8 Worst Improvised Moments That Made It To WWE TV
4. Kalisto Does Good Lucha Things
While this didn’t technically make it to TV - it was broadcast on a Draft Center special on YouTube following SmackDown - it very much fits the brief of ‘Worst’. It was one of the worst improvised moments ever, and indeed one of the worst promos in pro wrestling history.
Kalisto was drafted over to SmackDown back in 2016, and was asked to offer his thoughts on the move. Since you can’t remember anything the guy did, beyond getting trashed by Braun Strowman - which was on Raw a year later - it probably did not go well.
Kalisto was immediately flustered, which was somewhat understandable. He wasn’t exactly Nick Bockwinkel with a microphone in his face, and he wasn’t given many opportunities. Then again, the guy was a pro wrestler, for Christ’s sake. He had to know this was coming at some point. You can’t be a baker and fear the oven.
He started out flapping, immediately forgetting what he had to say - which was criminal, since it was generic fare about bringing lucha libre to SmackDown and dealing with Baton Corbin. He then began to say that he wanted to do lucha libre, and do it well - but he realised that “good lucha stuff” wasn’t particularly good. In a total panic, he then pivoted, after several pauses and wide-eyed existential crises, to “good lucha…good lucha things”.
It was a hard watch, if you have a shred of empathy, but at the same time, hilarious. Kalisto knew that he’d just created a moment that would haunt him for the rest of his days. He said “Goddamnit!” in frustration before instantly remembering that he was meant to be excited about his big move to SmackDown.
“Goddamnit woo!” he ended up saying, a crazy oxymoron that nobody has said before or since.