10 Absolute Worst Matches In WWE SummerSlam History

10. Sheamus Vs Alberto Del Rio (SummerSlam 2012)

A dreadfully dull battle that perhaps might have resonated with fans that had just discovered pro wrestling in 2012 (but a decade of decline suggests there probably weren't too many of those...), Sheamus' successful World Championship defence against Alberto Del Rio fell victim to neither of the pair being over enough to satisfy their brief for the night.

'The Great White' hadn't ever managed to escape the curse of his original title win at that year's WrestleMania - the 18 second victory over Daniel Bryan triggered a "YES Movement" but a profound "No" from the audience to ever accepting the Royal Rumble winner as their chosen champion.

Foreshadowing years of that sh*t, Sheamus was the first and thus least-damaged by the role, but Alberto Del Rio had been in a semi-permanent state of flux since debuting too. Permitted to get moderately over in his first year, he was damaged goods nearly two years into a tepid heel run that had already peaked a year earlier.

Under the circumstances, competent work became a worst case scenario for two men laughably expected to produce a corker. The silence (years before boredom would produce boos) was deafening.