Re: "Wreck", "wrecking"
Why, the Queen's own English, thank you for asking!
"A is (perceived to be) better than B" => "A ****WRECKS*** B stop the presses"
The bias of the author is evident in the use of such emotive wordology (I'll be submitting that word to Liz next week after a good sleep.) If you are paid per word, you could have used such terms as "kicks into touch", "absolutely trounces", or perhaps "is a bit better". Too high brow?