‘Wheel of Fortune’ Fans Slam ‘Low-Brow’ WWE-Themed Week

Martin Holmes
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Xavier Woods on Wheel's WWE Week
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WWE will hold its biggest event of the year, WrestleMania, this weekend, April 1 and 2, and, in anticipation, several wrestlers have joined Wheel of Fortune for a WWE-themed week of quizzing. But not everybody is having a good time.

The WWE Week, which kicked off on Monday (March 27), sees WWE superstars teaming up with regular contestants to spin and win, with the three winners with the highest totals coming back on Friday (March 31) to play in a championship game.

Drew McIntyre, Xavier Woods, and Carmella got things rolling on Monday, which featured a funny moment when a contestant gave an NSFW answer. Other competing wrestlers throughout the week included The Miz, Bayley, Kofi Kingston, Liv Morgan, Austin Theory, and more.

The reaction from viewers at home has been mixed, to say the least. “Anyone else skipping this week?” asked a user on the Wheel of Fortune Reddit forum, adding, “Yesterday’s show was the worst I’ve ever watched tbh.”

“I was going to post the same thing about 5 minutes into Monday’s show,” said another fan. “This is so cringe to watch. I don’t really expect WOF to be sophisticated entertainment, but this is beyond low-brow. It’s just a half-hour long commercial for wrestling.”

Another commenter wrote, “I get that being in your face and braggadocius is part of being a wrestler but holy s*** the dude yesterday was one of the most annoying people I’ve ever had on my TV. I’ll watch the rest of the week just because it’s incredibly obvious how much Pat hates this entire thing and I enjoy his snark.”

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“Jeopardy would never have these clowns on,” added one fan, while one person said, “I think having these WWE people on the show is the worst thing Wheel of Fortune ever did. I’m a huge fan of Wheel and can’t watch.”

Yet, others seemed to be enjoying the light-hearted entertainment value. “Really? I’ve found these very fun. Plus, today’s episode has Big E and Bayley,” said one viewer.

“Nope, I’m not missing any of these episodes. The guests are fantastic,” wrote another, while one fan stated, “I’m not a WWE fan, but I think it’s totally fine. It’s only 5 days. Just deal with it.”

What do you think about Wheel‘s WWE Week? Let us know in the comments below.

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    GreenElephant

    This week has been hard to watch- the poor contestants!! They finally get picked and have to have some obnoxious wanna be sitcom star acting like they're your best friend. Cringeworthy

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    GoldBottleOpener

    Watched part of Monday and then skipped the rest of the week. This is horrible.

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    PurpleSubmarine

    It’s beyond disgusting and can’t believe anyone decided to air this. I can’t watch it.

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    GoldSubmarine

    About the worse week of Wheel ever!

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      GreenCoffee

      😭

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    PurpleLeaf

    When my two fav things merge! It was awesome, the contestants were having a ball!

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    CyanPumpkin

    Horrible!! I can’t believe Pat & Vanna are in to this at all!! The further dumbing of America.

    Un-needed and a slam to the quality of this show.

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    CyanAirBalloon

    After the first night I switched to food network for the rest of the week!

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    PurpleGlasses

    I hope someone gets fired for this. Terrible idea.

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      GreenCoffee

      Fired??? Smh

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    PurplePizza

    I can only describe it as‘cringeworthy’!

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    OliveLocomotive

    Didn’t watch can’t stand them over payed actors actresses

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    GreenWrench

    Not a good idea

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    GreenCoffee

    Talk about a bunch of naggers... Its Wheel of Fourtune for goodness sake! Its not Jeopardy. I personally dont watch WWE but thought it was a fun twist. I know people of different education levels that are fans of wrestling, so some of you need to quit judging others, and frankly just quit complaining about game shows all together. Get a life

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    CyanTree

    Who knew WWE fans could spell? 🤣🤣

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      GreenCoffee

      I know WWE fans from 12 yrs old to Masters Degree. Idk when you wheel fans became so entitled, but its false. Youre not. Wheel of fortune isnt even hard. Seriously get a life

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    GreenPlane

    So annoying this week, I may NEVER watch Wheel again !!🤮🤮

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      GreenCoffee

      Thats absolutely hilarious! What will they do without you 😱