7 WWE Moments So Bad Fans EXITED THE BUILDING

7. WWE Feel An Immediate Backlash (Backlash 2018)

Not for the last time on this list, your writer invites you to take a trip down memory lane to a time when The Tribal Chief was anything but Acknowledged by the WWE faithful.

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Hot on the heels of a number of anything-but-pleasing showcases involving Roman Reigns, with both of his prior PPV bouts with Brock Lesnar at 'Mania 34 and The Greatest Royal Rumble going down like a pint of sick, WWE had the bright idea of throwing their resident Big Dog into the main event of one of the most disappointing events in their recent history: Backlash 2018.

Dealt the unenviable task of getting fans back onside after a stale evening of action (this was the painful night which saw AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura go to a draw for the WWE title and Daniel Bryan being forced to battle Big Cass on his comeback tour), fans were in no rush to see this version of Reigns slug it out with just about anyone.

The fact this match came against a crowd-favourite such as Samoa Joe still did nothing to dissuade chants of "beat the traffic" as hordes of fans exited the Prudential Center early. An excruciatingly slow and energy-zapped throwdown simply acted as another coffin in that infamous push and is a moment both talented star would most likely want to forget, in all honesty.

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