7 Worst Wrestling Moments Of The Week (May 1)

by Andrew Soucek

1. Great Balls Of Fire

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"Great Balls of Fire" feels like an answer to the question "What is the last popular song Vince McMahon has listened to?" 1957 seems about right for how up to date he is on that.

Revenge of the Taker, Beware of Dog, nothing, absolutely nothing can compare to Great Balls of Fire when it comes to terrible pay-per-view names! I'm still waiting for them to say this is some sort of weird joke.

The questions are many. Like what the hell does that even mean? What does a great ball—let alone two, or possibly more—have to do with anything wrestling related?

I get that GBOF was a hit song from a guy who married his cousin's 13-year-old daughter. However, I'm still very much struggling with finding any sort of connection. Is WWE fully aware that Brock Lesnar—one of the legitimate toughest men on the planet—is going to have to sell a bit of his dignity to fight at Great Balls of Fire? Is Jerry Lee Lewis going to ref a match on the show? Is Kane going to expose his testicles in the middle of the ring? Tune in to find out!

Really, whoever came up with that name should be the one FIIIIIIIRED.

Time to kick out.

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As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at." Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week. Follow along @AndrewSoucek and check out my podcast at wrestlingwithfriends.com