7 Worst Wrestling Moments Of The Week (March 19)

1. New Day Talks...Too Much

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New Day needs a lot of things right now, like an interesting feud and better material. The last thing they needed was their own talk show.

The vast majority of wrestling talk shows are bad. For every Piper’s Pit, there’s an Ambrose Asylum. Most of them drag quite badly, because the writing isn't strong enough to carry the load. And basically, New Day's skits are already too damn long.

For starters, does anyone really want to fight over starring in a Jetsons movie that looks like it was animated in Microsoft Paint? In 1962, the show was created. In 1963, it was cancelled. It came back in 1985. It was cancelled in 1987. It hasn’t been relevant in 30 years! Let Titus O'Neil have it if he wants it so bad! That’s a minor point at play, but it was the start for why the segment was so unnecessary. Big E did a goofy impression, everyone interrupted Big Show in a un-funny bit and the group mugged for the camera in their usual manner, the manner which grew incredibly tiring about six months ago (being extremely generous with that timeline).

All this did was further cement the belief that New Day probably isn’t going to be very good hosts for WrestleMania. Here, let's just run through everything they'll do: ice cream shilling, shameless pandering, “Who? Who? Who?”, Booty-Os talk...and...yeah. Actually no, that’s it. Spread it out to 25 minutes over the course of six hours and that’s what's in store.

WWE has this thing where they push talent who are supposed to be "funny", because they try to be funny, like Big Show in the past or Sheamus or Santino. Trying to be funny doesn't make one funny. Go watch Paul Blart for example. New Day just can't get the job done in that area anymore. It's time to cancel their talk show before a second episode ever airs.

Seriously, though, is it too late to ask Kurt Angle if he'll host Mania instead?

Time to kick out.

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