5 Worst Wrestling Matches of 1991

#4 Jake Roberts vs. Rick Martel – Blindfold Match – WrestleMania 7

An important part of a passable wrestling match is being able to actually see your opponent

Blindfold matches tend to be among the worst match concepts in wrestling. The whole point of a wrestling match is have two opponents hit moves on each other, which tends to work best when said opponents can actually see each other.

This match was an attempt by WWE to do something different, and needless to say that the results were…mixed at best. Roberts had to use the crowd to find his way around the ring, which was a unique way to get the crowd involved in a match. Unfortunately, the crowd’s involvement wasn’t really enough to salvage this contest. The in-ring action was threadbare, and the pace was almost glacial.

Of course, this is to be expected since the wrestlers involved had virtually no concept of ring awareness. At least the crowd cheered for Roberts’ DDT much like today’s fans cheer for Randy Orton’s RKO. If it weren’t for the fans actually getting involved like they were supposed to, this match would’ve bombed much worse than it really did.