10 Worst WWE Matches Of 2017
8. Brock Lesnar Vs. Braun Strowman (No Mercy)
It's to WWE's credit that they've made most fans forget about this contest in an effort to make Braun Strowman a credible rival for Brock Lesnar's Universal Title yet again should he have a second crack at 'The Beast' at January's Royal Rumble. But why on earth did they put themselves in this situation in the first place? And how did they think the outcome was acceptable?
The booking of the match came seemingly as part of a concerted effort to make No Mercy seem like a must-see mega event in the wake of an explosive SummerSlam main event featuring the two as well as Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe. It joined a first time outing between 'The Big Dog' and John Cena in bolstering the B-show, but subsequently performed so turgidly as a show-closer that most fans felt as though the derivative term was exactly what they'd just seen.
Despite showing Samoa Joe more *ss than half of the men he fought during his first tenure with the company, Lesnar didn't seem in similar mind for the 'Monster Among Men'. Strowman was reduced to a state of ordinary within minutes - nine of them exactly. That's how long it took for the year's biggest breakout star and most heavily protected performer to succumb to a single F5 after a bout of the usual. There can be fewer moments featuring behemoths to leave Vince McMahon feeling quite so underwhelmed.