5 Worst Wrestling Matches Of 2011

2. Michael Cole vs. Jerry Lawler - WrestleMania XXVII

This was a disaster, to say the least

No matter how much WWE might try and change their name, branding, and language, the actual action involving their talent will always be called ‘wrestling’. It’s a form of athleticism which requires years of training to perfect and do safely, which is why untrained non-wrestlers should get in the ring as infrequently as possible.

Especially if their name is Michael Cole.

At this time, WWE was pushing Michael Cole as an obnoxious heel announcer that had clear bias against certain fan favorites while also being a total jerk to Jerry Lawler. Cole’s actions and words ticked Lawler off to no end, until Lawler couldn’t take it anymore and got himself a match at WrestleMania. Against Michael Cole. Who is a commentator. Who did not know how to wrestle.

This should’ve been at most a sixty-second squash with Lawler demolishing Cole so badly that Cole would have to ‘be hospitalized’ to write him off TV for a while. Instead, Cole and ally Jack Swagger lengthened this abysmal affair to almost fourteen minutes in length.

Worse, shenanigans continued with the ending, as the ‘Anonymous RAW General Manager’ appeared and reversed the initial decision that had Lawler victorious.