25 Worst Wrestling Moments Of 2020

The period between late 2019-early 2020 was so foul that Roman Reigns decided he needed total reinvention if he was going to tackle a new decade without strangling members of the creative team. Truthfully, it was a strange time for everybody involved in pro wrestling. The COVID pandemic landed in March 2020 and changed everything.

Creatively, Vince McMahon had run out of ideas, but there was panic on the other side of the fence as Tony Khan realised his AEW revolution would have to pivot, pivot, pivot like Ross from Friends. Being fair to both WWE and AEW, they did provide millions with entertainment whilst stuck at home, but this article isn't obsessed with the good from 2020.

It's all about the bad. Johnny B. Badd.

Nah, WCW's erm...finest isn't here. He might well have popped up in some of the cinematic matches both companies put on that year though. Success stories like the 'Boneyard Match' between The Undertaker and AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36 or the banter-filled 'Stadium Stampede' at All Elite's Double Or Nothing set the standard most others couldn't match.

Here, you'll find some of 2020's worst gimmicks, bits of booking, match performances, match results and more. Wrestling was only trying to survive the closed door days and get everybody talking. It did that, but not always for the most glowing of reasons.

Regrettable personal angles, cinematic clangers, rubbish knock offs, sharks, tentacle monsters, fake deaths and more. 2020 was a trip, people. Here's the absolute worst of it.

Timing is everything.

Drew McIntyre winning the WWE Title in front of exactly zero punters at WrestleMania 36 sucked for him, but the Scot showed himself to be a true leader by refusing to moan about it. Instead, McIntyre pointed out that a lot of people were suffering around the world due to the pandemic, so he didn’t have a lot to complain about. He was still living his dream.

However, WWE refused to ride out his first title reign until fans were back in. Drew lost the belt to Randy Orton at Hell In A Cell 2020. He'd regain it on the 16 November Raw, then drop it to The Miz at Elimination Chamber following a Money In The Bank cash in. Again, timing is everything.

The fact McIntyre never appeared once in front of fans with the belt is rubbish. Incredibly, Drew would have to wait until 2026 for that feeling. His entrance on the 16 January edition of SmackDown was personally satisfying - it was the first time the big man had strolled to the ring holding that belt in front of a sell out crowd, and it had to feel good.

Seeing him dance around the ring like an excited teenager after winning the 2020 Royal Rumble contrasted mightily with the sound of a giant fan accompanying his first title win at 'Mania 36 inside the quaint Performance Center. Thankfully, McIntyre got his moment after all, but that doesn't mean anybody needs to like his WWE Title losses in 2020 (first and foremost) or 2021.