20 Best WWE Segments of 2018 so far (10-1)

2018 hasn't been a great year to be a WWE fan. The tag team scenario is in jeopardy, the ratings are at an all-time low, and one of the World Champions seldom shows up. It is turning out to be a Herculean task for the fans to find light in the darkness.

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Nonetheless, there were a few segments to cheer us up in the lacklustre year so far. From Daniel Bryan's announcement that he is cleared to compete, to Ronda Rousey's fury over Alexa Bliss and Kurt Angle, the babyfaces have done a commendable job in pulling off some great segments.

The heels weren't bad either and had ensured that the fans continued to hate them. Brock Lesnar annihilated a hand-cuffed Roman Reigns, and Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn had taken out Daniel Bryan on a night which was supposed to be his homecoming. If this didn't make you loathe them, only God knows what will.

P.S. - Only main roster segments are considered.

Without any further ado, here are 20 Best WWE segments of 2018 (So far).

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#10 Raw 25 kicks off in style (Raw- 22 January)

The 25th anniversary of Monday Night Raw was like a balloon. The show wasn't a bad one, but it failed to live up to the hype it generated. The only thing which had lived up to the hype was Stone Cold's iconic return.

Vince McMahon got the ball rolling when he told the audience that the crowd had nothing to do with Raw being able to complete 25 years as he did it all by himself. Things had been going fine for the McMahons until the sound of a glass being shattered was heard. Stone Cold, seemingly, looked to be on good terms with the McMahons until he hit the Stunner on both the father and the son.

The segment was the perfect way to kick-off the show. It brought back memories of how the man single-handedly won the Monday night wars for the company. It is safe to say that Raw would have never reached its 25th anniversary if it weren't for Stone Cold Steve Austin.

#9 Roman Reigns Promo (Raw- February 26)

At the beginning of the article, we had standardised Reigns as the lowest point on the rating scale when it came to cut promos.

The only time the Big Dog proved us wrong had been on the 26th February episode of Raw when he addressed the audience after earning the right to face Lesnar at WrestleMania 34.

Reigns entered the arena with resounding boos from the audience who were unhappy with the corporate's decision to continue pushing him into the main-event picture. He told the audience that Lesnar hadn't been there tonight and labeled him as a b*tch who hid behind his contractual luxuries.

He even went on to say that the Beast Incarnate doesn't understand the fine line between business and respect!

Hadn't Reigns spoken with charisma, this was another promo which would have been ruined. Thankfully, the Big Dog looked more confident. While he may still not have the microphone skills to be in the main-event picture, he is improving gradually, and this segment is a testament to it.

#8 Brock Lesnar tears Roman Reigns to pieces (Raw March 19)

Fast forward three weeks from the Reigns promo, another segment which delivered on the never-ending boring feud was the March 19th assault by Lesnar. The Big Dog was temporarily suspended from WWE (on-screen) a week earlier. So, he trespassed into the Dallas arena because he wanted to make a memory out there.

After the US Marshalls handcuffed Vince's golden boy and tried to harm him further, the Big Dog retaliated by taking them out with both hands tied.

Things got ugly for Reigns when Lesnar's music hit and he was taken to the Suplex City. Even after the medical team laid him on a stretcher, the Beast Incarnate continued to ambush him.

This was the first time Reigns had won the sympathy of the audience. And, if anyone has to take the credit, it has got to be Lesnar. Showing no mercy, he annihilated the challenger even when his hands had been tied down.

Lesnar is at his best when he creates havoc, and this segment again proved it why.

#7 John Cena Promo (Raw- February 26)

John Cena is one of the most polarizing superstars of the WWE. 50% of the crowd cheer him because of his charisma and 50% of the crowd boo him because of the management's decision to use him as a burying machine. But, 100% of them wanted to witness a feud with the Undertaker.

Cena had been disappointed with his performance in the Elimination Chamber and expressed his failure to the crowd.

But, this didn't make the news. Big Match John would announce that he wanted to challenge the Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania only to finish it by saying that it won't happen.

At the entire Road to WrestleMania, this was the second-loudest pop created by the audience (we would get to the first one). Cena would wrap it up with the announcement that he would shift to Smackdown and try to become the World Champion for the 17th time at Fastlane.

Cena never fails to provoke the desired emotion from his promos. Even his most ardent haters would agree that when it comes to a babyface promo, he only comes second to the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

#6 The Usos vs New Day promo (SmackDown- February 27)

One of the most underrated segments of 2018 and the most likely to be forgotten from the list is the 27th February segment between the Usos and the New Day.

The New Day bragged how their rivalry with the Usos was one of the best in 2018 and had revolutionized tag team wrestling in WWE.

The Usos would interrupt them and claim that they were undertreated for the past nine years. Big E didn't care about it because they had been doing all the talks and even hosted a WrestleMania.

It looked as if things would get uglier before the Bludgeon Brothers entered the ring and all the five members had to retreat from the ring.

The Bludgeon Brothers made a brilliant statement without speaking a single word. This segment ensured that the Bludgeon Brothers would stick their noses in the match at Fastlane, and they didn't disappoint us.

#5 Stephanie McMahon kicks off Raw after WrestleMania (Raw- April 9)

The only shining lights in the lacklustre WrestleMania were the matches between Asuka and Charlotte, Seth Rollins, Miz, and Finn Balor, and the mixed tag team match. The first two matches were guaranteed to be a barnburner, but the third one came out of the blue.

Stephanie McMahon kicked-off the Raw after WrestleMania with a hope to make peace with her arch-nemesis.

Rousey would disappoint her and lock her in the Armbar submission. The segment wasn't over yet as the crowd sang in unison the famous goodbye song. Ring announcer Jojo had put the icing on the cake when she requested the audience to show some respect.

Rousey looked highly mechanical in this segment, but Stephanie's selling made it a must watch. She sold the move perfectly and made the submission look devastatingly painful. The crowd, too, played their role well.

#4 John Cena Promo (Raw- March 19)

Cena had challenged the Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania a week earlier (more on that later). Cena had thought that the Deadman would come up with the answer, but he disappointed him.

He did everything to get on the nerves of the Undertaker in this segment let alone calling him a coward.

Cena expected the Undertaker to show up then, but instead, the arena went red. Big Match John thought that Kane had come up on Undertaker's behalf only to eat a chokeslam.

The words and the passion with which Cena spoke those words makes this segment a must-watch one.

No one in the locker room had the guts to call Undertaker the way Cena did, and yet he made it look convincing. Kane's interruption was also a brilliant one as it added the element of surprise.

#3 Daniel Bryan fires Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn (SmackDown- March 20)

Fast forward a little less than two hours of Bryan's comeback segment, the Leader Of The Yes movement made another shocking announcement.

A week earlier on Smackdown, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn had ambushed Shane McMahon after his apology that he was unfair towards them. Bryan made the right decision to fire them as they had crossed their lines.

Owens and Zayn couldn't digest the fact they were fired and thumped Bryan. Bryan had fought them off momentarily before he was eventually outnumbered.

The two-on-one assault continued as Zayn delivered a Helluva kick to Bryan, and Owens gave a Pop-up Powerbomb to their former boss on the ring apron.

Owens and Zayn accumulated a lot of heat for this segment. The fact that it occurred just mere hours after Bryan's announcement that he had been cleared to compete added fuel to the fire.

Moreover, the flurry of kicks delivered by Bryan gave a glimpse of what we had been missing for the last three years.

#2 Ronda Rousey releases her frustration over Alexa Bliss and Kurt Angle (Raw- June 18)

Rousey was literally seconds away from becoming the new Raw Women's Champion before Alexa Bliss cashed-in her Money in the Bank contract. She would go on to win the match and become the new Raw Women's Champion.

Rousey only had revenge in her eyes as she took the champ out. Even Kurt Angle couldn't pare her down as her judo techniques outmuscled him.

The officials weren't spared either as she ambushed them too. The final nail in the coffin had been hit when she slammed Bliss through the table.

At the previous two segments in which Rousey had been mentioned, she looked highly mechanical.

However, in this segment, she took the center stage. What was supposed to be a coronation ceremony for Bliss turned out to be her worst nightmare thanks to "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey.

#1 John Cena Promo (Raw- March 12 2018)

Less than 24 hours after suffering another high-profile loss in his Road to WrestleMania, Cena showed his utmost sign of urgency to have a match at WrestleMania in this promo. Yes, you guessed it right! He officially challenged the Undertaker in this segment.

Cena ensured the crowd that the executives weren't pulling him back from having the match as if they had, they would have cut the microphone (a brilliant reference to the CM Punk pipebomb segment).

He went on to rant that the only person holding him down was the Undertaker himself. He requested him to leave behind his ego and accept the challenge just for the fans' sake.

Of all the numerous promos Cena cut in his Road to Wrestlemania, none of them had the zeal and ferocity even comparable to the March 12th one.

Labelling the Deadman a self-centered egomaniac, John Cena lashed on him for not showing any signs of urgency to have a match at WrestleMania let alone with him.

You have to admit that the crowd reaction which Big Match John generates with just mere words is unparalleled with any other wrestler in the locker room.

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