10 Times WWE Directly Insulted Your Intelligence

10. Blaming The Referee For The Hell In A Cell 2019 Finish

It may have been beaten to death as much as The Fiend himself on that fateful evening, but WWE's attempt to wriggle free from the post-Hell In A Cell 2019 criticism they received bordered on pathetic.

Booking the match to take advantage of the hype without remotely thinking of a suitable finish, the company instead decided to not bother delivering one when Bray Wyatt's terrifying new creation found himself within touching distance of the Universal Title.

Ending the Cell main event by unclear stoppage for the second year in a row, WWE irreversibly damaged the men in the match, but absurdly aimed to salvage the aura of Champion and Challenger by throwing the referee under the bus days later. It was his decision, not a booking one.

As attempts to keep kayfabe go, it was utterly crap - the response was only required because fans felt rightly ripped off by not being given an actual ending, not because the people in the ring followed all their instructions. The fire hadn't stopped blazing days removed from the event, but this idiotic announcement poured petrol on it all the same. All to pass a buck.

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