10 Monster Wrestling Matches That Were Devastating Disappointments
5. Kane Vs The Great Khali
Allegedly the offloaded offspring of a Hulk Hogan/Big Show battle than never ended up occurring, Kane and The Great Khali's pathetic WrestleMania 23 offering was laughably compared to the Hogan/Andre superclash 20 years earlier in a post-show video package designed to put over WWE's 'All Grown Up' moniker upon their return to Detroit.
Wrestling Observer doyen Dave Meltzer famously savaged the quality of the WrestleMania 3 main event whilst acknowledging the enormous historical significance. Sadly, only the worthless in-ring action mirrored the earth-shaking original.
Limited as always, Khali offered little despite Kane's best efforts and use of his See No Evil hook prop two years after WWE had ran promotion of the flick into the ground with their aggressive 'May 19th' marketing campaign.
Heatless and heartless, the contest was desperately devoid of storyline motivation beforehand, and couldn't force investment from a crowd that had already seen seven talented performers risk their bodies in a Money In The Bank ladder match and would later go on to watch two of the best ever WrestleMania title matches further down the card. Khali's eventual victory drew little more than a collective groan from the capacity crowd, unaware that he'd be selected to wear SmackDown's World Heavyweight Title just four months later.