5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (Dec 7)

2. Dean Ambrose Is Bane Now

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On Monday's RAW, sirens blared over the PA. No, we weren't treated to Scott Steiner - "this show has a 141 2/3 chance of sucking ass" - but Dean Ambrose, cosplaying as Bane from the Dark Knight Rises, because this show is guaranteed to suck ass.

If you squint, there would be...something resonant about Ambrose's new arc, were it not drowned out by Vince McMahon's yuk-yuk guffaw. Ambrose, vulnerable in Chronicle, is using terrible comedy as a defensive mechanism with which to shield himself from the trauma of his staph infection and the leukaemia his brother is battling. He is scared of disease, but because Vince McMahon is booking his fear of it, we watched him, on Monday, wear a gas mask. He wore a gas mask - soon to available on WWEShop.com, we're sure - to, in the words of Corey Graves (Vince McMahon) hide his disgust at the "stench" he perceives from the WWE Universe. Then, tellingly: "The filthy, disgusting members of the WWE Universe."

Yes, McMahon despises his defiant, unhappy fanbase, and has used the Ambrose turn they desperately wanted as a vehicle to express it. He also instructed Ambrose to speak while wearing the mask, because you couldn't really make out what he was saying, and that, pal, is gold.

Does Dean Ambrose hate Seth Rollins, or just the fans? They do smell. Go to any Indy show, and you’ll find that Ambrose has a point, even if WWE has totally missed it with yet. More. Comedy.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!