7 Worst Wrestling Moments Of The Week (July 30)

1. Hell In A Punjabi Prison

In 1999, WCW was a crappy product. They were out of touch, struggling to find an identity, and desperate for a little attention. Kind of like myself in high school.

At Great American Bash that summer, Randy Savage was battling Kevin Nash in the main event of the show. Two years earlier that may have been an okay way to end the night, but wrestling moves fast and WCW couldn't keep up. To make things even more ridiculous, blast from the past Sid Vicious made his triumphant return in the match. It was about five years too late to have any effect.

Meanwhile in the WWF that month, monstorously over Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon took on Steve Austin in a ladder match. This is kind of like Raw vs. SmackDown right now. The Great Khali is Sid Vicous. Randy Orton is a tired Randy Savage. Mahal is Nash...mainly due to them having roughly the same work rate.

Yes, Khali is a huge star in India. But he hasn't been treated as an actual threat in WWE since 2008. Seriously! It was all kiss cams and Hornswoggle after that. So in terms of the narrative, the announcers should have been laughing at his appearance. Orton shouldn't have been scared.

Over on Raw, Samoa Joe has suddenly emerged as a star. Braun Strowman is maybe the most entertaining character in the company. Love him or hate him, Roman Reigns feels important. Even Brock Lesnar half-assing things most of the time still makes him more entertaining than 95% of the roster. Things are good! Despite a solid edition of SmackDown this week, the brand as a whole is pretty terrible at the moment.

There's rumors of another shake-up on the horizon, but the only thing that needs a shaking up at the moment is the creative team.

Time to kick out.