10 MORE Wrestling Matches That Became Inadvertently Infamous
4. The Greatest Royal Rumble Match (WWE Greatest Royal Rumble)
The painfully problematic Greatest Royal Rumble attempted in itself to be a supersized version of a regular main event in order to distract the viewing audience from the inherent issues embodied by the show's mere existence. With 50 participants and showcase spots for Braun Strowman, Daniel Bryan and select others, it nearly worked too. Instead, the chaotic contest came to perfectly convey the corruption at play.
Unknown (and before now, un-googleable) sumo wrestler Hiroki Sumi was flown in to get thrown out by Mark Henry simply because minted show organisers had requested long-dead former WWE Champion Yokozuna. On a card in which the lengthy parade of underperforming singles clashes had already pandered to inordinately wealthy hosts, Titus O'Neil earned his own wage for the year by affording Michael Cole a glimpse of the "greatest moment ever" when he fell flat on his face in a moment destined for for viral velocity the second his innocent grin hit the deck.
Strowman's green belt didn't preserve the land as sacred ground any more than the grand presentation at the end (featuring Vince McMahon himself putting his best foot forward) - the divisive battle royal will forever (and not all that fondly) be remembered.