10 Worst-Booked WWE Stars EVER

10. Wade Barrett

The absurd burial to which Barrett was subjected at SummerSlam 2010 is well-documented. He warrants an entry on this list for that one minute and 38 seconds alone.

On top of that, at TLC 2010, Cena defeated Barrett in the titular attraction. That in itself was banal. He was the top face in the company. The aftermath of the match was crushing to Barrett; Cena had already defeated him, which rendered the whole thing nonsensical. He was meant to be the babyface. The logistics were stupid too. Cena rather helpfully placed Barrett under a table before the match's infamous stunt, in which Big Match John literally buried Barrett under a barrage of falling chairs. To Wade, it must have felt as if he was sleeping under heavy hailstone. Michael Cole claimed that the gesture was "symbolic", also using the actual term "buried".

It was also prophetic: as the Nexus fizzled away, Barrett formed the Corre - the dumbest name for the most ineffective and forgettable faction in modern wrestling history - and was repackaged as a record collector (amassing five themes in as many years), a King, and a bearer of Bad News. Barrett got over big time in the latter role. He wasn't meant to.

But we can cheer and boo who we want, so he was fine.