10 Lamest Swerves In WWE History

10. Kevin Nash Texts Himself

CM Punk was the hottest star in wrestling until SummerSlam 2011 happened.

With the Summer of Punk in full flow, the Chicagoan was set to fight for the right to call himself the WWE Undisputed Champion in another match with John Cena. Punk went over, as he should have, but he didn’t leave with the belt. Kevin Nash ran down from the backstage area and attacked him out of nowhere, which led to Alberto Del Rio successfully cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase and hastening the Summer of Punk’s demise.

Nash answered for his crimes the following night on Raw, stating that Triple H had sent him a text message ahead of the event instructing him to attack the winner. Punk was furious, as was his right, so Nash laid him out again the following week, costing him another title opportunity.

The swerve was right around the corner, however. Nash was originally scheduled to face Punk at Night of Champions, but couldn’t get medical clearance. This forced WWE to think on their feet, and they came up with the lamest compromise imaginable: it was revealed that Nash had texted himself, and the whole thing was a ruse.

Triple H eventually substituted for Nash regardless, so why they couldn’t have stuck with him as the perpetrator is anyone’s guess. The ensuing loss to The Game effectively buried what remained of Punk’s momentum.