10 WORST WWE Matches Of 2001

From Buff Bagwell vs Booker T for the WCW World Championship on an episode of WWE Raw to Undertaker and Kane vs Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon in a Steel Cage Match at SummerSlam, these are the 10 WORST WWE Matches Of 2001.
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[@chez4prez825]

"With the in-ring skills of a cauliflower." Pacitti in rare form ladies and gentlemen 😂😂

[@zanethind]

😂😅

[@diongrey5033]

@@zanethindcool

[@Kalel2.0]

Man did they massacre DDP. We should have gotten Rock vs DDP for the ppls champ moniker it was a dream match but all Vince had for him was being Takers stalker

[@prj7894]

Ddp was midcarder at best he should not go toe to toe with main eventers of the winning roster 😅

[@Kalel2.0]

​@@prj7894 He had a charisma a lot ppl didn't have plus he was a good talker and his story was so inspiring plus he was over as hell with WCW and WWF crowds and so many fans minus Casuals who didn't know him wanted to see him face off with Rock. He could've been in the Midcard to Upper Midcard rank mostly due to his age but my God after that burial no one bought him as a star

[@leaderofnoone9087]

​@@prj7894 you haven't watched WCW in the Monday night War.

[@num1Jaysta]

@@prj7894 Okay Vince

[@namikstudios]

@@prj7894 DDP is one of only nine WCW Triple Crown Champions. He is about as far from a midcarder as you can get. Besides which, he was married to Kimberly at the time of the stalker angle... That's former leader of the Nitro Girls and Playboy cover girl Kimberly who was prominently featured in multiple WCW feuds over many many years.

[@arilipkin7816]

Surprised Sara vs DDP from the 8/20 Raw didn't make it on here. Man, DDP couldn't catch a break in 2001.

[@num1Jaysta]

He probably blocked that from his memory like most of us. That was pathetic.

[@roccojamison89gooker51]

@@num1Jaysta You probably won't see Kanyon singing that Culture Club song to the Undertaker on WWE network or Peacock.

[@user-dp6cw9po5k]

& All Because he Ticked of The Undertaker by handing The Deadman a Script & as a result was De-Pushed, DDP was notorious for scripting his matches down to the last detail to the annoyance of some of the other Wrestlers & Paige tried to dictate his plans directly to The Undertaker which ended badly for the founder of DDP Yoga & at Summerslam was annihilated in grand fashion!

[@Biishiki-gun4life]

​@@roccojamison89gooker51maybe not wwe network but it's on binge (the service us Aussie use to watch WWE)

[@TheThird1977]

Never forget; Right to Censor eventually won their battle against WWE's immorality.

[@k1productions87]

Nah, Capitalism did that. Soon as they started looking exclusively at merch sales and network contracts, rather than actual storyline content, that is when everything went tits-up.

[@ReinEngel]

Lack of competition and being controlled by The Network (damn you Cyrus!) definitely contributed to their victory.

[@TheThird1977]

@@k1productions87 You do realise that it's a joke comment, right?

[@k1productions87]

@@TheThird1977 Yeah,... and you interpreted my reply as 100% serious?

[@TheThird1977]

@@k1productions87 Yeah; because as a joke it doesn't make sense.

[@RustyShackleford101]

You take that back, Pacitti! Hebner Vs Patrick was a 5 star banger!!

[@bradcarver8127]

Omega and Okada have both cited the referee match as major inspiration for their entire careers

[@RustyShackleford101]

@@bradcarver8127 can't blame them, who wouldn't see two titans of the sport and not be inspired?

[@Molson-xg9hs]

So gutted that the Invasion was so botched. Little did Vince know that buying the competition was one of the worst things that could have happened creatively. WWE never had the same sense of urgency and risk taking as they did during the Monday Night War era.

[@1985JM]

To be fair to WWF the rebellion UK only PPV was just 2 months after the tragic events of 9/11 , superstars & others where obviously anxious with the travelling

[@BLACULA-Skeewoah]

Reminds me of that tragedy

[@diongrey5033]

@@BLACULA-Skeewoahcool

[@TheForeverRanger]

Looking back at the Buff vs Booker T match something felt off. Then I realized it was the ring. WCW used a different sized ring.

[@Scaramanga7]

Good catch! Cornette has mentioned that a few times.

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

WWF/WWE's ring was bigger right?

[@Scaramanga7]

@@WhiskeyBrewer yeah, 20 x 20.

[@Opmarketgarden1944]

The highlights of 2001 was not just x-seven. The Royal rumble and No way out building up to it were both excellent shows and combined possibly the strongest consecutive trio of PPVs WWE has ever had.

[@k1productions87]

The only thing I really remember from 2001 No Way Out was being absolutely burnt out by the end of the Three Stages of Hell match, inexplicably placed in the middle of the card. The 2001 Royal Rumble on the other hand, I absolutely loved. Well... that is to say, I loved the Jericho-Benoit Ladder Match, and probably the best booked Royal Rumble match since 1992. The Championship Match left something to be desired (as it was really the Trish and Stephanie show), and then there's the Chyna v Ivory match... yeah

[@robertharris4390]

I agree 100%

[@246kisses]

Royal rumble 2001 was my very first royal rumble I ever watched and none have really lived up to it

[@rrrob19]

Another big problem with the WCW championship match was the announcers. They had Scott Hudson(who worked for WCW but isn’t even the fifth WCW announcer I would think of, much less the first) and Arn Anderson( who is absolutely a big WCW name but not known for his announcing). Where was Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, or even Dusty Rhodes? But the main guy they needed for this was The Brain. Bobby Heenan would have made it entertaining even if the match sucked

[@dylanogg347]

Dusty could at least inform viewers on Booker T and Bagwell's careers, while entertaining those watching from home.

[@g2991_]

for me Ivory vs Chyna at Royal Rumble wasn’t a problem, storytelling instead

[@rrrob19]

I actually agree with Buff that it would have gone better in somewhere like Atlanta or Charlotte but the biggest problem was …well Buff. He was never in the world title picture in WCW. It should have been DDP or maybe one of the talent that left WCW because they never got that opportunity like Eddie Guerrero or Chris Jericho.

[@ianjay4596]

Shane also messed dup his gimmick right before he walked out. Buff was somewhat over, not main event but had fans

[@Laynel8]

Either DDP or Chris Jericho would've been awesome to see going against Booker T on that night of Raw Is War.. Eddie would've been good as well but was sent to rehab for an addiction with painkillers in May of 2001, two months before the Invasion storyline was officially given the green light. Also his contract expired later in the year, November to be exact, and didn't sign with the WWF again until April of 2002.

[@Legend_1nsanity]

I'm from Washington and one thing I can tell Buff Bagwell is, we are very vocal and if something sucks we are going to tell you.

[@MiscellaneousMike81]

Where were you guys at WM 19? That show didn't suck, but the crowd was dead and it hurt the show. Comparing it to 18 in Toronto is like night and day. Do you guys only get vocal when something sucks?

[@Legend_1nsanity]

@@MiscellaneousMike81 No, we get loud when things are good too

[@MiscellaneousMike81]

@@Legend_1nsanity I just couldn't help but bust your balls for that comment because I remember WM19 in Seattle being hurt by the dead crowd.

[@Legend_1nsanity]

@@MiscellaneousMike81 it definently wasn't the best MANIA, thats probably why they haven't been back?......🤣

[@MiscellaneousMike81]

@@Legend_1nsanity I thought it was a great show, and I love Seattle. I was disappointed in the crowd though. Back to the topic, I thought the match between Booker and Bagwell was decent. I figured the crowd didn't care for it because WCW was never big in the Northwest.

[@michaelsinger4638]

The way WWE buried DDP was so sad to watch. It was such a stupid, petty, and needless move. Undertaker was GARBAGE around this time as well. Poor Ivory, she got stuck having to drop the Women’s Belt in truly crap ways repeatedly. Why WWE thought that Bagwell vs. Booker T was a good watch to “showcase” WCW is beyond me? And they didn’t even wait a week till they would have been in WCW’s home turf either. 🤦‍♂️ Seeing Taker lose his cool during that tag match was at least funny.

[@jetla22]

I still can't believe Buff mom start calling WWE. All the wrestlers and they chose the momma boy not known for 5 star matches but being hated. They should have used a ex WCW star like Benoit instead vs Booker

[@rickyrosay33977]

I agree on Ivory she had to drop the belt to a 76 year old moolah

[@michaelsinger4638]

Moolah. So disgusting and did such damage to women’s wrestling in the USA for so long.

[@user-kq7rf6uq4m]

@@michaelsinger4638 she was genuinely one of if not THE worst people in industry history and that’s saying a LOT about pro wrestling! She’s a sex trafficking sexual assailant who monopolized the entire women’s division of pro wrestling in The US for decades while preventing any development of or progress within the form. I absolutely despise that women and it blew my mind when I found out how truly dark, twisted and disgusting she was.

[@carlcady4008]

I'm sorry, but the closed captions (subtitles) have just cracked me up, instead of Adam Pacitti, we got Adam Pajizzi...

[@dylanogg347]

We all saw #1 coming didn't we? Who didn't hear Undertaker? Mike Sharpe was telling him to tone it down from all the way over in Hamilton.

[@dayostical]

Props to Adam for admitting he was part of the horny male audience who enjoyed watching the women "wrestle" back then, most other wrestling channels and even wrestling fans try to act all righteous like they weren't eating all that stuff up as well.

[@ihytj6251]

It’s better than porn says Austin 3:16

[@billwe5772]

Those channels are also the channels that believe aew is some great promotion or something

[@roccojamison89gooker51]

Many of those wrestling podcasters are probably Dave Meltzer fans or Conrad Thompson fans.

[@rogregg29445]

They act like other channels plenty

[@Venylynn]

​@@billwe5772 AEW is good.

[@thesterlingstudies]

Earl Hebner vs Nick Patrick at Invasion is actually my 2nd favorite match of the Invasion PPV - first place going to be the Inaugural Brawl.

[@jannix5383]

Every Mondy Nitro from Worst to Best would be awesome

[@TerranMcCall]

Let us not forget that Nick Patrick totally carried Earl Hebner in that short bit. Didn't have much to work with. Patrick was, a long time ago, a very good Enhancement Talent.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Honorable mention: DDP vs Sara Callaway aka The Undertaker's then-wife.

[@DJDoubleCee]

They really should have waited to do the Invasion angle when more guys from WCW were available.

[@DaviniaHill]

They had to finish Nitro, and they did the best they could. After the simulcast they just had to keep rolling.

[@MiscellaneousMike81]

I agree in hindsight, but I have to admit that I was so pumped for the invasion to start that I was feeling disappointed with the Backlash and Judgment Day PPVs. I couldn't imagine waiting another year.

[@tohomaster4664]

That’d been cool, but how many would be willing to sign with wwe, Sting is easily ruled out.

[@MiscellaneousMike81]

@@tohomaster4664 if they would have just waited another year they had Flair, Steiner, Nash, Hall and Hogan. Another year after that and they had Goldberg.

[@newelljoseph5060]

The biggest killer of Buff & Booker's match was the WWF/E loyalists had been conditioned to believe WCW guys were second rate workers, so they had no reason to want to watch the event

[@ThePaineTrain]

Taker yelling "FEED!!!" during the KroniK match will never not be funny. 😂

[@optimus2008]

Somewhere a young Ryback wanted more.

[@zacharyscott6779]

That torrie v stacy match is actually listed on the top 10 best of wwf 2001 lol. I remember having that DVD back in the day. Funny how at the time it was an absolute MONEY MAKER but 20 years later people complain about it.

[@KegOfMeat]

I actually liked the ref vs ref match from Invasion.

[@RApollos107]

Was fully expecting DDP vs Sara

[@FamooWahVe]

A year with bad storylines, but amazing matches 🤘🏼

[@maxxxxx6511]

My favourite series on this channel!! Love it 😄

[@heisensaul5538]

ok, I find it a little difficult to believe that before the invasion angle that every match was good or better. There had to be something in the WWF at the time that was awful.

[@eatyagrandmasgrapes3858]

There’s a lot of dumb shit c Vince did

[@showtime9508]

2000: honestly not much 4 way mania 2000 Hardcore even gown koh Kat vs terri summerslam

[@LyonKnight24KX]

Oh man. Adam is a true gem for this video lmao

[@MrSeahawk113]

Finally I've been waiting for this

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Still 2001 worst matches are way better than todays product

[@ToddSpencer-up2ey]

That number one was inevitable. Strange Kronik didn’t work in wwe. I thought they were great in WCW

[@kc1john]

The funny thing is Taker actually brought Kronik in because they were friends of his. Given how pissed he was at them the entire unwatchable match, that friendship likely ended.

[@zanethind]

Taker vs Triple H was actually a good match at X-Seven

[@Kalel2.0]

Yeah It gets so overlooked because their 27 and 28 matches. I personally believe it was better than 27 but below 28

[@zanethind]

@@Kalel2.0 yeah although I think for me personally I liked 27 better

[@TheLoganSomers]

Unforgiven ‘01 was the first WWE/F ppv i ever watched after picking it up on DVD along with Survivor Series ‘04 and Wrestlemania 19. I remember feeling like Undertaker and Kane might not have been as good as I thought they were as a team because it took them so long to beat those jabroni’s. Had ZERO clue I was just watching the literal worst match of that entire year 😂

[@soundtownchicago]

I mean, Kronik was probably the biggest tag team (size wise) the BOD ever faced in the ring.. They were almost identical height and weight as Taker and Kane.. They were super over near the end of WCW.. I think their problem was the ring.. WCW used an 18x18 ring, WWF used a 20x20.. That will throw a wrestler's timing off if they haven't gotten some matches in said ring beforehand.

[@deanduke4462]

Two (dis)honourable mentions: Trish vs Jacqueline for Women's Championship at Vengeance and Raven vs Big Show for Hardcore Championship at No Way Out.

[@musclenfinesse]

The invasion was 2002 Rock vs Hulk

[@sweetpetergeda]

2001 was also the year wrestling died for good. Everything after was just fans holding on to the past

[@y0_jimb0]

I just watched the Bros of Destruction vs Kronik match and it didn't seem that bad to me, the crowd were into it and Undertaker/Kane/commentary did a good job of covering for how bad the other two guys were. Undertaker's grouchy face by the end is pretty funny and probably does the most damage to the quality of the match.

[@roccojamison89gooker51]

There's always that tag match between D-X and the Brothers of Destruction at Crown Jewel 2018 and the Undertaker/Goldberg match at Super Showdown 2019.

[@Braylon1997]

@@roccojamison89gooker51 we don’t talk about those two atrocities

[@robswystun2766]

At least they didn't call the gravy match the "Bukkake Bowl," which I'm sure Vince wanted to.

[@ynotefil]

How Come No Worst Matches In WWE For The Year's Of 2006 & 2017 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@dylanogg347]

08:49: What did Booker T do to deserve this?

[@c0mpr3nd3]

Wrestlemania 17 is the end of the best run of back to back PPVs (starting with the best Rumble PPV ever) the Fed has ever run.

[@jph727]

Finally a video where we’re honest with each other and allowed to admit we fancied the women in the attitude era! 😂

[@PatrickEtheridge1983]

"FEED!! FEED!!" 😂

[@zanethind]

Man DDP was wasted in WWE 😢

[@duke_of_tako]

Yeah, watching this back, knowing how great a person DDP genuinely seems to be, going to great lengths to save other wrestlers & ex-wrestlers from themselves, doesn't feel great. Especially when the vindictive asshole probably most responsible, who's actions towards others over the years appear to have been much less ethical, still has a lot of control there regardless of the crimes he may or may not have committed.

[@zanethind]

@@duke_of_tako yeah

[@InfectedChris]

"Historic" That's one way to put it.

[@deathmauler181]

Earl vs nick was an absolute great match

[@onuoraawesome7777]

2001 ended up being a terrible year for WWE due to the Invasion Angle.

[@Kalel2.0]

In terms of ppv and match quality it was pretty good but with flaws plus the first half of 01 was great

[@onuoraawesome7777]

@@Kalel2.0 Yep! 2001 was one of the best years on PPV.

[@goober5713]

List idea.... Shortest 5 star matches?

[@user-kq7rf6uq4m]

After how she was pushed as competing with, beating and even dominating men at times, along with how women were still pushed in early 2000’s WWE, it just wasn’t believable that any of the women on the roster would put up a fight against her. It would be like Stacey Keibler came out of retirement and put up a legit fight against Rhea Ripley or something. So they almost booked themselves into a corner with her in that they’d either have to keep pushing her up the card or do nothing with her.

[@AskDr.Stupid]

0:48 I love how you open with “Sorry, join us” 😂

[@jamesb1988]

I gotta disagree about 3/agree with The Stuff... the match was fine. As someone who lives about 30 minutes north of Tacoma, Washington, I can attest that the average local wrestling fan had very little admiration for Dubya see Dubya.

[@PhilipCarroll64]

They could have used DDP so much better

[@multiyapples]

Interesting list.

[@Luffymon88]

I always hated that the kats career ended the way it did with her forced to join right to censor only for it to go nowhere after she got fired, I imagine that they would’ve done a plot line of Jerry trying to set Kat free from the right to censor

[@dmercy8477]

2001 despite having two of the greatest ppv’s ever was a step down from 2000. Bad booking and storylines killed of what could have been another classic year for WWE. The Invasion storyline was botched. There were so many great matches and they killed 01. It was the beginning of WWE’s downfall.

[@robertstuart480]

WWE should be sued by "Diamond" Dallas Page for career malpractice. That 2001 booking was so godawful. As for re-booting WCW, why wouldn't they make "Smackdown" the WCW show? "Raw" is the companies flagship program.

[@jb888888888]

I didn't know who to root for in the Hebner vs Patrick match. Patrick was the evil nWo referee and Earl was the man who had his face surgically changed to look like Dave's in order to screw HH out of the title. Heel vs heel, nobody wins.

[@Hundo_Mo]

0:12 OH MEEE MYOOOW!!!

[@Snight101]

whats with the whistle sound in the background?

[@namikstudios]

2001 was the worst year in wrestling history. There are no other contenders that come close. The sale of WCW was a complete disaster for the industry and was a massive mistake on AOL TimeWarner's behalf.

[@nicktaylor2657]

Satan called He's suing for being compared to Vince McMahon 😈

[@johnnylchase]

0:12 Shoutouts @OSWReview "Viiinnnceee Yooou Geet Smackdownn:

[@lilpoetat]

Thanks 🙏

[@griffinkelly8694]

Dude, I watched that Booker T-Bagwell match. There’s really nothing wrong with it. Maybe a little mild for a title bout, but the audience was so negative and I don’t know why.

[@alexanderivascu5261]

Strangely enough Lawler didnt call the first ever bras and panties match

[@marvelsProtege]

The last one, smh when people don't like or want to sell it's going to fuck up

[@KaiMoya420]

“FEED!!”

[@mo_musashi_284]

Vincent Kennedy McMahon has entered the chat 😡

[@Dynaman21]

Sweet Zombie Linda!

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

Love WWF in 2001

[@southernsportsweekly]

Kronik vs BOD is number 1 right?

[@LongLiveRockAnRoll]

6:04 and that's a bad thing why? 😂 Edit 7:38 hey, you've gone too far now.

[@Bman32x]

Biker Taker should occupy a good 60% of this list

[@Kalel2.0]

Biker Taker was great honestly he showed he was better than ppl thought he was in the Ring and cut better promos but he wasn't in great shape the first half his Big Evil run from 02 to 04 is more fondly remembered

[@Bman32x]

@@Kalel2.0 can’t agree. His matches were awful if you actually go back and watch them. No nostalgia glasses, he buried talent that didn’t deserve it, especially the WCW talent.

[@Kalel2.0]

@@Bman32x As the American Badass yeah but as Big Evil I disagree he got in better shape,got better in the Ring by having bangers with RVD,Naitch,Brock,Benoit etc plus his whole unstable douchebag demand for respect sctchick was cool and his segments made u feel uncomfortable by giving of a sense of realism plus the Deadman character towards the end of 99 was growing kinda stale

[@jetla22]

I hated Undertatand at this time. Inserting his wife who no disrespect was the least unattractive woman in wrestling. Then burying DDP and Kanyon.

[@christopherklipstein2597]

I will agree that the match with the Bros Of Destruction & Kronik was awful. And I was there to watch it in Pittsburgh. Definitely the worst match I’ve ever seen in person. Second would be Booker T & Heidenreich at No Way Out 2005.

[@Merricat_likesu]

God Invasion Undertaker was awful, he was one of the worst part of the storyline; everyone he faced was made to look like a joke unless it was a WWF defector like Austin or Angle; he just refused to make any “outsiders” look good. I love me some Undertaker, but 2001 Taker was horrid.

[@paulphoenix1669]

Man, the way women were once represented on WWF/E really is so fucked.

[@jordanrose3872]

2001 The Year A Legend Was Born - Me

[@stevenpagnani7005]

What about the worst matches of 1990

[@victoryusmc]

Puns for days

[@benespinosa6725]

Torrie Wilson Vs Stacy Keibler Lingerie Match from WWF No Mercy 2001 was amazing they had such great chemistry together that was awesome it's one of the best women's matches of that year in my Honest opinion glad Stacy Keibler and Torrie wilson are in the WWE Hall Of Fame they deserve it.

[@nicholasthomas6407]

Hey hey hey earl and nick was funny

[@putasdelfanta]

surprise, Pat Patterson, and Gerald Brisco didn’t make the list with a evening gown king of the ring

[@leaderofnoone9087]

That match happened at King of the Ring 2000.

[@Surreal469]

Wanna know why Chyna was put in the women's division? Because she was objectively bad in men's matches. Her skills were almost non existent. Her opponents had to carry her and they could only do so much.

[@attiepollard7847]

If only someone backstage was close to her more would have told her that this is a good thing and that she would become a tool and women's wrestling revolution. But unfortunately her ego did not want to hear that.

[@trevorfeelgood]

FEED

[@JaKaJaEm]

Nah, earl vs nick ref match was good for what it was.

[@Nbflowers1989]

Like spike!

[@Dr_1212]

Vince is worst ceo wrestling promoter person in any time period 😂

[@chadnickelson5928]

Definitely not true

[@louzom]

nowadays yes 90’s to 2019 no

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

Thank For The Top 10 Video 🙊🤯🥰💕😍👍💗💞

[@marcarthur100]

A toddler wood so win agenst a man lol

[@christianmacias5132]

Something from the 9/11 smack down maybe ….

[@152gta]

9/11

[@dharding1988]

The women matches were good

[@sweetpetergeda]

Honestly, i think the problem with chyna was a lot fans thought she was bigger than she ever was. Outside of being HHH manager, wth else was she going to do? Other than beating men jobbers, wth else was she going to wrestle and be able to beat? Yea WWf didnt mess chyna up she was never that good

[@jerf2121]

that kronik match was probably the worst thing to ever happen on american soil in 2001