Ranking The Very Worst WWE Pay-Per-View Every Year 1990 - 2020

by Michael Hamflett

1. 2020 - The Horror Show At Extreme Rules

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An event so truly appalling that it easily entered to the conversation as one of the worst ever, Extreme Rules' 2020 rebadge was a gross overreach in WWE's era of theming shows in place of better creative.

Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman had a wretched Swamp Fight and Sasha Banks Vs Asuka was ruined by an atrocious finish, but Rey Mysterio and Seth Rollins literally fought to remove each other's eyes and nothing else seemed half as awful as a result.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett