6 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (July 7)

by Michael Sidgwick

1. Shane McMahon: Perfectionist

Shane McMahon WrestleMania 33
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The life of a wrestling fan throws up countless unanswerable questions on a weekly basis.

Why does WWE book their Champions - the ones who are meant to be the best at wrestling - as jabronis on TV, like Alexa Bliss on this week's RAW? Why did the company debut Lana just to job her out to Naomi three consecutive times? Why is Lana, a rookie, orbiting the SmackDown Women's Title picture in the first place? Why did WWE draft Dean Ambrose and The Miz to RAW just to have them continue their feud? Why is that feud still going on?

The most pressing of which for your author is: why doesn't Shane McMahon wrestle all the time?

He is clearly really good at it, having taken The Undertaker and AJ Styles to the limit at consecutive WrestleManias. And, as confirmed by Cody on a recent Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast appearance, Shane is such a method perfectionist that he performs his own motion capture for WWE video games.

Heaven forbid somebody else fail to grasp the nuance of his wonky worked punches, or fail to have their arms flail around for no reason when leaping onto the Spanish announce table.

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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!