10 WWE Plans Doomed From The Start

8. Seth Rollins: Scolded Child

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Seth Rollins' 2014 heel turn had ample levels of shock and awe when it occurred. People were heartbroken to see The Shield disbanded and willingly turned their scorn on 'The Architect' for his decision to "buy in" when he made the most of his ill-gotten opportunities with a Money In The Bank victory and cash-in less than a year after stabbing his "brothers" in the back.

He should have kept his siblings onside for when Mom and Dad got home.

In infuriatingly familiar fashion, Rollins' hardest job was not becoming a star, but staying one thanks to WWE's heel booking no matter how far he got up the card.

At some point during Seth's 2015 WWE Championship reign, Triple H got it in his cerebrum that the best big match for Rollins was with him, rather than the countless others he could have irritated ahead of a major pay-per-view. Due to injuries, the story wouldn't be told for another year, but thank goodness for that - the whole thing made no f*cking sense when the company attempted to deliver it the first time.

After clearing his path for glory, Hunter and Stephanie McMahon began laying speed traps and hidden bends on every straight road. Weekly b*llockings from the abusive parental figures were augmented by bully booking of a snivelling heel that still had to win by just being a snivelling heel.

Injury late in the year took his title away in rather depressing fashion, but better that his body did it than 'The Game' himself.

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