5 Ups & 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Backstage (Jan 14)
3. Turning Point
WWE
Your writer hasn't been the kindest to Booker T for some of the nonsense spewed on such a massive platform so far, but he earned the guiltiest of pops this week when he completely exposed the daft side of the otherwise-excellent Becky Lynch/Asuka segment on Monday Night Raw.
Referring to the dreaded green mist as "water-based" for how quickly Lynch managed to recover and cut her promo, his "I like it...but..." response was quite refreshingly honest and earnest in place of his typical insanity.
He peppered it throughout the rest of the show because the mad f*cker absolutely cannot help himself, but the conversation flowed so well that the pops became part of what made this week's edition so enjoyable.
Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett
