The Best And Worst Of Wrestling In 2016

Worst Feud of the Year: Darren Young vs. Titus O’Neil

Just because this match is on a show called ‘Main Event’ does not mean this is main event worthy in any way

Runners-Up: Rusev vs. all the babyfaces

WWE has messed up the booking of both Darren Young and Titus O’Neil so badly and so many times it’s no wonder the crowd does not care one bit when either man is on screen. They were very entertaining as a tag team, but their numerous splits, fights, reunions and new splits have made fans apathetic to them.

Nothing either man has done has gotten anything more than a whimper out of the audience. The feud was indeed that bad.

The close second to this horrible feud wasn’t so much a feud as it was the general treatment of two characters. Rusev is an obvious heel, but the focus of his rivalries in 2016 was his real-life marriage to manager Lana. But because he’s a foreigner, in Vince’s mind, he must be evil, even when married to someone that genuinely loves him.

So throughout the year, several babyfaces have tried to ruin his marriage or make his life miserable.

The two that stand out were Enzo Amore and Roman Reigns, both of whom acted like major jerks in messing with Rusev’s (character’s) personal life. Their antics were supposed to be cheered by the audience (because, again, evil foreigner Rusev), yet few people could cheer their behaviour, because, in real life, those actions would be considered despicable.

No one won with this feud, and it did very little to endear Roman Reigns to the audience.