5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (May 24)

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WWE/FOX

News that inspired much consternation on Monday night that for once didn't occur on Monday Night RAW broke the wrestling internet: WWE has managed to convince Fox to part with one billion dollars to pay for SmackDown Live. SmackDown Live! Not even RAW! Road Dogg runs a billion dollar property! This is absolute madness. Madness.

What does one billion dollars pay for in 2018? Let's see:

The most popular babyface wrestling star on the planet making his impossible, magical return from a career-ending injury in a programme with an irredeemable dud, thus normalising his once-in-a-generation aura; WWE retconning the most momentous victory in recent memory by booking Charlotte to lose to Carmella and her comedy act; matches promoted with no rules that end on a technicality; a smattering of the worst Women's wrestlers on the planet, from Carmella to Lana to Tamina to Mandy Rose; the sad botching of Andrade 'Cien' Almas, which hasn't happened yet but will happen, don't think that it won't.

This is actually a mildly positive development, one lost on a series of self-appointed wrestling Twitter authorities who seem to think we're in for a creative dark age with so much money with which to luxuriate. Have...have you not watched RAW over the last few years? Did you not watch RAW this week?

Worst case scenario: the product remains as awful as it has been since the advent of the Network.

Brest case scenario: WWE tries for four weeks ahead of and after the much-publicised launch.

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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!