“We’re Winging This”: My Favorite Wrestling Angles and Promos from 2021

Besides Katsuyori Shibata returning to wrestling and Giulia getting a haircut, of course. See the big big list of WWE and AEW Angles & Promos Worth Watching in 2021 here.

25 Best AEW Angles of 2021

1. Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson debut back-to-back (All Out 9/5/21)
2. The Inner Circle War Council and formation of The Pinnacle (Dynamite 3/10/21)
3. CM Punk/Eddie Kingston confrontation (Rampage 11/5/21)
4. Hangman Page returns as the Joker in the Casino Ladder Match (Dynamite 10/6/21)
5. The Marshmallow Man reveals himself as Hangman Page (Dynamite 10/27/21)
6. Team Taz drags Darby Allin in a bodybag (Dynamite 2/10/21)
7. Darby ziplines with a skateboard and attacks Team Taz (Dynamite 2/24/21)
8. HOOK debuts (Rampage 12/10/21)
9. Minoru Suzuki confronts Jon Moxley (All Out 9/5/21)
10. Miro/Eddie Kingston pull-apart brawl (Rampage 8/27/21)
11. Malakai Black lays out Arn Anderson and Cody Rhodes (Dynamite 7/7/21)
12. Serena Deeb lays out Hikaru Shida with her 50th Victory trophy (Dynamite 10/6/21)
13. FTR and Tully Blanchard hit a spike piledriver on Konnan (Dynamite 6/26/21)
14. Sammy Guevara quits the Inner Circle (Dynamite 2/10/21)
15. The Inner Circle returns and attacks The Pinnacle (Dynamite 3/31/21)
16. Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page throw Darby Allin down stairs (Dynamite 5/5/21)
17. 2point0 and Daniel Garcia attack Moxley and Kingston in the crowd (Dynamite 8/18/21)
18. Hangman Page reveals what contract Matt Hardy signed (Dynamite 2/17/21)
19. Dark Order saves Hangman Page from Team Taz (Dynamite 4/21/21)
20. Hangman Page saves the Dark Order from The Elite (Dynamite 7/7/21)
21. Britt Baker interrupts Hikaru Shida’s championship presentation (Dynamite 5/28/21)
22. KENTA attacks Jon Moxley (Dynamite 2/3/21)
23. Sammy Guevara gives Fuego del Sol an AEW contract (Rampage 8/13/21)
24. Nick Comoroto ignores a chairshot from Dustin Rhodes (Dynamite 4/21/21)
25. Eddie Kingston takes the camera backstage and brawls with 2point0 (Dynamite 12/8/21)

25 Best AEW Promos of 2021

1. CM Punk returns to pro wrestling (Rampage 8/20/21)
2. MJF’s promo after Full Gear (Dynamite 11/17/21)
3. CM Punk in-ring interview with Tony Schiavone (Dynamite 8/25/21)
4. Hangman Page warns The Young Bucks (Rampage 11/12/21)
5. CM Punk/MJF in-ring promo (Dynamite 11/24/21)
6. Jon Moxley promo on Kenny Omega (Dynamite 1/27/21)
7. Jon Molxey promo on the Eliminator Tournament (Dynamite 10/23/21)
8. Eddie Kingston/Miro video promos (Dynamite 9/1/21)
9. Eddie Kingston interrupts Miro and lays him out (Rampage 9/3/21)
10. Miro promo on God (Dynamite 10/16/21)
11. Britt Baker/Ruby Soho Face-to-Face (Rampage 9/17/21)
12. Team Taz interrupts CM Punk (Dynamite 9/8/21)
13. Arn Anderson criticizes Cody Rhodes (9/29/21)
14. Kenny Omega and Don Callis visit shop class (Dynamite 2/24/21)
15. Darby Allin interrupt’s MJF promo Four Pillars of AEW (Dynamite 9/29/21)
16. Ricky Starks vignette (Rampage 10/1/21)
17. CM Punk promo on Long Island and MJF (Dynamite 12/8/21)
18. The Lucha Bros & Alex Abrahantes on winning the Tag Team Titles (Dynamite 9/8/21)
19. Penta El Zero Miedo goads Cody Rhodes into a match (Dynamite 3/10/21)
20. Darby Allin asks Sting to stay home next week (Dynamite 6/11/21)
21. Cody Rhodes calls out Malakai Black (Dynamite 7/14/21)
22. Britt Baker returns to Pittsburgh (Dynamite 8/11/21)
23. Jade Cargill promo (Dynamite 3/31/21)
24. Team Taz promo on everything being OK (Dynamite 3/24/21)
25. Anna Jay & Tay Conti tell Dark Order to figure it out (Dynamite 9/8/21)

28 Best WWE Angles or Promos of 2021

1. Dexter Lumis/Indi Hartwell Wedding (NXT 9/14/21)
2. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott introduces Hit Row (NXT 5/11/21)
3. WrestleMania go-home promos (Big E, Banks, Belair) (SmackDown 4/9/21)
4. WrestleMania Weather Delay promos (WrestleMania Night 1 4/10/21)
5. John Cena challenges Roman Reigns for SummerSlam and meets Riddle (RAW 7/19/21)
6. Bayley runs down the SmackDown champions (SmackDown 5/21/21)
7. Daniel Bryan challenges Roman Reigns (SmackDown 2/26/21)
8. Roman Reigns attacks Dominik Mysterio (SmackDown 6/4 & 6/11/21)
9. Bianca Belair/Sasha Banks Women’s Title Contract Signing (SmackDown 8/13/21)
10. The Mysterios back up Edge against The Bloodline (SmackDown 7/9/21)
11. Poker Showdown: Cameron Grimes vs. Duke Hudson (NXT 11/16/21)
12. Edge returns and challenges Seth Rollins to Hell in a Cell (SmackDown 10/8/21)
13. The Diamond Mine reveal themselves (NXT 6/22/21)
14. Tony D’Angelo, Andre Chase and Ikeman Jiro introduce themselves (NXT 9/21/21)
15. Carmelo Hayes challenges for the North American Title (NXT 10/12/21)
16. Rey Mysterio promo on Roman Reigns attacking Dominik (SmackDown 6/11/21)
17. Kofi Kingston backstage interview on Drew McIntyre (RAW 5/31/21)
18. Kevin Owens promo on his grandparents (SmackDown 1/22/21)
19. Street Profits/The Usos confrontation (SmackDown 5/28/21)
20. The Miz, Nikki ASH and Big E cash-in Money in the Bank (2/21, 7/19 & 9/13/21)
21. Street Profits promo on the SmackDown Tag Team Titles (SmackDown 1/15/21)
22. Leon Ruff attacks Pete Dunne (NXT 5/11/21)
23. Xia Li debuts and saves Naomi (SmackDown 12/10/21)
24. Sami Zayn introduces Trae Young (SmackDown 9/10/21)
25. Apollo Crews reveals on his true self (SmackDown 2/26/21)
26. MSK reflect on winning the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (NXT 2/24/21)
27. The VIP Lounge w/ Bobby Lashley (RAW 7/12/21)
28. Sami Zayn practices his Survivor Series speech (SmackDown 11/12/21)