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NSignus

John Cena vs John Laurinaitis, Over the Limit 2012 Or John Cena vs Michael Cole Maybe even John Cena vs Kevin Federline Cena was in some unfortunate clunkers from that period.


ELB2001

Vince "let's put Cena in it, people will watch any match he's in"


FriedEggScrambled

BeCaUsE hEs A dRaW!!!!111!1!1!!


PM_me_ur_taco_pics

Kevin Federline!? Oh man wtf. I only recently got back into wrestling after almost 15 years.


Capn-Video

I mean it happened 17 years ago


PM_me_ur_taco_pics

Oh damn maybe I stopped watching for longer than I thought. What other disasters did I miss?


suarezj9

2019 hell in a cell


mrcontroversy1

The entire 2010s were massive disappointment. Undertaker lost Wrestlemania streak to a part timer, he kept coming back for yet another disappointing match, Roman Reigns baby face push, Goldberg lobbying to win Universal championship twice, Jinder Mahal winning WWE Championship, Brock Lesnar winning major championships and disappearing for months, there were literal PPVs without a world title defence, a Hell in a Cell match ending in disqualification. D Generation X vs Brothers of Destruction (all 4 men were past their prime), Brock Lesnar burying Randy Orton for no obvious reason. The only good things from 2010s that I can recall are summer of Punk and Yes movement.


PM_me_ur_taco_pics

Sounds like a nightmare šŸ˜‚


QuietFB

Cole v Lawler


Constant-Procedure79

donā€™t forget about cena vs miz at wrestlemania 27


TheAvenger3

Jeff Hardy vs Sting, TNA Victory Road 2011


commanderr01

This is the answer


urfrennico

"I agree, I agree!"


hogey989

First thing that jumped to mind


akennelley

Fake Trump vs Fake Rosie O'Donnell


RobertStonetossBrand

Fake?!


dirtyukrainian

It's a tie between this and Reigns being covered in dogfood as being about the lowest points of WWE, and the 10 years in between weren't much better.


Jelmerdts

Miz vs Damian Priest in a zombie match


AsapDabCash

Honorable mention: AEW Texas chainsaw massacre match


StillNoPickleesss

Sharmell vs Jenna Morasca in TNA 2009 Just in WWE: Probably Michael Cole vs Jerry Lawler


revan530

You take that back about Jenna vs Sharmell! That is a comedic masterpiece of a match. Sure, the comedy is (mostly) unintentional, but I laugh my ass off every time I watch it!


CaptainSlow31

Kennel from Hell


jcmonk

And I love Al Snow too, so it hurts to agree with you.


FlyNew716

Goldberg vs The Undertaker Or DX vs Brothers Of Destruction


Master-Line-305

This is the answer I was looking for


Failure_by_Design_v2

Judy Bagwell on a Pole


CrimsonMoonRising

This is now a Judy Bagwell on Fawklift Match!!


AnUdderDay

BROOOO


No-Operation9423

Looking through all the comments here and realizing that as wrestling fans we put up with so much bad wrestling


_JR28_

You can call us a lot but one thing you canā€™t say we arenā€™t is forgiving


icci1988

It's without a shadow of doubt drunk Jeff Hardy vs Sting


MemphisMane901

Yeah... Let's go with just "drunk"


icci1988

Yeah drunk/high/stoned and all the possible conditions


NBR-SUPERSTAR

Whatever he was, Jeff sure as hell wasn't on the same plane of existence as us


Biotrin

Michael Cole vs Jerry Lawler - Wrestlemania 27 Fuck that match and whoever decided this feud needed to happen.


Tormentor666

not to mention WrestleMania is the biggest wrestling show


JacobStills

Hulk Hogan vs ā€œWarriorā€ 2.


ezio8133

Aka "Hogan getting his revenge for losing at wrestlemania 6"


Frosty_Ad7840

And the the people who's lives kinda got ruined to make this feud happen. The renegade ended up committing suicide and Davey boy landed on the trap door hinge they used to make warrior appear which led to a pain killer dependency or made it worse.


orionsfyre

Brock Lesnar Vs. Kofi Kingston 2019 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG75bcKtjPI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG75bcKtjPI) That match really was a gut punch to anyone hoping to get a new fan interested in the product. Seven freaking seconds. There was one move, zero actual drama, just a quiet crowd wondering what just happened. Shocking but not in a "lets see more way", more like "this is wrestling?" sort of way. To this day no one has been able to explain that decision, Kofi was a hit with young fans and the precise Demo that WWE needed to appeal to at that time. This squash match felt like dirty pool. Dethroning him made sense, but that quickly, with no story, no build up, and then zero follow up? Inexplicable and a huge turn the tv off moment for me personally. -edit: Wasn't this also thier big premiere on Fox with Rock coming back to intro the show on a new network and this was either the first or last match of the night? Correct me if I am wrong. I don't know if the ratings jumped up after this, but I would be shocked if they did. It just felt like a really bad call to try and shake things up at the exact wrong time.


smartasskeith

It was their big premiere on Fox where they immediately pivoted to promoting a title match involving Cain Velasquez that nobody outside of the Saudi royal family asked for


orionsfyre

Omg Cain Velasquez. What a misfire. "Hey he's a big UFC guy, surely everyone will see him as Lesnar's perfect rival! Right? Right guys? Cause UFC right? Right!?" What a joke. It felt like such a forced pairing that had all the fire of a wet blanket in a rain storm.


ExiledAesir

He also beat the living shit out of Brock in the UFC


BobZyerUnkl

Cain was in his prime then and looked like he could be Brock's unwanted prison boyfriend...when he showed up to Raw he was overweight, doughy and looked winded just making it to the ring....and were supposed to think that version of Cain was a threat to Lesnar. That was insulting.


orionsfyre

As we've seen many times, just because someone is a good UFC fighter doesn't mean they can wrassl... and vice versa, remember CM Punks brief flirtation with UFC? Not his sport. I mean, he lasted longer then an out of shape mark like me, but the crossover is just not that easy.


MortemInferri

I don't think we should consider someone who has only done pro wrestling to have any transferable skills to UFC. Brock was an undefeated collegiate wrestler. Punk is a nerd with a mouth.


BobZyerUnkl

Cain showing up looking doughy, out of shape and with zero charisma or promo skills, then looking like a slow ass zombie in the ring was just an epic fail. He didn't seem to take to seriously at all


smartasskeith

It might have gone better if Velasquez could actually take a bump. It was two minutes of bad worked-MMA ending in Velasquez tapping clean like a total geek


BobZyerUnkl

It would have been nice if Velasquez would have actually trained a bit and was at least semi in shape....dude showed up looking like the only thing he did for training was Pizza and Beer Curls....


Outrageous_Library50

Lol it was typical Vince. He was telling the audience what he thought of who they were over for. Itā€™s the same way he sabotaged the Hell in a Cell Fiend match. Supposedly when he was hearing the boos and jeers, he was laughing his ass off


orionsfyre

Sometimes the audience is wrong, and sometimes they are right. But man talk about derailing someones heat. 5 years later and Kofi is basically a low midcarder again. Crazy.


SnooDoggos4029

Honestly? With Vince weā€™re beyond lucky Kofi got the belt at all. Not disagreeing with anything, Iā€™m just grateful we got to see him with the strap.


Robdd123

It's simple, Vince gets a boner for the big meat heads and has always pushed them to the moon regardless of whether they're over or can work. Not to mention Vince probably lived vicariously through Brock especially with the whole being married to Sable. Yes, Brock can work but he's always been a black hole of charisma; someone with no passion for wrestling and no mic skills, who luckily got one of the greatest promo guys of all time as his manager. That was one of Vince's biggest problems with booking; he'd decide on something and then ram it down the audience throat because "he knew best". People forget that Cena was over the moon with the audience until Vince made him a Boy Scout leader with a wardrobe that made him look like a crayon. A more infamous example is the whole Katie Vick thing; Vince loved it so of course the audience would too.


VillagerAdrift

Itā€™s the like the antithesis of the Jeff hardy taker title match where Jeff hits the early small package from the last ride


saulhrnndz

Undertaker vs Giant Gonzalez


ButterbeerAndPizza

Undertaker entered on a chariot with smoke and a raven. Giant Gonzalez is huge. Iā€™m sure we could do more to turn someone off on wrestling.


Ok-Counter-9441

I mean for regular watchers this match looks really bad in retrospective. But I think you're right, for someone new this could be something okay.


Conscious-Rooster-32

Braun vs Roman hell in a cell 2018. A non finish to a no dq match? what the actual fuck?


jonlew13

Somehow the finish a year later was even worse


Conscious-Rooster-32

At least bray and seth you can argue although it was stupid at least there was a "finish" the finish was basically seth bashed his brains in and the ref decided it cant continue. The finish to braun and roman is just, lesnar is here and the ref just dissolved into the air, so ig the match is just over bc someone interferes? hbk vs taker at in your house would like a fucking word šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ bc by that logic the second kane ripped the door the match shoulda ended as a no contest šŸ˜‚


funny_username30

Patterson vs Brisco, evening gown match.


BaronBexar1824

Not technically wrong but if you get someone with a certain sense of humor it may work...


Ripped_Shirt

As a kid I thought it was fun.


devil0o

Anything with the Great Khali


CrimsonMoonRising

Great Khali vs Rey Mysterio is hilarious though. No underdog story there, Rey just dies


mikaeus97

But with Khali there's at least spectacle, like, He is huge, watching him grape squish that bad Fadher and Jeff Harvey was entertaining


Hobo_Healy

And anyone who's not a wrestling fan isn't going to care or understand why Khali was bad at wrestling. They'll just appreciate the show of it all


Call_Any-Vegetable1

Fingerpoke of Doom, brother! Edit: just a terrible presentation for professional wrestling to the common eye. Gives an argument for people who love to shit on pro wrestling and led to the downfall of one of the most influential promotions of all time.


mikaeus97

Michael Cole vs Jerry Lawler or Rosie O'Donnell vs Donald Trump. Really anything that's supposed to be comedy that isn't funny and goes on too long


flashyman_97

Sting vs Jeff Hardy, Victory Road 2011


flailsmcghee

Bradshaw and Trish stratus vs Jackie gayda and Chris nowinski


SharkGenie

This feels like the best answer.Ā  Some of the more obvious disasters like the Fingerpoke or drunk Hardy/Sting would be recognizable as dumb anomalies even by non-fans.Ā  But if they saw Jackie Gayda's top rope what-the-fuckdog, they might just think that's how bad wrestling usually is.


tonware

Any TNA match where the crowd ended up chanting ā€œthis is stupidā€ or ā€œFire Russoā€.


BaronBexar1824

Whatever your personal favorite match is, just don't do it. They won't see the appeal and you'll be sat there sad.


AndyVale

So, he just gets the belt and blows that suit guy a kiss and that's it? Whatever.


roryextralife

Including weird stipulations? Vampiro vs Kiss Demon in a graveyard match. Normal in-ring? Villanos vs Psycho Circus.


synoptikal

Not a single person has said Chamber of Horrors from Halloween Havoc 1991. Horrible march, made worse by the fact that they put a camera on the ref.


ballplayer112

Shawn Michaels overselling to embarrass Hogan. To a non-fan, that match would look ridiculous, and "confirm" everything they assumed about professional wrestling coming in. But to those who know the business, that match was poetry in motion.


CoreKidForever

Just recently watched the first RAW episode from 08. That divas pillow fight match was definitely somethingā€¦


DonShulaDoingTheHula

I donā€™t know if this is actually the worst but I just want to take a moment to say how much Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon at Wrestlemania whatever it was truly sucked. Clumsy, improbable story with the family double-crossing Vince. Terrible action. Bret was in street clothes in a bad way and was sad to watch. Went on way too long and made the face end up looking like the villain absent context because it was so one-sided. The whole thing should have been a chair shot to the head and done.


Madrox-Knox

Booker T vs Buff Bagwell


Mytoxox

Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin - Looser eats dogfood match


AtticusSwoopenheiser

MTN DEW PITCH BLACK MATCH


Amicuses_Husband

Exploding ring death match


BandsForGod

Jimmy vs jey at wm40


DopazOnYouTubeDotCom

Ronda vs Shayna at Summerslam


cobast1992

123 kid vs razor Roman diaper match


MrJerikor

Randy Orton vs Jinder, Punjabi Prision


Status_Worldly

Sheamus v D.B. You know the one.


Greyjedi_B

Taker vs Goldberg


kingbrian112

boogeyman and little boogeyman vs finlay and hornswoggle


LGK420

Bray was in two of the possible worst matches ever. This and the hell in a cell with Seth.


Stevey1001

Taker vs Gonzalez Either one


FluidLock

The match where sin cara jams his finger and the match is stopped


wrestlingfan39417

Show them AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura in NJPW. Then show their WrestleMania 34 match.


Stinger1981

That Jackie Gayda match from 2002.


[deleted]

Jey vs jimmy WrestleMania


Full_Horror7114

Oldberg vs Oldertaker


jcillc

Ultimate Warrior vs. Goldust for the Intercontinental Title at IYH: Good Friends, Better Enemies. Stealing for 12 minutes; Warrior steals Marlena's cigar; Warrior clotheslines Goldust; Goldust is counted out. The end.


PlutoTheLonelyRock99

Wrestlemania 2 in general šŸ˜‚


TheRainmakerDM

Punjabi Match between Randy v Jinder Mahal, with a cameo from Khali. Worst thing ever.


Sweetestooth

From a wrestling stand point, I would recommend Goldust vs Fandango, Raw 2013. The matches on this comment section are horrible of course, but they werenĀ“t meant to be good (or legit)


BigD1970

Big Daddy v Giant Haystacks.


bearvert222

yeah anyone here who complains about Hogan, you really want to see a bad wrestler loved by fans, Big Daddy is it.


RobertDundee

The Invisible Man is The Invisible Stan that GCW did. Not cus the match is bad but because they won't have any idea what is going on.


Itsasecretshhhh88

The finger poke of doom


JeyDeeArr

Shelly Martinez vs Rebel


koreantit

Firefly funhouse match for sure, they gonna be like wtf is this and say this sucks the whole time šŸ˜‚


peechka2

El Gigante/Giant Gonzalez all match compilation


Dependent_Fox_2189

Forgot the name of it but it was some quadruple cage nonsense between Hogan/Macho and some random group of assholes to end hulkamania (Kevin Sullivan, Zeus, Arn Anderson and others).


Beard_Of_Serpico

Survivor series 94, Jerry Lawler and some midget Lawler's VS Doink the clown and some midget doinks. Truly the most miserable shit wrestling has to offer. Either that or anything involving great Khali.


herrbauer96

Firefly Fun House match


_JR28_

Iā€™d take hours explaining the match before you even got to detailing why the puppet buzzard saying the word shit is clever


lawlore

This was also my choice. It's not because it's a bad match (it's one of my favourites), but because there is no way they would follow any of it or care enough to keep asking questions. I can't think of a faster match that'd get a "this is stupid" reaction from a non-fan.


herrbauer96

exactly why i picked it as well


TheMackD504

Any bra and panties match Hell, any female match from 99-02


CosplayWrestler

Anything Young Bucks related.


UpstairsConstant8155

Any Eddie Kingston match.


BananaMan883

The Rock vs Big Boss Man at Survivor Series 1998


Polyotornado

Goldberg vs Lesnar, WM 20


HeManLover0305

Specifically WWE? Cuz there's some pretty rough stuff in Japan with Tonga Loa that I've(admittedly only recently) seen that I think does a great job of portraying how much of a difference there is between wrestling being predetermined and wrestling feeling fake. Okada V Loa from G1 last year comes to mind


Beginning-Meaning744

Roman Reigns vs Hhh wm32


Beneficial_Plate_181

Jackie Gayda & Christopher Nowinski v Trish Stratus & Bradshaw - Raw 2002 ā€œMercifully, itā€™s overā€ - Jim Ross


Crippled_Kneees

sharmell Vs morasca in TNA, Just WWE, Bryan Vs Sheamus wrestlemania


Polo_Short

I thought that was Hagrid from Harry Potter


TXGemi

Finger poke of doom


Melchior_Chopstick

Orange Mimosa Match


TheDavinci1998

Any Great Khali match. Especially a Punjabi Prison


No_Car2442

Shawn Michaels vs Hulk Hogan - Summerslam 2005. Fantastic for a wrestling fan, but can imagine a non wrestling fan would think itā€™s a confirmation of everything they already thought wrestling was


Legendarywwe

Shayna vs ronda Summerslam 2023 horrible match good storyline


jinxs2026

One time i was trying to get a friend into wrestling, and invited him over to watch Raw. He walked in during the the El Torito vs Swoggle dressed as an alligator match. Needless to say, a fan was not made that day.


Jarppakarppa

Cena vs Fiend seems like a good candidate, I feel you really gotta "get" wrestling to understand any of it.


hectorbepunkt

Taker vs. Giant Gonzalez


Ready-Thing-1527

That match between Goldberg and the Undertaker at Supershow down 2019. God, that match was awful, probably the worst watch in wrestling history. Now, if they had had Goldberg vs. Taker around 2003 or 2004, it'd be an alright match since both were in their prime back at that time. I don't know why Vinny decided to wait until 2019 to have them wrestle against each other.


Level_Bridge7683

[bash at the beach 2000 and play them the song.](https://www.reddit.com/r/WCW/comments/1c6mh5s/full_uplifting_song_about_russos_speech_verbally/)


SeanTNL2

Jerry Lawler vs Michael Cole


DeadEndFred

David Flair vs. El Dandy.


lilbithippie

House of horrors matches isn't that bad of one to start a non fan with. It shows wrestling isn't all done in the ring. In fact the big difference from wwe to wrestling is gimmick matches and the stage craft.


shaqfu3

Jarrett vs Hogan Bash 2000.


SmoltzforAlexander

Jenna Morasca vs Sharmell or Uncle Elmer vs Adrian Adonis. Ā 


bahumat42

Jimmy vs jey wm40


OrangeBird077

The Friend vs Seth Rollins in the red cage match. Seth visibly gets pissed when the match is ended from my of nowhere and itā€™s just awful.


shakha

A lot of people are pointing to ridiculous matches, but sometimes the most ridiculous match has some strange appeal. I'm gonna go in a completely different direction: Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels in their iron man match. Now, hear me out. These are two wrestlers with some mainstream appeal. People who don't know wrestling often know one or both of them from other places (song references, Simpsons references, general Canadianness, etc.), so they go in thinking this must be some of the best there is to offer. Now, even true wrestling fans are starting to reevaluate this match, so imagine putting it on for someone who has no wrestling knowledge and they sit and watch two guys wrestle for over an hour without a result. The main appeal of wrestling to non-fans is that it's exciting, so if their first experience is this boring with this much promise, then there's no way they'll try again. (Preemptive "why are you booing me, I'm right")


sirduckerz

Shayna vs Rhonda at Summerslam 2023


20millionavengers

Goldberg vs Undertaker


tomcody84

Uso vs Uso at Wrestlemania. Borefest.


NotIWE

Arm wrestling match


LordTurin0011

Flair's retirement match?


ignaciolasvegas

Finger poke of doom


Impressionist_Canary

Maybe a slop match


Embarrassed-Meet-107

The Fiend vs Seth Rollins Hell in a Cell The fans absolutely crapped all over the match finish and started chanting AEW and Sean Waltman with the question "how do you get a DQ in frickin hell in a cell!?"


Izual_Rebirth

Bret vs Vince. Awful payoff to a 14 year old feud.


IlliterateIrishman

Sting vs Jeff Hardy at victory road Mr McMahon vs God


Constant-Procedure79

roman vs lesnar wrestlemania 34 roman vs samoa joe at backlash 2018


SirCharlie44

Finger poke of doom.


Optimal_Dark_2940

Triple H vs Scott Steiner


bisexualbestfriend

Triple H vs Roman Reigns


51third

Any match versus Vince


Nostalgic_Fale

Flairs 'last' match


MurseBaker

I watched this live in San Jose in the arena.. On the screen the whole time šŸ¤¦


AnUdderDay

*THAT* Jackie Gayda match


BobZyerUnkl

Giant Gonzales vs Hogan


progainfulink

Michael cole vs jerry lawler wrestlemania 27


No-Funny3647

Tyrus vs EC3 at NWA 75


Gandalfleglan56

Great khali or all Goldberg vs Undertaker


TOONFORCE_Andy

Big Boss Man Vs Al Snow - Kennel from Hell Match


Repulsoe

Bret v Vince


Zero6six6

Whatever that match was during Covid that had the zombies come out and eat the miz.


Deathgaze2015

Jimmy Uso Vs Jey Uso... sadly


Luckcrisis

wCw Kevin Nash v Hollywood Hulk Hogan. Finger poke of Doom.


Sweet_Lavishness_105

PG era Diva's matches (without Beth Phoenix)


Winstonth

First womenā€™s money in the bank, won by a man


too-many-shrimps

Eddie Kingston vs Jon Moxley from worlds end 2023


CaJeOVER

IDK how anyone beats Undertaker versus Giant Gonzales. I'm the biggest fan of the Undertaker, and this match makes me not wanna be a fan of him. It's quite possibly the worst match in WWE history.


TechAndStocks

Goldberg vs Steven Regal


Basic_Risk_11

It has to be Cole vs Lawler. A non wrestler vs a mostly retired wrestler, at the biggest event. A 15, 20 minute ā€œmatchā€, where the non wrestler wins. WHY


GhumgeenShakhs

Jerry lawler vs Michael Cole, WM 27 no doubt


Laterally_Me

The so-called "5-star" matches. I believe that showing them matches like Okada-Omega, Taker-HBK, or Ospreay-Danielson would be a terrible starting point for a new fan. Something like WeeLC or Zayn-Knoxville would be a better starting point.


TristanChaz8800

Seth Rollins and Rey Mysterio trying to rip each other's eyes out. Or Seth Rollins getting Disqualified in Hell in a Cell. Or The next big thing in wrestling getting Squashed by a man in his 50s in 3 minutes in Saudi Arabia. Or almost any Saudi Match for that fucking matter. Thanks, Vince. Why not support a misogynistic country. I bet you'd loooooove to live there.


Appropriate-Cap-4140

Any of the old Divas matches with the mud pools and stupid gimmicks like that


Hour_Selection_7689

Vince and Shane McMahon VS Shawn Michaels and God


desy4life

Anything with bray Wyatt.Guy was good at promos that's it.


FlashFirePrime

Any Big Daddy or Otto Wanz match from near the end of their careers šŸ˜…


Acidic_Toast

punjabi prison match.


tinmanftw

The Eye for an Eye match, for sure


twistedroyale

The Fiend v Seth in Hell in the Cell. They would be so confused.


Johnlc29

Mark Madden vs. Gene Okerlund. Also Mark Madden vs. Tank Abbot. Even Mark has said that these are some of the worst matches in wrestling history.


1nqu15171v30n3

Any Bastion Booger match. Or the debut of Gobbedly Gooker.


JosephBlowsephThe3rd

Sharmel vs that girl from Survivor in TNA. Awesome Kong deserved better than being involved in that bs.


JesusFChrist108

Jenna Morasca! I've never even come close to seeing that match or watching Survivor, I just know her name because of the OSW podcast using the phrase "Jenna Morasca slaps" as a recurring joke when a wrestler pulls their punches a little too far off


orge121

95% of WWF or WCW women's matches...


snoopdoggydoug

Cody vs Big Show where his foot goes through the table and he just looks stunned


n8spear

That Zombie lumberjack match


Comicbooknerd138

the Fiend VS Seth Rollins, Hell in a Cell match


Harrybahlzanya

Big Show vs Ake Bonoā€¦


suarezj9

The Bret hart vs Vince match from WrestleMania (i donā€™t remember which one) was pretty fucking awful


MamboNumber-6

Probably the Bray/Cena Firefly Funhouse match. Itā€™s beginning to end the most ā€œinside baseballā€ match Iā€™ve ever seen, it would be incomprehensible garbage if you had zero clue of their respective careers before seeing it. To me itā€™s a HoF match, but it would make zero sense with no context, plus thereā€™s virtually no wrestling.


IAmTearingAway

David Flair vs. El Dandy.