The WORST Wrestling Moment Every Year (1989 - 2025)

12. 2014 | Dean Ambrose Monitors The Situation

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Bray Wyatt, originally, was a creepy dude from the backwoods with a mind so brilliant that he could control two monsters to use as his personal instruments of destruction. 

On the main roster, he was reduced to “spooky guy”, and in time developed the same naff supernatural powers as Kane and the Undertaker. To Vince, it’s all the same thing, isn’t it? There’s no psychological angle to play with here. That would get in the way of terrible practical effects. 

At Hell In A Cell, Dean Ambrose lost to Seth Rollins when Bray Wyatt, conjuring an apparition of Sister Abigail from his lantern, distracted Ambrose - leading to a woeful programme between the two men. Wyatt won it when, during the main event of Tables, Ladders, and Chairs, Ambrose grabbed a monitor. He intended to use it as a weapon before realising the cable was too short. In the process of trying to detach it, the monitor exploded in his face, leading to his defeat. 

Remember that time in Nightmare On Elm Street, when Freddy Krueger just stood idly by as a horde of idiot teenagers died accidental deaths?

The absolute most generous reading of this finish, one some lunatic has probably dreamed up on Reddit, is that Wyatt used his indeterminate magic powers to engineer some sort of ‘Final Destination’-style scenario, destroying Moxley by causing some dangerous mishap. 

Another, more accurate reading of the finish is that Vince McMahon had absolutely lost his mind and enjoyed ridiculing his babyfaces for sport. 

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!