25 Worst Wrestling Moments Of 2025

There's less AEW than WWE on this list, and it'd be unfair to reflect the year any other way. While not a banner year for either of the North American majors, there have been times where All Elite Wrestling's gentle incline was a welcome contrast to the line going in the opposite direction for the market leader.

The run-up to All In: Texas (the company's annual stadium showpiece and at this point unquestionably its biggest show) was excellent, and bordered on exceptional when it came to the most important creative task of the year. Hangman Page rescuing the World Heavyweight Championship from Jon Moxley almost justified the stranglehold the Deathriders story had on the promotion, and the match between the rivals was certainly epic enough to explain way the at-times-torturous length of the prior reign.

But Tony Khan's historic problem with following up has reared its ugly head again. From the heat of the summer, Autumn and Winter has brought a notable and frustrating cool-down on Dynamite and Collision, with the pressure of monthly pay-per-views resulting in a Page title reign once again feeling a little lesser-than, injuries/absences for the likes of Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland leaving holes too big for a roster that large, and every development passing through the show like a purposeless breeze rather than the narrative earthquake the company feels in need of.

Eddie Kingston, Pac and Orange Cassidy were three major names that could have addressed this, but a distinct lack of promotional spark behind the returns of all three reflected badly on the booking writ large. There are in-ring highs - there are always in-ring highs - but Khan increasingly feels like the babyface version of the most stubborn era of prior leaders Bill Watts, Vince McMahon et al. They like what they like, we know what they like, and if history repeats as it usually does, we might just have to get used to it.