10 Mistakes WWE Are Still Paying For

At this point, Rusev has now fallen so far down the WWE ladder that it's barely even worth discussing where this terrible run all began. But let's do it anyway, for the sake of closure.

The Bulgarian Brute debuted on the main roster in early 2014, going on to enjoy a year-long undefeated streak in which he was rightly pushed in the grand tradition of unstoppable monster heels like Yokozuna and Umaga.

Then came the turn of John Cena at WrestleMania 31. Not only did Big Match John get the better of him in their climactic encounter on the Grandest Stage of Them All, he went on to pick up consecutive victories at Extreme Rules and Payback.

Suddenly, Rusev was no longer being spoken about in terms of a future main event star. Instead, he started doing things like having a brief love affair with Summer Rae, and form a forgettable "League of Nations" stable with Sheamus and Wade Barrett. And it's all Cena's fault.