Since Paul “Triple H” Levesque became WWE’s chief content officer, rivalries have been highlighted on television, with many feuds being built not only for monthly PLEs, but also for weekly programming. This past weekend, WWE released its picks for the top 10 rivalries of the year on its website. YouTube channel, which featured a mixture of blood, championship and family feuds.
The list starts with Braun Strowman and Bronson Reed and Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes, two rivalries that have only happened on weekly television. However, the top two spots went to Original Bloodline and The New Bloodline and CM Punk’s feud with Drew McIntyre, which were easily the most intense rivalries of the year.
Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan came in third, a feud that has now lasted nearly nine months at the Women’s World Championship. Other rivalries centered around a title included LA Knight and Logan Paul for the United States Championship and GUNTHER vs. Sami Zayn, who vied for both the Intercontinental Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship.
Cody Rhodes and The Rock and Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor also made the top five. Although they didn’t have a one-on-one match, Rhodes and The Rock delivered some of the most entertaining WWE television shows until WrestleMania 40, where they fought each other against each other in tag team action on the first night. The following year, Balor betrayed Priest at SummerSlam out of jealousy over his reign as world heavyweight champion.
Bayley and Damage CTRL also made an appearance and were the only other faction-based rivalry outside of The Bloodline Civil War to make the list.
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