10 Worst WWE Roads To WWE WrestleMania

10. WrestleMania XXVII

The WWE landscape in early 2011, pre-reconfiguration of developmental/NXT, was absolutely dire.

John Laurinaitis still held a tyrannical grip over the developmental system, refusing to acknowledge the Independent scene which gave rise to the company's eventual rebirth. Certain in-house stars flourished, like The Miz, but he was demoted to extra in his own star vehicle opposite John Cena. The Road was so steered towards the discord between Cena and The Rock that the Miz, once the brightest main event prospect, was overshadowed. It is no coincidence that he only just recovered his relevance over the last year.

Yes, The Rock's comeback promo was the most spectacular heard in years - his "even Stevie Wonder in his basement can see your monkey a**!" line inspired so much fervour that it might as well have been a sermon - but the marginalisation of full-time talent was not limited to the main event.

Triple H challenged the Undertaker's streak because, in his ridiculously counterproductive words, "nobody in the back" was worthy of the privilege. He wasn't wrong - but he was wrong to say it. He made everybody else on the show look redundant.

Maybe if he hadn't demanded twice as much time as anybody else on the show, those unworthy nobodies might have had half a chance to prove him wrong. One of them was Ezekiel Jackson, so probably not, but the moral dilemma still exists.