10 Absolute Worst Matches In WWE SummerSlam History
5. Batista Vs Booker T (SummerSlam 2006)
Proving (when, truthfully, proof wasn't even required) that real fights don't actually make for good wrestling feuds, Booker T and Batista's absolute stinker at SummerSlam foreshadowed the rest of a rotten feud they'd have over the World Heavyweight Title that year.
Booker and Batista had an actual altercation at the filming of the pay-per-view's commercial after the former WCW Champion took exception with how the less experienced headliner was handling himself on set. A matter of respect for real manifested as a matter of rank boredom as the two clearly failed to click at the event itself several months later.
Well and truly adjusted to the multiple-pay-per-view formula by 2006, WWE weren't in any mood to conclude the feud at the first time of asking, forcing viewers to endure more of their tense tussles throughout the year. Batista's disqualification win did less than f*ck all for either of them. Showing footage of the real fight might have actually told a more entertaining story.