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Bray Wyatt Bloodbath
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On Monday's RAW, WWE booked the umpteenth pull-apart angle involving Brock Lesnar - the second in as many months. It's as if it's written into Lesnar's contract, along with shockingly few dates and vast sums of cash.

Perhaps one of the security guards sensed that fans were uninspired by the retread. The so-called 'Prince of Aesthetics', an Indy chancer drafted in to take part in the melee, elected to go into business for himself. This is peak stupidity. The angle involved Brock f*cking Lesnar. It's probably not a good idea to divert attention away from him - in terms of your own health, as well as career prospects.

Braun Strowman fought off the security guards holding him back. The majority took their lumps and performed standard flat back bumps. Not so The Prince: he vaulted himself over the ropes in a ludicrous bump. It condemned what was meant to be an ultra-believable angle into phoney comedy territory. Lesnar and Strowman didn't go viral; he did. What a moron. You can only presume he did this to grab the attention of officials - when he was hired for the express purpose of blending into the background.

It was the wrestling equivalent of that time Phoebe Buffet was an extra on Days Of Our Lives. Only funny.

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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!