Best Of 2020: Worst Wrestler Of The Year
This is going to be a tricky one as it is going to depend on what you mean by worst. In my eyes, it is either someone who is completely inept in the ring or someone who makes me cringe anytime they come on screen. Usually it tends to be more of the latter, as almost anyone is going to be capable of having at least a passable match these days. However, there were some rather bad choices this year so let’s get to it.
As usual this is in no order until the final choice.
Goldberg
I know he barely wrestles and I know he was gone for a good chunk of the year, but my goodness the amount of apathy I feel when that music hits and it’s time for something important. Goldberg has made a mini career out of popping in, winning a World Title and then going home. That gets really annoying in a hurry and it is probably going to continue for years to come. He can’t even do his old stuff as well anymore, which is quite the trick when you only have two moves. It’s an easy pick but that is the case for a reason.
Dexter Lumis
I’ve been watching NXT since the beginning and this might be the first time where I just do not get it. Lumis is supposed to be some kind of tortured artist but that hardly makes him interesting. For reasons I don’t understand, WWE feels the need to present him almost as much as anyone else in NXT and it really isn’t working. I can’t say he’s the worst because there are far worse wrestlers out there, but the lack of interest I feel whenever he’s out there is incredible.
Marko Stunt
Yeah I know this is kind of a cheap answer but there comes a point where it isn’t believable. That’s where Stunt comes in, as he is nearly a foot shorter than most of the people he is facing. He can do a few cool things, but seeing him out there makes me cringe every time and I don’t need him on the show in any role other than a glorified mascot. This is far more on AEW than Stunt, but that doesn’t make it any better.
Those people were bad, but I get the point. I don’t get it with this one.
Michael Nakazawa
Nope. He isn’t funny, he doesn’t do anything worthwhile in the ring and there is no reason to have him on camera. His whole deal is the oil and the underwear and it isn’t worth my time or yours. Nakazawa is presumably there because he is Omega’s assistant or whatever it is and that is not enough to warrant time on either a national television show or a web series. This was a complete layup for me and likely will be as long as he is around.
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