Absolutely, that is brilliant. I was about to make this same comment, haha. And now I know why I never tried to go beyond my indie career of a few years, because I am 95% theater kid and the slowly-accumulating pain of the whole thing was enough to make me think it was a terrible use of my time
Problem is there is like maybe 3 MMA fighters active and retired that would thrive in pro wrestling because they have distinctive personalities. Otherwise it just sums up as " grr me fight for real me tough!" Which Lesnar already does so we don't need another.
To add to your list of wrestlers in trouble with the law, Velveteen Dream got arrested for beating someone up at a gym. Apparently he did the whole "do you know who I am? I work for WWE" schtick to try and get out of it too.
Who would've thought that Tony Khan's comments on Big Swole's exit from AEW would come back to haunt him, albeit indirectly, in a major way when the locker room just decided to speak their minds for real publicly just as he did on Twitter.
I wonder if that incident and Cody leaving are the major catalysts for the locker room turning against itself? It feels like before that point we heard no rumblings of "backstage heat" and the like from AEW being reported on. Although Punk likely shares some of the 'blame' given the comments from Hangman Page and Eddie Kingston.
Wrestlers being a mix of jocks and theatre kids may be the most perfect thing that I've both ever heard, and wished I'd thought of. It truly plays into how my grandmother used to say that wrestling is a soap opera for men.
Putting Sasha and Naomi leaving on this list and talking about “knowing their worth” then proceeding to solely focus on Sasha as well as playing her music in the background is hilarious man.
@@kevinhenry4047 agreed i feel bad for her to a point but to be fair. as good as Naomi is she was never been presented in the same way Bianca belair or sasha were. Which is a shame because she is talented but she has kind of fallen into the Nattie type spot. grizzled veteran who might get a push here and there but will not main event mania.
To be fair, everything about the walk out has been focused on Sasha. Like I’ve seen so many people angry at the two for walking out put almost all of the blame for it on Sasha/Mercedes and Naomi is just existing in the background in all of this.
For the first time in years, it's good to be a wrestling fans since compagnies are able to stay competitive : the independant scene is back to what is used to be, AEW (even if they lost a few feathers), WWE, AAA, NJPW, etc.
Wregret usually drop both videos at the same time when he does this kind of list. I guess he’s still narrowing down all the crazy good thing that happened in 2022.
NXT UK, SpeakingOut and the Pandemic and how thorough they all were in nuking the UK indie scene back to the stone age really deserves to be studied. Like, its one thing if just one of them did some damage, but all three within a year or two is brutal
I rediscovered wrestling in 20 and started going to live British shows on a regular basis last year. To be honest, I always have a great time. There's talent out there, it'll just take time for people to realise it.
Honestly wwe gets all the blame but all the indie companies deserve the blame too. They didn’t present new stars or try to promote new talent. If EVE could do it and stay afloat during the pandemic then idk what stopped the rest of the feds. Plus instead of complaining the fans can support new stars since they aren’t supporting NXTUK
I actually don't think his title reign was that bad tbh - he beat Drew and Lashhley (both pushed to the moon and the previous two champions) as well as KO. He lost a few times, but surely that makes more sense in kayfabe than a perennial upper-midcarder suddenly being able to beat all of WWE's S-tier guys in a matter of months? He was presented as an underdog champion, someone who was really good and could beat anyone on his day, I don't get why every champion has to immediately be super-dominant? The way he was presented made total sense, and is pretty similar to how NJPW does short reigns for guys who arent top dog.
I am happy for you, but he was the thing that pushed me away from watching(I skipped every segment that he was in cus his character was so annoying) . I cant blame the person ,but the character Big E I disliked the most. I am glad at least ,that the majority like him.
We all know the biggest blow to Wrestling was seeing Vacant get buried by the golden shovel-ah back in the Starcade review. That was hard to watch, yeesh.
2022 was a great year for wrestling. Wrestlemania was awesome. The rise of MJF and fall of CM Punk was fascinating and must watch and the forced passing of the torch from Vince to Trips leaves me excited about the future. Ready to see where we head next.
@@ChrisWolff2013 I never said it was a good thing by itself. I just said that it was fascinating to watch and contributed to the craziness that made this year great in my opinion.
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The crazy thing with sunny is how similar it is to the situation with my mother. A woman who got 5 DUIs, 3 of which while having a suspended license, was allowed to drive again after not having a license for 13 years. Luckily she didn't hit anyone, but when she got pulled over for violation of driving conditions, she also got hit with a possession of methamphetamine. And they even look similar too
I really thought something was gonna click for Rhonda by now, but she still works like she's going through the motions and does promos like she's reading off a cue card.
Ronda was so good at working out of the box, but now she looks like she's there for the massive paycheque only and everything she does is shit. Didn't get off to a great start by rushing back too quickly post-partum and having to dress like a Person of Walmart for her Rumble win. Just let her get in shape and come back later! Instead, her shitty work as she steamrolled the rest of the women to get the Rumble win set the division back.
When you are stuck with garbageg wrestlers like Liv and Shotzi, it's hard to get anything worthwhile going. Hell, the fact that Racquel had a very good match with Ronda should tell you how bad those two really were.
It’s tragic but in regard to the DUI’s Tammy was able to get. If you get a DUI in one state you’re most likely able to move to another state and get a license in that state. My moms legs are broken from the knees down leaving her immobile from a drunk driver who had 4 previous DUI’s in the next state over(I lived on the border line of two states.) It’s sickening.
The end of the Weekly Wrestling reviews on Wrestling With Wregret is definitely a sad thing that happened in 2022. All caused by unfortunate situations and weekly drain on Brian Zane.
Dunno about that. While I'm at the point now where years fly by, the Royal Rumble PPV where Brock and Ronda won feels like forever ago. Like a completely different era.
@@vincerussosux he used his OWN money. And there is nothing to indicate he did anything illegal with the women, they seemed to be consensual and he just paid them to not talk about it since affairs are controversial. So be quiet boy
Some honorable mentions for me: The Mandy Rose Controversy: Whether you agree with Mandy being released or not, it was still an objectively hypocritical move by WWE, since they have a history of babying wrestlers who have done MUCH worse than Mandy did. **cough** Usos **cough** Matt Riddle. And NXT losing it's biggest star seemingly instantly is a huge blow to them. I just hope Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne do well in Mandy's absence. Austin Theory's as Mr. MITB: the first Mr. MITB to cash in on a non world title and he didn't even succeed on the cash in. It made him look like a total chump. Liv Morgan as Smackdown Women's champion: The title win itself was amazing but the rest of her reign was just not that good. She had a bunch of lackluster matches with Ronda Rousey and she was made to look pretty weak. She's been lost in the shuffle ever since losing the belt. WWE's booking of Sonya Deville: This is mainly just a nitpick for me but Sonya is one of the most talented women in WWE and they are doing precisely fuck all with her. She has a great look, She's good in the ring, and she can hold her own on the mic. She's Women's Champion material but I guess WWE doesn't see her as that for some reason.
Agree on the Liv & Shayna situation, however the Mandy one came out of sponsorship pressure, and the Austin Theory one was a way yo finally prove to everyone that Vince was not in charge since ever losing the MITB Theory is a whole different person.
I think alot of the issue with AEW backstage is they want to deal with issues like the old days where guys would settle issues without corporate interference, the issue is there is no lockerroom leader(s) like the Undertaker and Triple H were who able to hold wrestlers court and it actually stick with the other talent, and when most of the drama seems to be coming from the wrestlers who run the show it makes the problem worse.
Happy new year Brian! You hit it on the head on #1. Damn theater kids with huge egos. I’m rooting for AEW and I’m a punk fan but there’s been too many backstage reports that make AEW look amateur. Tony got to get it together
I would have still put wrestling "fans" on there because not only was there tribalism, but some "fans" went beyond by harassing and doxing certain wrestlers and their fanbase on social media. Vince McMahon for his actions is also another reason
Honestly surprised Vince’s retirement, or the circumstances surrounding him retiring more specifically, didn’t make this list. Cause I think that easily would’ve been Top 2 along side the AEW backstage problems as the worst things in wrestling in 2022.
TF? Vince leaving was not one of the worst things, if anything it has been one of the best things ever. Granted, there's still some remnants of the Vince era but the shows doesn't feel like a chore to go through
@@djpegao vince leaving was great but the lead up to his resignation was the absolute worst. ie. the story leaks. vince goes on tv to say essentially, "fuck you im not going anywhere." titus oneill opens raw with a promo saying wwe is a safe space.
I think the retirement itself will be in the other list, and to be fair none of the accusations happened in 2022 itself and we all knew this stuff was out there and happening years ago so... To say it's a negative of 2022 is a bit wonky in my opinion.
Somehow WWE did spin the retirement of Vince into something other than an embaressment... Having 'The Bloodline' on top during the whole thing, with the inclusion of Samy Zayn did also help... (btw, my pick for Nr.1 in the list of best things...)
Revoking sunny's license wouldn't have changed what happened the night she killed that guy. Implying that is like implying gun laws would prevent criminals from obtaining them lol
You know you only listed 10 things, but I guarantee you can have an infinite list for 2022 lol. Great video as always and really enjoy your perspective on things. Your thoughts are logical and a lot of fans are thinking too
I maintain that Tony Khan deserves a majority of the blame for the brawl at All Out. If he had stepped in and squashed everything when Adam Page went rouge in his promo against CM Punk, and clarified that the Colt Cabana rumors were bunk, shit would not have escalated to the point it did.
genuinely this was one of the craziest years in wrestling, i say this with 100% with a 1000% confidence, that being said this has been my favourite year in wrestling since 2016
I agree with number 1, but a lot of the MJF stuff was just part of his overall storyline they're running with now, a lot of that stuff was a work. Also, you should have mentioned that towards the end of the year, AEW had put things in place to help alleviate some of the issues with talent and there has been a marked improvement since then. TK made some mistakes, but there was no reason to ignore the fact that he also is attempting to correct them.
Big E’s WWE title reign is further proof that, just because WWE gives you a run with the belt, doesn’t mean they saw you as a top star. WAY too often they do this, once you lose the belt, you fall right back down to where you were before. WWE are truly COMMITTED to building VERY few new stars. Liv Morgan was the same way, she was just there to keep the belt warm for Ronda (even though at this point she’s BETTER than Ronda arguably), and now they don’t know what to do with her.
I tried to watch the 1st episode of WOW when it debuted and if you thought Kevin Dunn camera cuts were bad holy hell WOW's gave me a headache after about 10 minutes.
Good points by Brian. Particularly the last one and, as a fan, I'm sick & tired as well of reading about grown people fighting like little kids at what is essentially their job.
No. 1 is easily the sadest thing this year. I commented it under a Culthaholic video, I was so happy about having an alternative to WWE and Vince's creative. But the Drama in AEW is tiring...
Ronda’s star appeal was her being an undefeated MMA world breaker. After losing twice, the second time in embarrassing fashion, and the way she reacted over those loses, her star power was all but dead.
Number 9: Impact putting on great PPV's and matches and displaying great new talent like Speedball Mike Bailey... and the wrestling sites/news turning a blind eye and deaf ear on them all just to keep sucking up to Tony Khan and HHH.
Impact's doing quite decent even if the roster keeps slipping away. Or maybe because of it, don't think anyone will exactly miss guys like Gallows and Anderson, or Vincent.
"Arguably the best in ring performer of the four horsewomen", Zane? If you mean arguable in that some people will argue that it's true, you might have a point, but I would say she's arguably the WORST of the four. Botcha Banks, man. Wow.
where's tyrus as NWA world champion? that pretty much took a shit on the NWA as a whole and brought validity to nick aldis's reasons for leaving the company.
#4 Is even worse when you take into account that The New Day got squashed at WrestleMania in a match where they paid tribute to Big E. Hands down one of the worst matches of the year. On top of that, it moved from Night 1 to Night 2 because it was low on the priority bracket.
It just didn’t make sense, what was the point of doing that when Punk was just going to win the title back just two weeks later? It gets forgotten about because of all the drama that happened afterwards but the build up to Moxley/Punk wasn’t that great.
the real life Succession playing out before our very eyes over the past year with Vince McMahon as Logan Roy to me has been the biggest story in all of pro wrestling for A LOT of reasons, most of them very bad
The worst and best thing for me was The Vince McMahon controversy. It was good because he’s not calling the shots anymore and now WWE is watchable again. It’s also the worst because of the negative press it gave the company
to be honest, I think WWE was watchable since 2021, but mass layoffs hurt my head and made me depressed, I'm much more comfortable watching it now, it gives me a good feeling
Speaking of #1, I look forward to the Worst Of Wrestling In 2023 list, in which will almost certainly be an entry titled "AEW's Awful Video Game". Because that thing looks TERRIBLE.
It's funny, I mentioned before how AEW brought me back into wrestling with the Stadium Stampede and well the All Out 2022 situation certainly led to the opposite. I didn't want anything to do with AEW or even much of any wrestling company following that, and it took both Full Gear and Survivor Series to get me back into everything. Now we got this whole Jarretts vs Acclaimed fiasco going on and I just hope that would be work but who knows. Great video as always Brian!
I haven't missed Sasha for a second since she left. I just wish she hadn't dragged Naomi with her. Not only was I more a fan of Naomi's work, but my kids enjoyed her too, even wanting her light-up shoes. Sasha can go do whatever, but I hope Naomi finds her way back, especially so she can keep traveling with her husband instead of potentially working on different continents.
We’re starting off 2023 on a hot note with Karen Jarrett, Kurt Angle, Jeff Jarrett, and Acclaimed drama lol. I love Caster, but namedropping Angle seems to have reopened an old wound. Even Kelly Kelly is catching strays in this. I have no clue how this benefits the feud and there is more “is it a work or shoot” speculation on social media due to Jarrett’s recent comments and the response from Bowens. So much for leaving this kind of drama behind in 2022.
2022 was the first year in over a decade that I watched more WWE programming instead of just WrestleMania. I liked a lot of what I saw. I'm interested enough to stick with it again through 'Mania and see what happens.
Wrestlers being called a mix between jocks and theater kids is honestly the most accurate description I've ever heard!
That's true. I agree
And nerds
That’s probably the best thing I heard so far
Worse than jocks, they play for themselves.
Absolutely, that is brilliant. I was about to make this same comment, haha. And now I know why I never tried to go beyond my indie career of a few years, because I am 95% theater kid and the slowly-accumulating pain of the whole thing was enough to make me think it was a terrible use of my time
It's amazing how Rousey seems to have defied expectations and managed against all odds to somehow get worse at delivering promos.
Problem is there is like maybe 3 MMA fighters active and retired that would thrive in pro wrestling because they have distinctive personalities. Otherwise it just sums up as " grr me fight for real me tough!" Which Lesnar already does so we don't need another.
"Wrestlers are a unique hybrid of jocks and theater kids" -- A truly excellent phrase!
Never thought of that...but it's so true!
It's actually not, most wrestlers have zero jock in them, just in shape nerds
@@onceuponatimeinscotland7036 maybe in AEW
I’m surprised Ric Flair’s last match nor Vince McMahon’s SA allegations were not mentioned, both were big things that were talked about.
Vince McMahon having his shit leaked and having to step down is a good thing. If he was still in power and the whole thing was ignored it’d be #1.
I know, right?
As bad as Tessa walking out of another company was yeah the drama around Vince McMahon this year probably should have been here
Especially over Tessa
I'm guessing Vince getting forced out of gonna be in the best things list
Compared to the last "Worst of Wrestling" videos, I definitely think 2022 was a step up
To add to your list of wrestlers in trouble with the law, Velveteen Dream got arrested for beating someone up at a gym. Apparently he did the whole "do you know who I am? I work for WWE" schtick to try and get out of it too.
Yeah but he wasn't and isn't really wrestling anywhere though, so does he even count as a wrestler?
And let us not forget when got pulled over he got arrested for snorting cocaine IN FRONT of the cops
"YOU DIDN'T READ ME MY MIRANDA RIGHTS!" 🙄
Saw the TMZ video he lost
It.
I know Dream is going to be the subject of a full length video from Zane soon.
Crazy to think in 2022 AEW gave us a Sequel to WCW Backstage Assult. The graphics were so realistic............
W joke
That would be a great game to play.
@@richardtherichard26 I'm just saying it be better graphics and what not
I better see a rom hack where they replace the wcw wrestlers with the AEW roster
@@richardtherichard26 just let the joke fly by huh?
Who would've thought that Tony Khan's comments on Big Swole's exit from AEW would come back to haunt him, albeit indirectly, in a major way when the locker room just decided to speak their minds for real publicly just as he did on Twitter.
I wonder if that incident and Cody leaving are the major catalysts for the locker room turning against itself? It feels like before that point we heard no rumblings of "backstage heat" and the like from AEW being reported on.
Although Punk likely shares some of the 'blame' given the comments from Hangman Page and Eddie Kingston.
Hell, wwe are still waiting for that bot report he had clamining that all negative tweets about AEW were done by bots.
There’s a big difference between the hired help and the ceo and owner.
Wrestlers being a mix of jocks and theatre kids may be the most perfect thing that I've both ever heard, and wished I'd thought of. It truly plays into how my grandmother used to say that wrestling is a soap opera for men.
The 2023 video is gonna be real interesting with all the crazy stuff that's happened.
I was in drama club in HS, and Brian’s analogy was spot on. Theater kids bring so much backstage strife due to their narcissism.
"Unique hybrid of Jocks and Theatre Kids" is a great way to define the mental state of a pro wrestler.
Putting Sasha and Naomi leaving on this list and talking about “knowing their worth” then proceeding to solely focus on Sasha as well as playing her music in the background is hilarious man.
Ikr. I rolled my eyes hard at that part smh
I really do feel bad for Naomi, she walked out as well yet people are mainly only concerned with Sasha.
@@kevinhenry4047 agreed i feel bad for her to a point but to be fair. as good as Naomi is she was never been presented in the same way Bianca belair or sasha were. Which is a shame because she is talented but she has kind of fallen into the Nattie type spot. grizzled veteran who might get a push here and there but will not main event mania.
@@adamandanna midcarder. That's the word you're looking for
To be fair, everything about the walk out has been focused on Sasha. Like I’ve seen so many people angry at the two for walking out put almost all of the blame for it on Sasha/Mercedes and Naomi is just existing in the background in all of this.
2022 was genuinely insane, some stuff I genuinely forgot happened. Like Tessa Blanchard leaving WOW and Jeff Hardy getting arrested again for example
“Wrestlers are a unique hybrid of jocks and theater kids.” Amazing. I love this channel.
Despite some minor problems here and there, 2022 was a solid year overall. It's definitely up there with some of the craziest year in wrestling.
For the first time in years, it's good to be a wrestling fans since compagnies are able to stay competitive : the independant scene is back to what is used to be, AEW (even if they lost a few feathers), WWE, AAA, NJPW, etc.
It was a solid year in terms of wrestling and excitement but not so much in terms of morale
Wregret usually drop both videos at the same time when he does this kind of list. I guess he’s still narrowing down all the crazy good thing that happened in 2022.
I liked in when Jon moxley lost
Another year and I don't regret watching Wrestling with wregret
Watching since mid/summer of 2016
6:22 With Ronda it's her usual "If I'm not loved by literally everyone and don't get my own way I won't put the effort in."
Despite 2022 being one of my worst years yet, it was a great year for pro Wrestling.
So many great things to watch
agreed.
Absolutely
Same
NXT UK, SpeakingOut and the Pandemic and how thorough they all were in nuking the UK indie scene back to the stone age really deserves to be studied. Like, its one thing if just one of them did some damage, but all three within a year or two is brutal
I rediscovered wrestling in 20 and started going to live British shows on a regular basis last year. To be honest, I always have a great time. There's talent out there, it'll just take time for people to realise it.
Honestly wwe gets all the blame but all the indie companies deserve the blame too. They didn’t present new stars or try to promote new talent. If EVE could do it and stay afloat during the pandemic then idk what stopped the rest of the feds. Plus instead of complaining the fans can support new stars since they aren’t supporting NXTUK
It's wierd to blame the movement and not the wrestlers being creeps
Your piece on Big E breaks my heart because I love Big E as a personality in wrestling
He’s one of the few reasons I keep watching
I actually don't think his title reign was that bad tbh - he beat Drew and Lashhley (both pushed to the moon and the previous two champions) as well as KO. He lost a few times, but surely that makes more sense in kayfabe than a perennial upper-midcarder suddenly being able to beat all of WWE's S-tier guys in a matter of months?
He was presented as an underdog champion, someone who was really good and could beat anyone on his day, I don't get why every champion has to immediately be super-dominant? The way he was presented made total sense, and is pretty similar to how NJPW does short reigns for guys who arent top dog.
I am happy for you, but he was the thing that pushed me away from watching(I skipped every segment that he was in cus his character was so annoying) . I cant blame the person ,but the character Big E I disliked the most. I am glad at least ,that the majority like him.
Wow, I completely forgot that Big E's injury was just last year. Miss him so much
10 months... Goddammit I hope he can wrestle again.
The 2020s have been crazy. Wrestling in 2023 has a lot of potential to do great.
We all know the biggest blow to Wrestling was seeing Vacant get buried by the golden shovel-ah back in the Starcade review. That was hard to watch, yeesh.
"...racked up so many DUIs, you'd think she was trying to win something." This story is super sad, but that is a fantastic line.
2022 was a great year for wrestling. Wrestlemania was awesome. The rise of MJF and fall of CM Punk was fascinating and must watch and the forced passing of the torch from Vince to Trips leaves me excited about the future. Ready to see where we head next.
Fall of CM Punk? Why is that a good thing?
Sasha Bonks Leaving made the year even better.
@@ChrisWolff2013 he’s just an elite smark
@@ChrisWolff2013 I never said it was a good thing by itself. I just said that it was fascinating to watch and contributed to the craziness that made this year great in my opinion.
@@MoeMoon I really think losing Sasha hurt their women's division overall and they have to work that much harder to create a new star.
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The CM Punk press conference was one of the funniest things of the year. Shout out to Mindy's bakery!
The crazy thing with sunny is how similar it is to the situation with my mother. A woman who got 5 DUIs, 3 of which while having a suspended license, was allowed to drive again after not having a license for 13 years. Luckily she didn't hit anyone, but when she got pulled over for violation of driving conditions, she also got hit with a possession of methamphetamine. And they even look similar too
I really thought something was gonna click for Rhonda by now, but she still works like she's going through the motions and does promos like she's reading off a cue card.
Ronda was so good at working out of the box, but now she looks like she's there for the massive paycheque only and everything she does is shit.
Didn't get off to a great start by rushing back too quickly post-partum and having to dress like a Person of Walmart for her Rumble win. Just let her get in shape and come back later! Instead, her shitty work as she steamrolled the rest of the women to get the Rumble win set the division back.
She's an absolute charisma vacuum.
When you are stuck with garbageg wrestlers like Liv and Shotzi, it's hard to get anything worthwhile going. Hell, the fact that Racquel had a very good match with Ronda should tell you how bad those two really were.
Don't they do rehearsals b4 live shows? Seems like she needed an acting coach
It’s tragic but in regard to the DUI’s Tammy was able to get. If you get a DUI in one state you’re most likely able to move to another state and get a license in that state.
My moms legs are broken from the knees down leaving her immobile from a drunk driver who had 4 previous DUI’s in the next state over(I lived on the border line of two states.)
It’s sickening.
America has a car addiction
Hope your family is doing well
Never understand how criminals with multiple vehicular convictions are allowed to drive
I've been waiting for this countdown. Happy New Year to you and your family Brian.
The end of the Weekly Wrestling reviews on Wrestling With Wregret is definitely a sad thing that happened in 2022. All caused by unfortunate situations and weekly drain on Brian Zane.
I think we already have our worst of 2023
Tessa leaving WOW, that was f-ing funny.
2022 was the pure definition of "blink and you miss it."
According to who? The last year had been week-in, week-out cavalcade of newsworthy stuff, for better or worse.
@@theoneandonlymichaelmccormickWhat I mean is that, 2022 started and ended logically overnight.
@@kazallroberts I think ALL years start and end overnight. Y’know…New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day, and all.
Dunno about that. While I'm at the point now where years fly by, the Royal Rumble PPV where Brock and Ronda won feels like forever ago. Like a completely different era.
How Flair's last match didn't make this list is beyond me.
Brian Zane may be going onto one of Conrad Thompson podcasts for an interview.
You didn't have Ric Flair's last match as one of the worst?
Happy New Year to the Wrestling With Wregret followers and Patreon members (like myself).
Let's do it for the content, y'all.
The "unique hybrid between jocks and theatre kids" line is very succinct
Shane McMahon's strong 2022 Royal Rumble showing deserves honorable mention for the Worst in Wrestling.
Big E has the best smile! His smile makes me smile! He seems like such a great guy too, hope he gets well
Can’t decide if Vince being forced to step down would be on the worst list because he did what he did or best because he got caught.
Got caught? Even if the allegations are true (nothing has been proven), he didn't do anything illegal
@@TJSpyke …using company funds for personal expenses is very illegal my guy
@@TJSpykelol he used 19 million dollars of WWE's money to pay for hush money settlements. He already got caught dumbass
@@joejames1794 he used his own money kid, try again
@@vincerussosux he used his OWN money. And there is nothing to indicate he did anything illegal with the women, they seemed to be consensual and he just paid them to not talk about it since affairs are controversial. So be quiet boy
You could almost just put toxic fans on the list every year. My goodness they're brutal.
they should get a guarenteed spot every year.
Toxic fans always will be defending that #1 title
Brian: Perhaps in 2023, AEW can turn their act around and get things a bit more harmonious in the locker room.
Jeff Jarrett: Hold my guitar, slapnuts.
*My World* Intensifies
Hangman Page Title reign should have gotten an honorable mention.
Some honorable mentions for me:
The Mandy Rose Controversy: Whether you agree with Mandy being released or not, it was still an objectively hypocritical move by WWE, since they have a history of babying wrestlers who have done MUCH worse than Mandy did. **cough** Usos **cough** Matt Riddle. And NXT losing it's biggest star seemingly instantly is a huge blow to them. I just hope Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne do well in Mandy's absence.
Austin Theory's as Mr. MITB: the first Mr. MITB to cash in on a non world title and he didn't even succeed on the cash in. It made him look like a total chump.
Liv Morgan as Smackdown Women's champion: The title win itself was amazing but the rest of her reign was just not that good. She had a bunch of lackluster matches with Ronda Rousey and she was made to look pretty weak. She's been lost in the shuffle ever since losing the belt.
WWE's booking of Sonya Deville: This is mainly just a nitpick for me but Sonya is one of the most talented women in WWE and they are doing precisely fuck all with her. She has a great look, She's good in the ring, and she can hold her own on the mic. She's Women's Champion material but I guess WWE doesn't see her as that for some reason.
Agree on the Liv & Shayna situation, however the Mandy one came out of sponsorship pressure, and the Austin Theory one was a way yo finally prove to everyone that Vince was not in charge since ever losing the MITB Theory is a whole different person.
I think alot of the issue with AEW backstage is they want to deal with issues like the old days where guys would settle issues without corporate interference, the issue is there is no lockerroom leader(s) like the Undertaker and Triple H were who able to hold wrestlers court and it actually stick with the other talent, and when most of the drama seems to be coming from the wrestlers who run the show it makes the problem worse.
Happy new year Brian!
You hit it on the head on #1. Damn theater kids with huge egos. I’m rooting for AEW and I’m a punk fan but there’s been too many backstage reports that make AEW look amateur. Tony got to get it together
I would have still put wrestling "fans" on there because not only was there tribalism, but some "fans" went beyond by harassing and doxing certain wrestlers and their fanbase on social media. Vince McMahon for his actions is also another reason
The fact Vince being forced out of power for his transgressions isn’t even a honorable mention is INSANITY
Because it is not wrestling!!!!
Because it wasn't a bad thing. 🤣 🤣
@@Ranuyasha Technically, the fans aren't wrestling, but they've been mentioned since 2019 (Rightfully, to be fair.).
@@Ranuyasha 🤮🤮
I think Vince leaving WWE will be in his list of best of wrestling 2022.
Honestly surprised Vince’s retirement, or the circumstances surrounding him retiring more specifically, didn’t make this list. Cause I think that easily would’ve been Top 2 along side the AEW backstage problems as the worst things in wrestling in 2022.
That ended up being highly beneficial for the wrestling business
TF? Vince leaving was not one of the worst things, if anything it has been one of the best things ever. Granted, there's still some remnants of the Vince era but the shows doesn't feel like a chore to go through
@@djpegao vince leaving was great but the lead up to his resignation was the absolute worst.
ie. the story leaks. vince goes on tv to say essentially, "fuck you im not going anywhere."
titus oneill opens raw with a promo saying wwe is a safe space.
I think the retirement itself will be in the other list, and to be fair none of the accusations happened in 2022 itself and we all knew this stuff was out there and happening years ago so... To say it's a negative of 2022 is a bit wonky in my opinion.
Somehow WWE did spin the retirement of Vince into something other than an embaressment...
Having 'The Bloodline' on top during the whole thing, with the inclusion of Samy Zayn did also help... (btw, my pick for Nr.1 in the list of best things...)
Revoking sunny's license wouldn't have changed what happened the night she killed that guy. Implying that is like implying gun laws would prevent criminals from obtaining them lol
The ridiculous number of interim champions AEW went through in 2022 belongs somewhere on this list.
I agree. If you're the champ, then you're the champ. They need to stop this interim stuff.
You know you only listed 10 things, but I guarantee you can have an infinite list for 2022 lol. Great video as always and really enjoy your perspective on things. Your thoughts are logical and a lot of fans are thinking too
You know what wasn't the worse things about wrestling in 2022, Brian never seems to age in the many years of me watching him
I maintain that Tony Khan deserves a majority of the blame for the brawl at All Out. If he had stepped in and squashed everything when Adam Page went rouge in his promo against CM Punk, and clarified that the Colt Cabana rumors were bunk, shit would not have escalated to the point it did.
Bro did you have to show the unflattering upshot of Ronda Rousey 🤣🤣 Cold as Ice lol
genuinely this was one of the craziest years in wrestling, i say this with 100% with a 1000% confidence, that being said this has been my favourite year in wrestling since 2016
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I agree with number 1, but a lot of the MJF stuff was just part of his overall storyline they're running with now, a lot of that stuff was a work. Also, you should have mentioned that towards the end of the year, AEW had put things in place to help alleviate some of the issues with talent and there has been a marked improvement since then. TK made some mistakes, but there was no reason to ignore the fact that he also is attempting to correct them.
Locker room drama being ahead of actual crimes is hilarious
Big E’s WWE title reign is further proof that, just because WWE gives you a run with the belt, doesn’t mean they saw you as a top star. WAY too often they do this, once you lose the belt, you fall right back down to where you were before. WWE are truly COMMITTED to building VERY few new stars.
Liv Morgan was the same way, she was just there to keep the belt warm for Ronda (even though at this point she’s BETTER than Ronda arguably), and now they don’t know what to do with her.
You can already write the return of Vinnie Mac at the #1 spot for next year's video.
Happy New Year, Brian!
I tried to watch the 1st episode of WOW when it debuted and if you thought Kevin Dunn camera cuts were bad holy hell WOW's gave me a headache after about 10 minutes.
I was surprised to see WOW back on again.
Good points by Brian. Particularly the last one and, as a fan, I'm sick & tired as well of reading about grown people fighting like little kids at what is essentially their job.
Maybe Zane not putting Vince's whole ordeal on the list wasn't such a bad call considering what took place days after
No. 1 is easily the sadest thing this year. I commented it under a Culthaholic video, I was so happy about having an alternative to WWE and Vince's creative. But the Drama in AEW is tiring...
I look forward to this list every year.
Same
15:39 “ wrestlers are unique hybrid of jocks and theater kids” it’s so true. It’s so true!
I love the "Schlaking" Sir Alfred Hayes reference :)
I was certain that at #2 you were going to bring up...
Vincent. Kennedy. McMahon...'s troubles with the law.
Ronda’s star appeal was her being an undefeated MMA world breaker. After losing twice, the second time in embarrassing fashion, and the way she reacted over those loses, her star power was all but dead.
Tell that to the WM Crowd.
@@TimTE01 no one paid to see Ronda.
My most anticipated video of 2022!
Number 9: Impact putting on great PPV's and matches and displaying great new talent like Speedball Mike Bailey... and the wrestling sites/news turning a blind eye and deaf ear on them all just to keep sucking up to Tony Khan and HHH.
Impact's doing quite decent even if the roster keeps slipping away. Or maybe because of it, don't think anyone will exactly miss guys like Gallows and Anderson, or Vincent.
Kicking off a “worst of” list with Tessa Blanchard…😂🤣 delightful
"Arguably the best in ring performer of the four horsewomen", Zane? If you mean arguable in that some people will argue that it's true, you might have a point, but I would say she's arguably the WORST of the four. Botcha Banks, man. Wow.
Marina Shafir's "you know me/you don't know me" promo has to be added to the list.
12:28 🎵I know you want meeeeeeeeee-🎵 (for vehicular manslaughter and driving while under the influence)
The thing with Ted DiBiase's situation is that it was the younger son who was behind it. Ted and Ted Jr. were just the ones who had to take the fall.
They are not angels here.
They took the money, right?
where's tyrus as NWA world champion? that pretty much took a shit on the NWA as a whole and brought validity to nick aldis's reasons for leaving the company.
Surprised you didn't add Tyrus as NWA Champion.
Made Nick Aldis leave NWA
#4 Is even worse when you take into account that The New Day got squashed at WrestleMania in a match where they paid tribute to Big E. Hands down one of the worst matches of the year. On top of that, it moved from Night 1 to Night 2 because it was low on the priority bracket.
The ROH thing reminds me more of all the WCW titles being mixed in with WWE's after the WCW acquisition.
Never mentioned thunder Rosa sandbagging
Mox squashing Punk for the title on Dynamite in the middle of the show no less was rough especially because I wanted to see them have a great match.
It just didn’t make sense, what was the point of doing that when Punk was just going to win the title back just two weeks later? It gets forgotten about because of all the drama that happened afterwards but the build up to Moxley/Punk wasn’t that great.
the real life Succession playing out before our very eyes over the past year with Vince McMahon as Logan Roy to me has been the biggest story in all of pro wrestling for A LOT of reasons, most of them very bad
The worst and best thing for me was The Vince McMahon controversy. It was good because he’s not calling the shots anymore and now WWE is watchable again. It’s also the worst because of the negative press it gave the company
Indeed, however it seems the good outweighs the bad. Since the product has become way less of a chore to go through
@@djpegao exactly
That Vince story needs a 15 minute video of it's own, because it is thee biggest story of 2022 in wrestling.
WWE has always had bad press.
to be honest, I think WWE was watchable since 2021, but mass layoffs hurt my head and made me depressed, I'm much more comfortable watching it now, it gives me a good feeling
The fact this video isn’t an hour long is surprising
Well done for condensing this mental year down
Condensing, not condescending.
I am already electing one thing for the worst of 2023: Mercedes Moné's hair at Wrestle Kingdom. She looked like she slipped in an oil puddle!
Speaking of #1, I look forward to the Worst Of Wrestling In 2023 list, in which will almost certainly be an entry titled "AEW's Awful Video Game".
Because that thing looks TERRIBLE.
It's funny, I mentioned before how AEW brought me back into wrestling with the Stadium Stampede and well the All Out 2022 situation certainly led to the opposite. I didn't want anything to do with AEW or even much of any wrestling company following that, and it took both Full Gear and Survivor Series to get me back into everything. Now we got this whole Jarretts vs Acclaimed fiasco going on and I just hope that would be work but who knows. Great video as always Brian!
Big E’s injury was best for business.😂
Tyrus winning the NWA World title.
Thank you for making the highs and lows more entertaining and enjoyable!
I haven't missed Sasha for a second since she left. I just wish she hadn't dragged Naomi with her. Not only was I more a fan of Naomi's work, but my kids enjoyed her too, even wanting her light-up shoes. Sasha can go do whatever, but I hope Naomi finds her way back, especially so she can keep traveling with her husband instead of potentially working on different continents.
Naomi is returning to WWE
We’re starting off 2023 on a hot note with Karen Jarrett, Kurt Angle, Jeff Jarrett, and Acclaimed drama lol. I love Caster, but namedropping Angle seems to have reopened an old wound. Even Kelly Kelly is catching strays in this. I have no clue how this benefits the feud and there is more “is it a work or shoot” speculation on social media due to Jarrett’s recent comments and the response from Bowens. So much for leaving this kind of drama behind in 2022.
Happy new year brian zane.
Happy new year buddy
2022 was the first year in over a decade that I watched more WWE programming instead of just WrestleMania. I liked a lot of what I saw. I'm interested enough to stick with it again through 'Mania and see what happens.