10 Worst Payoffs To WWE Storylines

10. Kevin Nash Text Debacle

To cut an awfully long story short, in the summer of 2011, CM Punk was on fire.

So how did WWE choose to capitalise on that? By having Kevin Nash, of all people, show up at SummerSlam 2011 and screw Punk out of the WWE title.

Nash’s involvement was strange enough in itself, but the story’s oddity didn’t quite end there. Nash explained his attack on Punk by claiming Triple H had texted him and asked him to do so, before it was later revealed that Nash had gotten hold of Triple H’s phone and sent the message himself.

Basically, the brilliantly executed 'Summer of Punk' had degenerated into an angle where Triple H’s mate nicked his phone and stitched him up with a fake text message.

Yes, this is WWE, not the Jerry Springer Show…

You could argue the big text reveal wasn’t the absolute final payoff, but that would only lead us on to further questionable booking choices. Rather than letting Punk get some revenge on Nash, he was instead fed to Triple H before the boss himself faced Nash in a convoluted 'Sledgehammer on a Pole' match at TLC in December.