10 WWE Feuds Other Promotions Did BETTER

From AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura to Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy, these are 10 WWE Feuds Other Promotions Did BETTER.
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[@maazwaseem8313]

Wait what does Kevin Owens fighting Sami Zayn have to do with El Generico? Generico retired to run an orphanage in Mexico, he has nothing to do with wrestling anymore

[@Kleetus_Van_Damm]

Right? Two totally different people.

[@dannyg9039]

Came here to make this exact comment, what an odd entry (that's what she said). Just hope El Generico's doing well, he truly is a Saint.

[@JaimeD.]

Is only a misunderstanding.

[@Uripinkas]

That is a joke,right?

[@elianotari5132]

@@Uripinkas yeah, it's a meme

[@Blazers04]

I remember being so fired up for the Styles/Nakamura feud at Mania for about 10 minutes, before logic crept into my brain. “They’ll probably troll people and screw it up.” My inner voice was not wrong.

[@joesmoe8841]

Unpopular opinion: WWE didn’t screw it up. Nakamura came to America to work a lighter style and this match was proof. If the matches they had were like WK11 Nakamura would of been champion.

[@GinkgoPete]

@@joesmoe8841 Idk man I totally see that but he also came out of the gate swinging against Sami. It seemed like he was on the fence and then after the Jinder feud I would totally agree with you tbh. Maybe the AJ Styles match was also so mid because they already went so hard at WK? I guess only Nak could tell us for sure.

[@randomnerd3402]

@GinkgoPete Well Shinsuke has said that he wants to permanently stay in the states because he likes their waters for surfing. Funny dude

[@Itsametyler1993]

Taker vs flair at WrestleMania x8 Hogan vs rock, HHH vs Jericho and angle vs kane, Lesnar and Heyman, HHH vs Jericho, angle vs edge and Taker vs Hogan at judgment day in 2002!

[@putasdelfanta]

@@GinkgoPete Thank you they have cena with this man over for crying out loud

[@EscapeArt15]

AJ v Shinsuke post-mania 34 can be summed up by two phrases: “He keeps hitting me in the dick!” + For God’s sake, AJ! Wear a cup!

[@trystinlindsay5674]

I get why Vince felt the need to spice up feuds that have been done before but sometimes if it isn’t broken you don’t have to try and fix it.

[@djmckee5941]

y’all should’ve had john morrison/johnny mundo vs ricochet/prince puma. their wwe matches in 2021 were honestly amazing but their rivalry in lucha underground was an all time classic. their all night long match (iron man match that went the length of the show) is one of my favorite matches of all time.

[@100amitty]

Didn’t feud in wwe

[@djmckee5941]

@@100amitty they did in 2021 lol. it was more of ricochet feuding with both miz and morrison but miz was kayfabe injured so he only wrestled morrison. they had a really good falls count anywhere match on raw

[@zanethind]

John Morrison was highly underrated in WWE

[@claymathewselevator8121]

@@100amitty they wrestled couple times before Money In The Bank 2021

[@100amitty]

@@djmckee5941 ah ok

[@peoplearestupid4276]

Cody and Dustin in Aew was one of the best one offs and matches Aew has had. It felt so meaningful and told a great story. I wish it had a longer buildup but it delivered completely.

[@tylermusk1059]

I know it’s a big stretch but I would love to see a heel Dustin be Cody first after Cody gets the belt on the fed

[@jdog7673]

Them just completely forgetting Owens and zayn after THAT battleground match is baffling. Could’ve easily feuded for the universal in 2016 or 17

[@TheIllustriouBlueJay]

Come on, Cultaholic. Even you guys should know that Sami and El Generico ARE NOT the same person!

[@arvindshastry1178]

I'm sure they also believed that Elias and Ezekiel are the same people.

[@JaimeD.]

Pac and Adrian Neville are cousins. Pac is the most vicious while Neville is a warm marshmallow.

[@mikeddh2018]

I came here to say the same thing Blue Jay.

[@punklover99]

Didn't generico train sami? So it might count

[@fuccyofeelings8718]

You people need to grow up and be mature. These are just gimmicks played by wrestlers and yes it's the same person FOH

[@VinnieDangerous]

Saw the title and immediately said "AJ vs Shinsuke" & "Cody vs Dustin"

[@georgemetcalf8763]

Nakamura's nut shots puts his kiss with Muta in perspective. If only we could get '96 Goldust to travel time and face Nakamura.

[@JaimeD.]

First off, El Generico has been in retirement since 2013. Don't confuse him with his adopted son, Sami Zayn. Anyways, few feuds outside of WWE were 100% better that can't be repeated/duplicated unless the promotion is competent to do so.

[@DynastyIcon]

still don't get how WWE messed up AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura 🤦🏾‍♂️ i had to re watch their Wrestle Kingdom match to get over how underwhelming their WrestleMania match was

[@tidesofsulfurcb]

Hard agree. It could have been a platform for a game changer of a feud...but instead, it was a load of...bollocks...

[@atroubledstudent9452]

Simple. A German suplex and a near botch over Cena's neck spelled Shinsuke's demise.

[@atroubledstudent9452]

@Chuck Buskee yeah, and a few smackdown before the mania main event, he had a Match with Cena with the position of main eventing mania on the line. He did win, but nearly botched the German suplex. Luckily, Cena was alright but Vince lost it and rest is history.

[@MarkieDood]

I am glad, all things considered, that AJ Styles got a run in WWE -- and at the top of it, no less. But oof, from a quality standpoint, it has been, through no fault of his own, pretty darn frustrating at times.

[@EdSmith313]

Basically, he succeeded in spite of WWE, not because of them.

[@Marley11st]

the thing is that everything the WWE does, from the promos to the in-ring stuff ALL goes at the same exact pace, it doesn't matter who's involved big, small, man, woman or in between, every single match goes at the same exact pace, nothing feels unique anymore, every promo feels like it's delivered the same way no matter who's cutting it, it feels like everything is 1 note and a bit unnatural in WWE, that's why people love Sami Zayn, when he talks it sounds different

[@resident7530]

hit the nail on the head there, raw is mindnumbing as a result

[@CanadianWarMachine]

Steen and Generico are helping an Orphanage in Mexico....iunno why you think they are Owens and Zayn

[@iceYoni]

Those long drawn out low blows from Shinsuke on AJ Styles were sus

[@DamanKingBear]

Shinsuke should have won the wwe title in 2017 and Aj win the 2018 rumble

[@TChaositself]

8:10 you know how crazy it is that Flair was being mocked for being old 30 years ago 😬😅

[@zanethind]

Actually Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn's WWE rivalry I would say is definitely on par with their indies one it's just a different match type that makes it different but that doesn't mean that Thier ROH rivalry was way better and I wouldn't say it lacks intensity at all -Chris Jericho vs Dean Ambrose at Extreme Rules 2016 is an underrated match imo

[@TrocarSlushWeasel]

You guys should try to do the reverse of this, 10 WWE Feuds did BETTER than Other Promotions.

[@wanderlustwarrior]

Samoa Joe taunting Wendy was great, what are you talking about? Though it did get called out the next year when Kofi pointed out Joe's repeated tricks of a summer program attempting to sneak attack the WWE Champion wouldn't work, after it failed against Lesnar and AJ the last two years.

[@p0ck3tp3ar]

I just came here to say that if you like Women's wrestling and you assume WWE has the best talent, without watching Stardom, you really should check it out. It's a different world of skill IMO.

[@badblight]

EL Generico? Man, Kevin needs to bring him in to pull Zami from the Bloodline. I hope Generico is doing well

[@alastair852]

Unfortunately El Generico is dead, the cartel got him.

[@badblight]

Noooooo. What a cruel world!

[@pyrothefriendlyarsonist9195]

I don't get it, Owens fought Zayne and El Generico but Generico is in mexico

[@chrisjenkins451]

Math and Jeff also fought on smackdown for the hardcore title against each other which was a crazy match during the attitude era.

[@jimmy0405]

WWE gave us the greatest match of all time in that Custody of Dominik Mysterio ladder match. Shit was hilarious. No other company could do that especially with Eddie & Rey 😭😭😭

[@mysteryman0216]

Now do the same video except the opposite. Kinda curious to see if WWE ever did prior feuds better than other promotions. Loved the Samoa Joe-Styles feud in TNA!

[@zanethind]

Man Shinsuke should've won the big one at Wrestlemania 34 also Styles said their match wasn't like their Wrestle Kingdom match because of too many high expectations -honestly Cody Rhodes vs Goldust at Wrestlemania could've been probably a better match than thier Fastlane one

[@juanoro-barcenas79495]

Even though Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn is one of the greatest feuds in WWE. I feel their Ring of Honor feud was better due to them laying out the blueprint and doing it first. The 2010s are something I can look back fondly and be proud to be a wrestling fan.

[@AlanNadeauIII]

I love how the background music is the opening theme from the rise and fall vids

[@NYCDemonDiva]

Oh Wendyyyyyy daddy’s home 😂 the feud might’ve been better elsewhere but I loved what Styles and Joe did in WWE. I was entertained

[@gamezharks]

The fact that there's enough for a list, WITH HONORABLE MENTIONS, says alot.

[@Charlie_Xmas]

lmao right at the very start "Kevin Steen Vs El Generico" I went "no shit!" out loud, unless they do another ladder War they can't top the ladder wars

[@StageRight123]

Number 10 shouldn't be part of this list. Everyone knows that El Generico retired, and is now running an orphanage in Mexico. Not sure what the connection is to Owens and Zayn.

[@Molson-xg9hs]

Agreed that fumbling Flair/Hogan when it should have been the hottest, adding too much to many AJ storylines and a watered-down NWO as major missteps…two quibbles -Yes, the RoH storyline had a distinct ending and great matches…but I honestly love how Owens and Sami are like (sorry, just going for this Gargoyles reference and passing on the Batman/Joker comparison) Demona and MacBeth from Gargoyles, eternally linked, changing alliances, rivals and friends, but always this fated pair. And I feel like the Bloodline angle is leading to a grand reunion that should be amazing. -On WCW ‘98 doing things well…early 1998 WCW did many things well and may be the best definition of wrestling as a three ring circus. You had the cruiserweight division and Luchadores as in-ring spectacle WWF wasn’t matching, a hot hot midcard where you saw Goldberg and DDP explode and Benoit and Booker T and others really come in to form…and well the main event scene usually was the let down, but it didn’t become an abomination until the Warrior/Finger Poke of Doom combo really sunk it. But WCW 98 was real good, for most of it.

[@travyboigames72]

Sk i feel like the biggest reason why aj and joe were better in impact both wrre in there prime

[@penaltyflag366]

I actually thought that Samoa Joe and AJ styles had a great feud and Joe being a stalker and killer like he was presented on NXT added to the match

[@MichaelPastz]

El Generico and Sami Zayn arent the same people 🤨

[@Spaceman.Osborne]

This list could go on FOREVERRRRR !💀 WWE ruins 99% of rivalries that started elsewhere

[@finnegancourtney]

Generico? And Sami Zayn? Somebody gotta be making a mistake saying they’re the same😂

[@eddiestaud1843]

I actually liked AJ vs Joe in 2018. For all the wrong reasons of corse, but it was just so freaking hilarious!

[@trafalgarlaw3486]

Omg that thumbnail says it all. That Aj vs Nakamura was so boring, it did not live up to expectations not even a little bit at that point I didn’t want to see them wrestle again

[@Nbflowers1989]

A fantastic list! And uh.. that Cody v. Dustin match. 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 So freaking good.

[@cfairfax85]

Aj vs shin was an absolute classic in Japan.

[@jaysondoak6184]

To be fair to Hogan/Flair, that stretch of house shows mentioned here indicated the fans were not all that keen on the two in a match. Kind of like when the fans cheered Jake for DDT'ing Hogan resulting in that feud not happening either.

[@bigjackthewrestler7919]

Are you going to do 2022 where's the best wwe pay-per-views?

[@israelavilazambrano7943]

Don't forget the Top 10 Feuds WWE did better than the other promotions

[@mikeddh2018]

* crickets *

[@benpriest1418]

Says Kevins Owen/Stein vs Zayn then starts talking about this El Generico guy?

[@thaheartbreaker]

About time sb made a video about this‼️‼️‼️

[@liamfenech6609]

Will you do the opposite as well? Outside feuds that WWE did better to balance it out?

[@Sockcucker96]

While I do like the fact that dudes like Kevin or Sami have their absolute best time in WWE, I kinda would like to know what their swearingest indiest types in AEW would be..

[@lavendernoodlecoffee]

Jericho and Moxley got a PLANT named Mitch over, give Mitch his respect!

[@georgemetcalf8763]

NWO v Sting from WM 31. Why would they intervene for Sting? Should have been 4 Horseman with Flair. Tease the audience and have Flair turn on Sting for old time's sake.

[@thehiddenone8892]

Don’t know about Owens Vs Zayn their WWE feuds have been amazing

[@RatedRCorrupT]

Video Title should be " The potential fued and matches WWE wasted "

[@NewSoul7777]

Generico/Steen or Zayn/Owens is a classic anywhere

[@thepolaranger]

hold up, are you really telling me sami zayn and el generico are the same person? How dare you lie to us like that pacitti.......

[@dmitriymiretskiy717]

The styles vs. Joe wwe fued was...eh as for the hardys fued in impact...well let's be honest, it was, in a way, legendary

[@miketsamasiros3960]

Matt vs Jeff at Mania 25 is "highly underrated"??? That's news to me...

[@Shaun_3114]

El Generico works at an Orphanage in Mexico. Why does everyone still think he's Sami Zayn?

[@michaelspikes1506]

Great video

[@Jasonvoorhees57469]

At the very least with the nWo in WWE, it wasn't beyond bloated like it was in WCW

[@ananyaraizada7657]

It could have never been a success in WWE. Because WWE fans were not going to boo Hogan, for them he was a hero returning to claim what he left.

[@twrx9801]

Booker vs beniot series come to mind

[@tog4867]

I normally try and find something to argue about with each video but in my opinion Tyger got everything right with this one...

[@user-jr4gc2ou6g]

Mickie vs Gail Mickie vs Victoria / Tara Mickie vs winter/ Katie lee

[@Itsametyler1993]

Taker vs flair or HHH vs flair

[@shinchanfan1263]

Okay but which promotion did them better lol

[@josephvelazquez7803]

Where else did this happen?🤣🤣

[@niggasingh6478]

Charlotte 😳

[@Itsametyler1993]

X8, Backlash and Judgment Day HHH vs Jericho and Taker vs Hogan

[@Itsametyler1993]

I took a moment...

[@TheEmerald008]

Can anybody other than Adam Pattici do these top ten lists?

[@pharaohwrestlingyt]

A lot of these are very fair.

[@0vers1ght13]

I lightly disagree with the moxley and Jericho rivalry, that house plant meant a lot to the lunatic fringe

[@Ry-uz2kv]

Wonder how many matches Owens and Zayn have had against each other over there careers

[@horrorluvernyc]

I cant think of any feud thats been done better by wwe. Every where else is better. They had good feud but they were always wwe guys

[@NeroPiroman]

Mitch the plant was more over then half of the roster at that point

[@peoplearestupid4276]

I’ll just say many people from Japan wwe doesn’t know what to do with. Balor is a perfect example. His longtime fans want Prince Devitt back. And we shoulda known Styles n Shin was never gonna be as good as it was in Japan.

[@JeremyBearimy913]

What are you talking about?!? WWE is the ONLY wrestling promotion on the planet, and even if it weren't, anything that would happen in any other promotion would be automatically inferior because it's not WWE. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to repair the broom handle I attached to the full-size Roman Reigns plushie that I power bottom every night before bed.

[@NewSoul7777]

The fact that sami/el generic is still goofy 🤣🤣🤣

[@Teeheehee093]

WWEs in ring style makes most fueds mediocre imo, it's just too slow and repetitive

[@Trerockstar221]

Only bad match kevin and sami had was at Wrestlemania other than that their rivalry in wwe has been good as well

[@petertaylor1695]

Not for nothing. Just who was in control of wwe's creative during all these feuds. Ijs

[@multiyapples]

Interesting.

[@rockstar42021]

Generico clearly isn't Sami Uce similar Red hair and Canadian accent but Sami wasn't wrestling back

[@AllUntold]

Answer: All of them

[@josephgrebla2134]

El Generico never went to the WWE. He retired from wrestling to go help orphans

[@polskasausage762]

Normally I can't fault cultaholic's research but clearly someone got on it a bit to much over Christmas and just threw something together for Kevin Steen Vs el generico as there was a deadline approaching . Be better Cultaholic

[@jrod2510]

Before we even get into this vid ... I dont know whats on this list, but considering the thumbnail, Styles/Nakamura was a NJPW feud that was done properly the first time and then WWE fucked it up. Point being, since it happened in NJPW first, it's not a WWE feud. There you go, a new vid idea, 10 feuds WWE rehashed from other promotions and fucked it up.

[@adamdolatowski409]

It would have been better if AJ styles was the one to do it out of anger that he lost a belt.

[@randomguy4499]

now swap, 10 Other Promotions feud WWE did better

[@TonyOnions666]

Stop disrespecting the name of the late great El Generico by comparing him to Sami Zayn. Blasphemy.

[@Kylersinjin]

WWE doesn't know how to create good ideas, just ever so often, they fall ass over tea kettle into one.

[@BishopM1]

Shinsuke vs AJ at WM was a huge disappointment.

[@ChurchillGeoff]

Mick Foley v Terry Funk done better in every company oter than WWE

[@hazirichardson2556]

10 and 8 are bugouts

[@errole]

So the moral of the story.... Other companies can't make better matches than WWE.

[@jabraanali7759]

Karrion kross vs John Morrison. Once had a match in raw Ngl it was rubbish thanks to terrible booking . I've seen there match at impact wrestling it was kinda better than the match they had in wwe .

[@jasonours6957]

What year

[@jabraanali7759]

@@jasonours6957 2021

[@thebigragu9952]

Jeff Hardy’s match with alcoholism was so much better in AEW

[@bunyan4.20]

Always one asshole with a stupid joke taking shots at someone and their problems most have a shit life to make fun of someones addiction huh

[@tupapi0179]

😂😂😂

[@kaijukannibal]

Best comment I've ever seen lol

[@elchomper.1063]

Yes make fun of the alcoholism of someone who gave you countless hours of entertainment and developed that addiction from the bumps he took during those countless hours

[@jayhollows5729]

jeff hardy's match with injuries that caused his drug abuse was so much better in wwe. Same with Chris Benoit

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

😍🤩👌💗

[@mark6ix626]

🥱🥱

[@stinkybojangles4128]

WWE does everything worse lol

[@prj7894]

What counting a tag match as a feud.....what a bunch of marks

[@michaelavarice]

L

[@JoshHatfield]

Stop trying to rewrite history. 98 was a great year for WCW and 2001 was a horrible year for WWF.