10 GREAT Matches Featuring TERRIBLE Wrestlers

[@richardthompson3499]

I remember when I was a kid and thinking it was a miracle Cena best Khali then I thought Cena was insane when he challenged Khali again. The magic WWE had on us as a kid was something special.

[@nicorodriguez7508]

Dude I really felt this comment lol when I was kid I was a huge Super Cena fan and I remember when he went against Umaga in a Last Man Standing match at the 2007 Royal Rumble PPV, I thought it was the end of Cena, at that time it was still real to me dammit!

[@redbadger2656]

I was 11 at the time and loved the match

[@ablur5129]

I use to be a Khali fan cause he was pretty scary when he showed up. I guess thats why they kept him around

[@txcforever]

Same. I wasn't that young but I was still willing to believe what I was watching. The fight with Khali, him getting stabbed by Carlito's bodyguard, his feud with Umaga, all made him look like the undergod with no chance of winning and I was fully invested in those. For good or bad I stopped watching wrestling after a while (except Wrestlemania), so I didn't really experience Cena's "Reign of Evil" where he was burying people left and right. Maybe that's why I still like the dude and his work.

[@antoniodearry7707]

No cap dude

[@Mattcruzedc]

I loved the Wee-L-C match. The only problem for me was that it was just a bit too short

[@dangerousd1312]

10/10

[@Mattcruzedc]

i am the drum and bass farmer no way, that joke is good.

[@MikeHughey728]

I see what you're going for with that joke, but it's too little, too late.

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

@@MikeHughey728 he fell a wee bit short

[@SpencerLamer]

The Charismatic Gamer 99 don’t hate on his short comings

[@The_Chocolate_One]

When Big Match John can making even a walking cinderblock look good.

[@jackspence6061]

I can't not call him Large Bout Jonathan now!

[@CreateToInitiate]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@julioornano8427]

Thats not how you use the phrase...insert someone whose actually bad not john

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

@@jackspence6061 Chungus Humongous Tussling Competition Jonathan Johnny Boi

[@miw24601]

Cena terrible in the ring. His promos are what got him over

[@lordtrigon1733]

I remember Khali also having a shockingly good match with The Undertaker on Smackdown, Taker went above and beyond to make it watchable after their previous matches and at one point was thrown off the stage through a table - I believe it was the last match of their feud. I haven’t seen it since it happened but it was easily the best thing/only good thing Khali had done up to that point. Powerslam called it a “Herculean effort” on Taker’s part lol.

[@andrewt329]

Undertaker must have always hated hearing that there was a new big guy on the roster because he knew exactly where they were going.

[@KingsNerdCave]

@@andrewt329 Yeah, they always made Taker put over the bad wrestlers.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Nice pic. I love Death from Sandman.

[@wolfhurricane897]

He didn't want another Giant Gonzalez Wrestlemania 9 match happening again.

[@charlesberg1234]

Crowd: "you can't wrestle" John cena: "hold my wristband."

[@proevofan]

Crowd: throws wristband back

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

@@proevofan Damn

[@e.j5813]

*thorws it back*

[@MarioLuigi25]

I've always hated the "You can't wrestle" chants from the fans. They've always come off as disrespectful to the wrestlers who at least try and put on their best efforts for them when in reality most of those fans wouldn't last one night in the WWE

[@optimus2008]

Nah, when the crowd says that, Eva Marie and Hulk Hogan laugh in the background. But Cena laughs in the ring, just continues to do his stuff, walks away, comes the next day to kick a&&.

[@SeelkadoomandJokic00]

Believe it or not, Great Khali was a pretty good wrestler when he was in Japan and could jump over ring ropes and perform dives . The only reason he was immobile in WWE is, well, because of his size, his knees eventually gave out.

[@JoeChillton]

I did hear rumblings he was a better in ring worker but dives should insane. One mishap on that and knees go pop. Then again Big Show/Giant did a missile dropkick or two from the top rope in his younger years.

[@ugisflug5768]

i am the drum and bass farmer Yeah. And Khali really wasn’t all that terrible, his knees just couldn’t keep up with the giant, like, have y’all seen what his legs look like?

[@joekavac5859]

Yes, and his physique was even more impressive, there were matches where he practically looked like a 7'2 Schwarzenegger, it would have been amazing if we got that version in the WWE

[@wolfhurricane897]

Same goes for Giant Gonzalez. He was actually pretty good in WCW when he was younger and known as El Gigante but by the time he got to the WWF he found it a bit hard to move around due to his health and size.

[@wayneking9997]

I smelling some bs

[@caeert2962]

Ricky Steamboat vs Uncooperative Bear Needs to be on the same card as: Ric Flair vs Broomstick

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

That’s a PPV card if I’ve ever seen one.

[@Skinblade]

Kenny Omega vs Little Girl

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

Ric vs His Jacket

[@thestoneage1756]

Kota Ibushi VS the Sex Doll.

[@ThaBoi_SmallzWonder]

Al Snow vs. Head

[@whitemamba24xe98]

I’m shocked Virgil didn’t t charge you guys for using his likeness in the video!!!

[@jtp2007]

I feel Sid gets a bad rap, he could actually wrestle. That Wee LC is such a fun match.

[@Diedpied]

It's fair to say, one amazing worker + one dud wrestler match = a good, potentially great match for the most part. I'll say it here, John Cena could've carried me to at least a 3.5* match.

[@miw24601]

I don't understand why this channel is so high on Cena he's a terrible wrestling who can't even run the ropes right. He like Hogan his promos got him over not his wrestling ability.

[@Diedpied]

@@miw24601 Because when he first started, Cena was the breath of fresh air that was needed. These days he's a pop machine they wheel out to get some noise. but those first few years he was up there with the best of the best with his ability.

[@hamiamsandwitch6571]

@@miw24601 I remember seeing on reddit a thread about 5 start matches in wwe and what superstar had the most number 1 is Shawn Michaels number two was John cena is one greatest wrestlers of all time when you know he actually wrestlers instead of hitting 5 moves

[@miw24601]

@@hamiamsandwitch6571 wrong and frist of all since when is Reddit consider a creditable sorce.

[@hamiamsandwitch6571]

@@miw24601 he got the match info from wrestling observer so yeah it's good info

[@apocrypha5363]

The International Incident main event is amazing... but I think it's a bit harsh calling Ahmed and Syd 'terrible,' Ahmed's first year in WWF was incredible, from his batshit, inpenitrable promos, to his insanely overconfident leaps, dives and power moves, that no one of his size or level of competence should ever have attempted.

[@thereason7860]

Man Ahmed’s ass hanging out was killing me

[@greasy2007]

Lol

[@cptcky2k]

RVD never held the ECW championship before it was bought out by WWE, and even his run as WWECW champion was cut short. As it..... When up in smoke

[@apocrypha5363]

The Bushwackers (well... The Sheepherders) had a 5 star match! Which is a big step up from licking faces and basically being Kiwi Chuckle Brothers.

[@1_armm]

They’ve also had a -5 star match

[@riou1927]

Bret can have a good match blindfolded and 2 hands tied behind his back. That’s how good he is

[@jn3440]

What did they tie his legs behind his back too in WCW? Man was practically a zombie in that promotion other than like his Goldberg match

[@rabbijoe316]

@@jn3440 worse. They tied his hands behind the nonsensical booking of Vince Russo.

[@supxrkicks560]

@@jn3440 Concussions do that to ya

[@butwhyalyssa]

I mean... not anymore.

[@skyxwolf2799]

Jun Wei Mg if you’ve seen one Bret hart match, you’ve seen them all

[@deathmoonnn]

the fact that people STILL say Cena can't work is insane

[@mathewbarrie9149]

People say he can't wrestle. Which is true.

[@psykos233]

@@mathewbarrie9149 False

[@mathewbarrie9149]

@@psykos233 Well it's not. Cena is a good worker, but not a good wrestler. There is a difference. But, hey, thanks for playing.

[@tyrkun1624]

@@mathewbarrie9149 You really need to watch some wrestling bro, Cena is very good in the ring

[@mathewbarrie9149]

@@tyrkun1624 Cena is a very good WWE standard ring worker. As a WRESTLER he is very limited. Very limited moveset, and the moves and holds he has in his repertoire can be, and have been, executed better by countless wrestlers.

[@kyleprice9647]

The wee LC was actually awesome

[@marvintnt1820]

Eva Marie vs Bayley for the NXT women's championship.

[@evrbody]

Also Nia Jax vs. Bayley. Probably Nia's only good match ever.

[@shannonrussell898]

evrbody Nia v Ronda was actually really good. MITB 2018

[@tetothehearthunter1072]

NXT Nia vs asuka is pretty good too

[@Theyluvvvkevv]

@@evrbody and nia had a good match with sasha banks at EC 2017

[@donkarnage6032]

Psycho Sid wasn't really that bad. Yes, he was definitely limited in the ring but he always knew what he could and couldn't do so it never looked that bad and he didn't have an ego about him to where he thought his skills are much better than they were. Unlike a guy like Kevin Nash who was also very limited but thinks he's much better than he is. Sid never had problem admitting he was limited. On the other hand, Nash when responding to Jim Cornettes 'Six Moves' rant compared himself to Lou Gehrig.

[@V-for-Vendetta01]

Honestly its tough to take him serious man, I just remember the "half the brain you have" promo everytime

[@KingKhanate1997]

People can criticize Sid all they want but he had what’s debatably the single most valuable trait in a wrestler, or any performer. He could work the crowd. He had the “it” factor, hell he was over everywhere he went. Even ECW, and getting the mutants to cheer you is no easy feat.

[@Cody70858]

Funny I just watched that Shoot. He used Nolan in the interview i saw. An sid did know his limits until he decided to do a big boot off the rope

[@monstermikeheinrichs]

@@Cody70858 He didn't want to do that big boot off the rope. Whoever was running WCW at the time made him do it. He wasn't comfortable with it. Then sure enough, he broke his leg. Then to make matters worse, the morons that put him in a position to break his leg then proceeded to replay the moment over and over.

[@Cody70858]

@@monstermikeheinrichs that’s right. I totally forgot he was told to do that. Your right

[@ChrisZi.]

Fun Note: Bill Alphonso was about to get fired,not only because shared information with a rival promotion (WCW,just say it),but because he was part of a ECW Group, who secretly was planing an NWO-like Invasion Storyline in WCW with than WCW Agent Terry Taylor. The other Guys were (the head behind this mess) Tod Gordon, Perry Saturn and The Sandman. Heyman found out about it because Sabu & RVD (who were also asked & were loyal to ECW) told him,so Heyman threatens to sue WCW and the Plan was thrown in the trash. So Gordon was gone,Saturn was going to WCW anyway and Sandman would have to sign a contract to stay. IMO this shows,that Heyman was a god promoter. He had all rights to fire Alphonso but who is he to fire a man,who had just bleed for him liteally.

[@thesfdoctor3603]

And yet, Heyman destroyed ECW by making Shane Douglas his champion when nobody wanted him

[@Schadenfreude47]

Honorary mentions: El Hijo del Santo, Negro Casas and Onita had a WON-rated 5-star tag match that featured Horace Hogan.

[@dashtoroya2838]

Yeah, that match was an insane 2 out of 3 falls hardcore match.

[@BrittneyStarling]

What else could be number one? The greatest carry job in history !

[@DC-hy2rg]

Nice vid! Cena truly did miracles for Khali on the couple of matches they had.

[@jacobgresham1274]

Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii pulled a genuine 4 Star Match out of Yujiro Takahashi which is an accomplishment.

[@simbarocksone]

AJ Styles did a great job with Jinder Mahal on that SmackDown episode in Manchester.

[@trollfacemafiagaming6036]

Jinder isn't terrible he's ok

[@aaryangupta8994]

You are absolutely incorrect, Sid was a great heel and could actually work better than Nash.

[@tyrkun1624]

Sid was an ass heel but deffo worked better than Nash in-ring

[@romeonantenaina2067]

I wasnt around for Nash but imma guess that Sids gimmick is what pushed him down and Nashs pushing him up

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

I love the WeeLC match, unironically giving it a place on my Greatest Matches of All Time list. Although it should be noted that my GMOAT list is for matches that best exemplify certain aspects of wrestling rather than a measure of absolute quality (my favourite match of all time is Mankind vs Undertaker King of the Ring '98 and nobody would call that a technical masterpiece), and the WeeLC match earns its place for being the gold standard of how hard work and dedication by talented performers can manage to make even the most ridiculous and hairbrained of ideas massively entertaining. Everyone expected it to be a dumb time-wasting joke, and while it WAS hilarious, it was also a legitimately great match.

[@josuemaldonado604]

We never got what should have been number one on this list... Triple H vs Broomstick

[@Tidalwave848]

I see a pattern that every one of these matches has at least one great wrestler

[@619RM]

Not the ecw one (don't want to spoil)

[@yedffgd]

Kind of surprised Jinder Mahal vs AJ Styles on Smackdown wasn't on here.

[@vyangcasm1582]

Cause both are good wrestlers

[@kfire2567]

@@vyangcasm1582 not Jinder Mahal

[@dhaanushl6465]

​@@kfire2567 Jinder Mahal is not a bad wrestler

[@galnovak7500]

Honky Tonk Man was a good worker. He wasn't flashy, but he always put in good heel work.

[@dannyrichardson8019]

I'll thank you never to lump Sid in with Ahmed ever again, sirs.

[@franklingoodwin]

Exactly. Sid could actually wrestle

[@lukeirwin5017]

Hogan vs. Warrior? A great match featuring zero great wrestlers.

[@dashtoroya2838]

Hogan actually has great skills, he is just lazy to wrestle in that style.

[@astrosteve]

Honky Tonk Man was actually a decent wrestler. When he was in Memphis, he was booked in a match against Lou Thesz and apparently impressed Thesz so much that he said he wanted to work with HTM next time he (Thesz) came to the territory. Thesz wanting to work with you is about as good as it gets. And, also, about JYD: He was much a better worker pre-WWF. He started losing steam during his Mid-South run (which is why Watts booked him that way) and just coasted by in WWF with minimal effort because Vince wasn't necessarily interested in great in-ring ability. But if you go back to his really early stuff, for Stu Hart in Calgary or his work for Gulas and Jarrett in the South, he was a dynamic wrestler who could get the crowd real hot.

[@michaelandrews117]

Cena is just fantastic to be honest. It's not the cool, wrestling hipster thing to say, but he has put on some great matches over the years. His HBK matches were excellent, and I *STILL* watch the 2016 Summerslam AJ Styles vs Cena match because it's still fantastic.

[@Larry-dq4ig]

That's because AJ Styles and HBK can wrestle a broom and make it a 4 star match.

[@GetOnTheFloor82]

For me, Hogan's only ever good matches were vs Macho, vs Flair, vs Rock, vs Shawn Michaels - 4 of the greatest ever. They made the match great. Hogan was an amazing character, knew how to get a crowd going like no other. But his matches were so boring, and his move set was bland. That said, he was solid enough and nowhere as bad as Khali, Virgil, Warrior etc etc etc

[@Harakengard]

Watch his matches in Japan : that was his real style when he really put efforts into it.

[@achimsinn6189]

That's because you mostly saw his later matches. When he went to WCW he was already over 40 and had more that 10 years of time in the ring. One could tell, that he significantly slowed down during his WCW / NWO run and focused on character work instead of in ring action.

[@Gazowen-qz5xy]

Getonthefloor ultimate warrior v Hogan was Hogan's best match

[@MatthewKonvict]

R.I.P Sid

[@Aditya_mq]

Yeah R.I.P. Sid & R.I.P. Virgil as well

[@Gazowen-qz5xy]

​@@Aditya_mq here here

[@posindustries]

Honorable mention to Bayley vs Eva Marie for the NXT Women's Championship, a pitch-perfectly booked affair with a ton of wink-and-nod worked shoot feel, putting the insanely over face against a mostly loathed Vince-approved Barbie doll, interference from Nia Jax on the outside, a nuclear hot Full Sail crowd, and even bringing in Charles "Lil Naitch" Robinson to really sell a potential oncoming screwjob put together an amazing show and a perfect use of a bottom-tier worker like Eva.

[@Henry_Rice_II]

We all know there are phenomenal wrestlers who can have great matches with anyone but has there ever been two horrible wrestlers, who for some reason had incredible chemistry, and managed to have great matches but only when facing each other?

[@solidcricket]

Back when Marks were complaining how bad Khali is. . Every kid in india were excited to watch Khali his matches with Cena and Taker were so fun

[@Ellcry007]

You got me, I was fooled by and the Funks actually got the win...

[@lloydhinshelwood]

John Cena has Daniel Bryan, AJ Styles, Cm punk and countless others best match in WWE one of the goats.

[@jinratgeist]

Rousey and Angle VS HHH and Stephanie. Stephanie being the wrestler in question.

[@jacobarmour8497]

Reason why John Cena is one of the GOATS he made the most sluggish wrestler The Great Khali into Braun Strowman

[@MotoRider224]

Whenever I watched Khali I would cringe in anticipation he was going to fall over or his legs were going to snap.. it was truly painful to watch him. Like watching someone take a nut shot.

[@khaitranngoc4176]

I must thank you for not making a single "Cena can't wrestle reference", a great achievement.

[@HBPgaming707]

Sid had a streak of good, fun matches in 1996. He was also super over for some reason. Love his match against Shawn at that year's Survivor Series.

[@Gazowen-qz5xy]

Glad he got the title should of got it in 93

[@wolfhurricane897]

There is one I found not too bad. Giant Gonzalez vs Virgil. It looked like a David vs Goliath match. One guy in the crowd even mouthed "wow" the first time seeing Giant Gonzalez.

[@robertclark2253]

The original El Torito was in WWE way back in 1997 to 1999 his main rival was Max Mini .

[@MotoRider224]

Rob Van Dam never held the ECW heavyweight championship while in ECW. He only won the WWE version 1 time.

[@sabi2955]

I know good and darn well you guys didn’t just call Sid a bad worker

[@RoyFizzle]

The weelc match was an absolute banger!

[@amrindersingh1121]

Most un expected Great Match Adam cole v Mcafee

[@aaronhurst4379]

Surprised Lawrence Taylor vs Bam Bam Bigelow wasn't included here, even though an image of it was in the background

[@jugglerj0e]

ANY Match with Great Khali is TERRIBLE!!!

[@trevorRogers4u]

And screw your crapy cena

[@trevorRogers4u]

I wrestled your mom and she was terrible

[@SheriffOutlaw]

The People's Posse vs Camp Cornette at IYH IX: International Incident was totally a 90s 6 man tag team match 🤣

[@jackmarks1358]

So khali managed to even make someone like John census today a good match what a worker

[@ChubbyDaSage]

I watched Honky Tonk man talk his early indy career and he was actually a good technical wrestler. That just wasn't useful on wwf TV.

[@Vesperitis]

The only thing I ever remember about some guy named Ezekiel Jackson is that he held the ECW title. Sometimes I vaguely recall he was the last, but why is that important?

[@shaebryant1916]

That John cena - khali match was fucking great

[@TM-nv]

Ya know, I don't remember where/who I heard it from. But apparently, Khali was actually training back in the early 90's with Nitro. Someone showed me a pic of him with the Nitro guys, and he was jacked. Like.. Damn he was jacked. Apparently, kinda like Andre, he was actually mobile in his early days, but by the time WWE got him, his legs were already going out and that's why he was the way he was. Idk how much of all of that was true, but, I sometimes wish I could've seen a jacked/mobile Khali.

[@Jhakri_]

One Night Stand 2007 was my first PPV, I'll probably always remember the FU off that crane

[@franklingoodwin]

I will not stand for the JYD slander, Pacitti. You have been warned (not that you're scared) 😆

[@brendan909]

They way I heard it, Debiase was supposed to win WM4. Apparently, you can thank Honky Tonk Man for it not happening.

[@AshBlossomWorshiper]

Wee-L-C gets a lot of hate from the less than tasteful nature of the concept, but it was a genuinely fun one off that was hilareous the whole way through that was different and was built better than a lot of the non-main storylines from that era

[@zanethind]

Oh poor Virgil

[@trentonghormley6750]

RIP VIRGIL

[@EvaFull]

Now I am wondering what a list of “10 Great Matches by Terrible Wrestlers During The Pandemic” might possibly look like.

[@spearpig1034]

Reading through the comments, I see a lot of hate that Cena had back in the day is pretty much gone. I used to be one of them. Couldn't stand the guy. But I look back now n can see why he was loved so much.

[@Brony459]

Same, I was also one of them. Looking back at it with a more mature mind set, he wasn't AS bad in the ring as I think we were claiming he is. To his credit, he can tell a pretty good story in the rind. He was just pushed way to much and I think that is what frustrated fans.

[@MMK77344]

WeeLC is a top two preshow match if you ask me. Up there with the Uso’s vs The New Day on the Summerslam Preshow

[@jonnymaldonado5974]

ah i know a hidden nugget: AJ Styles vs. Jinder Mahal i forgot which PPV, AJ lost cuz... Jinder era but this was the most I've seen Mahal move and sell. They ACTUALLY told a story with Mahal losing movement gradually through the match because AJ kept working his leg and some other neat spots here n there, but i remember watching that match like "wow... this man made Mahal WORK! 😮" a true testament to how good of a wrestler and future legend AJ Styles is!

[@randylynch4330]

Don't tell me John Cena can't work when he had a classic with fucking Khali

[@scottjackson1420]

I thought that Honkey Tonk Man was better in the ring than you say.

[@MrBeardsley]

The only real problem with the DiBiase/Virgil match was that it took Virgil nearly a minute to crawl over to Ted and pin him.

[@Skinblade]

The intro needed some Jeff Hardy at Victory Road 2011

[@dstaple3]

If we're going out of WWE, I would have switched the Jackson match with his match with Johnny Mundo and Prince Puma in a ladder match

[@Dotman-mn8rb]

What about the No Way Out 2009 Chamber Matches? Both had Mike Knox and Kozlov

[@sspaay]

Somebody once wrote that Sean Michaels could work a 5 star match with a push broom. They were right.

[@jackdaone6469]

Re: Wee-L-C, the crowd was legit chanting “This is Awesome!” during the match!

[@antoniocenteno1483]

Tom McGee Also was a comeptitor of World Strongest Man, he held the partial deadlift record with 537KG of cheese been lifted. FACTS.

[@danieldrayet2364]

Honorable mention to bret vs diesel at summerslam 95

[@MrSeahawk113]

Rip Virgil

[@MastersofEvil666]

Lol I convinced this one kid that Big Zeke was Ahmed Johnson kid and he believed us to this day

[@Pastyovercoat]

RIP Virgil 😢

[@calvinfolan1736]

The Beulah/Fonzie entry is a bit weird cause at the end of the day, neither of them were ever wrestlers to begin with. Everyone else on the list had at least some experience in the ring.

[@insertname1014]

Where’s that time Al Snow brought Head to a great hardcore match?

[@llydrsn]

Happy the Wee-LC is given love on this video.

[@malcolmparsons8786]

What’s the name of the instrumental in the beginning??

[@footballekstraklasa5682]

I started watching in 2009 and The WEE-LC is my favorite match of all time

[@TheHoldenmcgroin]

Picture of Hogan and Sid.... Not sure which one is supposed to be the "Good" wrestler... ;)

[@theworldofwonder9783]

And somewhere Phoenix Nitro is yelling into a pillow about the number one pick

[@juanabreu3002]

I feel Randy Savage vs. Ultimate Warrior WM7 or even SS92 should've been on here. Savage carried Warrior to some of his best matches

[@edwinperez4509]

Wee-LC with commentary by Micro Cole, JB elf and Jerry the King Smaller

[@Jayage5d]

NO.1 shouldn't been Kenny Omega vs Joey Janela.

[@xxxCyber24xxx]

Yeah it took alot for Joey Janela to make that Kenny Omega look decent in the ring

[@JBar]

Virgil wasn't terrible, he was just okay

[@maybachrob9475]

I was at the wee-lc match love the crowd was going nuts

[@quietninjariot]

3:44 Since when did Anakin Skywalker put on that much weight?

[@JohnnyStashh]

To call the Great Khali a Bad Wrestler, I Mean Cmon... Thats an Insult to Bad Wrestlers. Not Cool Pacitti.

[@gerardorodriguez7858]

People always said there were guys who could have a good match with a broomstick, but the fact of the matter is most of them never did. Cena ACTUALLY got fantastic matches out of Ryback, Khali and Umaga.

[@Thecallmemisterajp]

Err...Virgil was actually a good worker. He wasn’t Bret Hart, but hardly terrible.

[@lrts1lrts181]

Virgil wasn't terrible.