Randy Orton vs. The Fiend (WWE WrestleMania 37) | Worst Match Ever?!

The Fiend vs. Randy Orton (WWE WrestleMania 37) | Worst Match Ever?!

This one was - somehow - worse than we remember. But is it the worst match ever?

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[glenndallas]

Tempest just casually rattling off EVERY Orton Wrestlemania match was impressive.

[ccobian_]

This hurts so much. As a massive bray wyatt and the fiend fan…man this hurts. I’m exactly with Pete.

[Sanctmona]

Not only was Randy done, but I think Bray was as well. I think with the crappy booking black hole Vince put him into and then losing his best friend back in December of that past year, Bray was just done. I really don't even think he wanted to do this.

[RichMalicious_]

To those who don't know, The Fiend's "Tunnel of Transformation" was originally used for the Weekend's Super Bowl Halftime Show, which was preformed several days before this Wrestlemania.

[kapperosek]

You know what is even worse about that match? It was april 2021, so only 4 months after Brodie Lee passed away. Bray was in bad place mentally then and they did that to him

[SirSketchth]

Another great episode! Tempest saying "Hey look it's the Big Box Man" killed me hahaha. 2021 was when I stopped watching wrestling really. Empty arena era was tiring, Bayley not having anything to do AT ALL at Mania was annoying, everything just culminated in me ending my weekly wrestling viewing until Triple H took over.

[thedarkergerkin]

I have so much fun watching these i hope this a series that lasts long term!

[lucasbutlergamingandnostal]

I’m really holding out for hogan vs warrior from haloween havoc 1998
That could genuinely top the list over the zombie match

[thereal_jerrod]

There really are a lot of reasons for either this or Zombies to go over the other. A lot of great points from all three lads. But thinking about it more, I think I might have personally put this at the top. I always loved the Fiend and rooted for him. Even after Hell in a Cell 2019 and Super Showdown 2020, I still had faith in Bray to bring it back and always wanted to see what the Fiend was doing. After this loss to Randy, I couldn't have cared less about the Fiend. More than any bad Bray match, this one killed the character for me.

[SurrealNights]

I'm noticing that one of the parameters that's (perhaps unknowingly) being used to gauge how bad a match is: How much do you actually engage with the match (i.e. how much do you end up talking about other stuff during it).

[BitBruche]

This was the first episode of this series that I actually did the watch-along and I had never seen the match before. I am now regretting my choice to do so.

[calumbishop]

You know what the most horrifying thing about this match is:
It's not even the worst match between these two.

I would argue the 'House of Horrors' match at Payback 2017, with the f*cking haunted tractor and Jinder Mahal being there and the dirty fridge and the doll heads and Bray screaming "Welcome to hell" to Randy (because subtly is something that Vince has no concept of), is SO MUCH WORST, and so much longer.

Also for some reason its divided into two parts and just has Seth Rollins vs Samoa Joe randomly shoved in-between both halves of the match. Also it ends with f*cking Jinder standing tall.

Just, just don't know.

[IslandPride]

Lmao I feel like the background music in the beginning fits you 3 as a group very well lol

[clint]

Tempest remembering every Orton match in Wrestlemania in the last 20 years like nothing is so impressive

[Shavinderyt]

The fact that the fiend has shown up on this list twice and for very legitimate reason makes me immeasurable sad. What have they done to my boy.

In my eyes, fiend had 3 feuds; Balor, Cena and Bryan. anything else ill pretend doesn’t exist

[MisterBigPip]

I love how four hours after this video went live WWE had the gall to make it free to watch on their YouTube channel.
Not sure if that means they love the series and did it in response?
Also love how the first recommended video underneath is this one, with the thumbnail of you guys looking distraught and the big WORST MATCH EVER logo next to it.
But thirdly, love you guys, keep up the awesome work x

[joshualarkin]

“Box-like Structure, ” 3 Orton draping DDTs (dammit, DLo!), red lights, and the irredeemable damage of one of your most over characters. And it opened a night of Wrestlemania! Woof, this one is for the dogs. At least the zombie match didn’t actively damage anyone or anything. Not even well booked in terms of in-ring spots.

[Sawfty]

Here’s the crazy thing about this series - I’m not even able to watch along and it’s still my favorite show of 2023!

[OnTheAlmondTree]

You've GOT to do the Tag Team elimination chamber, where they were BREAKING UP PINFALLS IN AN ELIMINATION MATCH, and the Intercontinental Elimination chamber, where Mark Henry got out of his cell early and the match devolved into Ziggler openly calling out spots like TWICE

[Brodysseus]

Okay, matches like those next week are definitely better palate cleanser matches than my suggestion of just watching a really good match. Can't wait!