10 Monster Wrestling Matches That Were Devastating Disappointments
Biggest Losers
The chronic sense of disappointment that permeated amongst the Los Angeles crowd in the aftermath of the Brock Lesnar/Braun Strowman No Mercy clash was mostly down to the soul-destroying booking of the 'Monster Among Men' in his first singles shot at the Universal Title, but the deathly dull match that preceded his defeat really didn't aid ailing enthusiasm.
Matches featuring two or more physically imposing figures will always appeal to Vince McMahon if he's unsure of how best to fill a card. Long chasing the imagined slack-jawed reaction of a 'normal' person watching his performers walking through airports, McMahon always had a propensity for enormous wrestlers thanks to the spectacular success rate of Andre The Giant, Hulk Hogan and others during his formative years as a promoter.
Unfortunately, disillusion is all-too-often the crushing coda of a behemoth battle.
Often lacking the necessary skills to have a match outside of a conciliatory comfort zone, giants can't always break away from the formula that bred their popularity. Promising a maelstrom of mayhem to increase, the sadistic sideshow sadly can't always live up to expectations raised larger than the men themselves.
10. The Undertaker Vs King Kong Bundy
The Undertaker's WrestleMania undefeated streak was perhaps the happiest accident of Vince McMahon's professional life considering the numerous occasions during its embryonic stages in which it could have been wastefully abandoned.
WrestleMania 11 was perhaps the worst incarnation of the 'Show Of Shows' before the event turned into a sprawling six-hour ego trip, and though 'The Deadman' already had an unrivalled main stage calamity on his resumé (more on that later), his snoozer with King Kong Bundy contributed nothing to a disparate supercard.
Trapped in a storyline with Ted Dibiase since his SummerSlam 1994 return, Undertaker had already vanquished a corrupt version of himself, some dodgy druids and seedy taxman Irwin R Shyster en route to beating Bundy on the Grandest Stage. In a damning indictment, the contest itself only served as a backdrop for his next Million Dollar conquest.
Briefly retrieving the sacred urn from Dibiase, Undertaker's second Paul Bearer was jumped by new Corporation prospect Kama, who delivered on his promise to melt it down into a gaudy chain in a last ditch attempt to reignite the burned out programme. With no further distractions remaining, Undertaker dispatched Bundy with a clotheseline.