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

6. A Hell In A Cell...Falls Count Anywhere Match?

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As if booking Kevin Owens to draw hardway blood from Vince McMahon somehow wasn't enough, WWE embarked on one last promotional drive to hype Sunday's Hell In A Cell pay-per-view. Shane hadn't already been established as enough of a bada**, so he told Owens, again, that he was a coward. Shane also hadn't been established as enough of a hero, so he recovered from a violent beatdown, ambling through the crowd like he was f*cking Terry Funk and not a 47 year-old manchild playing wrestler.

Prior to all this, Shane also changed the rules of the match to include a Falls Count Anywhere stipulation, as if Judgment Day 2002 never happened. This makes no sense. At all. The entire premise behind a Hell In A Cell match confines the performers inside the mesh because their hatred is spiralling out of control. We know that isn't the case. We know Shane is going to find a way out of the cage in order to leap from it. We know that's why Shane is booked on the card in the first place. We didn't need to have this officially confirmed ahead of time, making the first 15 minutes, at least, mere preamble. The contempt this company has for its fanbase is unbelievable.

This being wrestling, it's probably not wise to reveal the truth - but surely, it would have been quicker for Shane to grab a mic, shout "Chill out guys, I'm doing the bloody spot, alright?" and then have a w*nk into a mirror, which is basically what the segment achieved in triple the time.

At least then, there'd have been time for AJ Styles to wrestle...

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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!