7 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (May 12)

1. Donald Trump Is Slowly Becoming Vince McMahon

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POTUS Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey this week - the man who is spearheading the investigation into his collusion with Russia, funnily enough. That's an insane development in itself - is there a more precise method of acknowledging guilt than that? - but it has little to do with wrestling...

...until one reads the final sentence in his dismissal.

"I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours," is how Donald Trump signed off, as if Comey was an undercard jobber well past his expiration date. The similarities between Trump and Vince McMahon abound. Both are capitalist oligarchs who were afforded more than a helping hand by their fathers. Both have impossible hair. Both are utterly impervious to the will of their detractors.

Those similarities are now becoming very, very literal. Will Trump force the next FBI Director to join the Kiss My Ass club? That might read as facetious, but stranger things have happened - Trump becoming President in the first place chief among them.

In the wake of the furore, Trump has blasted Comey as a "showboat" and a "grandstander". He is ostensibly calling Comey a spot monkey, sharing McMahon's disdain for the more spectacular performer. This new rationale came just days after Trump suggested he merely acted under the orders of the Attorney General.

Who else on this planet is as prone to such stark shifts in mood?

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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!