WWE’s 10 Worst Moments of 2016

With 2016 now in the history books, let’s take a look at what won’t be remembered fondly in the years to come from WWE.

2016 was a polarizing year in many ways. We’ve learned of shocking deaths, crazy stories from around the world, and one of the most hotly-contested and controversial presidential elections in history. Needless to say, many people won’t be looking back at this year fondly, especially with WWE.

The world of pro wrestling was no different. We’ve witnessed many odd, disappointing and irritating things as wrestling fans, especially in WWE. The year began on somewhat of a strong note with several shocking signings from NJPW. Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Shinsuke Nakamura and A.J. Styles are all regular fixtures of WWE programming.

We’ve also seen a lot of great moments throughout the year with many outstanding matches. Styles, in particular, showed that he really is arguably the best wrestler alive today, winning the WWE Championship in September. Nakamura’s the top star in NXT right now, but given his otherworldly charisma and magnetism, he isn’t likely to stay there for long.

As for Gallows & Anderson, well, their booking puts them somewhere on this list of worst moments.

Sadly, for every good thing WWE has done this year, they executed at least one equally bad or worse thing to counterbalance it. From bizarre booking decisions to terrible overreactions to random events, WWE has been more volatile than ever in their decision-making. More people are calling for Vince to retire (or some other major shake-up in WWE management) than ever. We’re even seeing terrifyingly low ratings for a show that has one of the most stacked rosters it’s ever had.

WWE failed with many things this year, but the following ten items stand out as the worst of the worst…