5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (Oct 5)

2. A BURIED ALIVE MATCH?!

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On this week’s SmackDown, AJ Styles stayed at home. He needed to be there, he said, in case the monstrous “Uncle Joe” was hiding in his closet, lurking alongside the skeleton that it is his “f*ggoty bowtie” promo and general disdain towards the GAY COMMUNITY?!

We should go easy on AJ, really. It was a different time. It was 2015.

As AJ appeared live via satellite—with that haircut, he was initially confused for wife Wendy—he cut a sullen figure. “Joe, this is going to end,” he continued. “This needs to end.”

Well, we’ve seen three pay-per-view matches between the two men. It might actually end at Super Show-Down, provided Joe doesn’t take a count-out loss, or whatever other load of b*llocks WWE comes up with as thin justification for a rematch.

“You’re not coming back from the land down under,” he said, “because that’s exactly where I’m going to put you. And I’m not talking about taking your limp body, putting it in a casket, and shovelling dirt on it.”

That’s good. Threatening murder on live television isn’t exactly PG.

“I’m talking about burying you alive.”

Oh.

So are we getting a Buried Alive match in Australia, or…? While this seems like an absurd proposition, if the Saudis can throw $20M at WWE to find the wrestler closest to Yokozuna, why not?

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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!