scorch the earth on 2016's draft night.

It marked his cards forever - the company even named a new theme "Good Lucha Things" in honour of his atrocious offering. It'd take about a year for somebody to get close to it...

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett