A main stage reminder of why Bray Wyatt should be a million miles away from there, smoke and mirrors employed in his losing WWE Championship defence against Randy Orton were amongst the stupidest in company history.
On evidence over the years, neither Bray nor Randy have ever proven themselves effective stadium wrestlers, and Orton's RKO mercy-killing at least kept the stifled suffering to minimum.
Worst of all was in just how wide of the mark WWE were. 'The Viper' joining The Wyatt Family had been (until his ludicrous reveal) one of the best angles all year. It's the weekly churn casual observes forget, saving their brain whatever goes down on 'The Grandest Stage'. It's why smart workers like Triple H always try and look good there, and why the likes of Bray should have fought much harder to do the same.
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
