10 MORE Wrestling Matches That Became Inadvertently Infamous
3. CM Punk Vs Ryback (WWE Hell In A Cell 2012)
In a podcast interview with Colt Cabana that's ultimately got him in far more bother for other comments he made, CM Punk wasn't all that kind to former foe Ryback for his alleged clumsiness during their various clashes together either side of the heel/face divide between 2012 and 2013.
It's perhaps kind to even refer to their feud as a feud, considering the accidental nature of their stopgap stories each year. However, for all their middling efforts, their inaugural Hell In A Cell clash had enough curiosity to draw the last decent B-show buyrate of the pre-Network era. Hell In A Cell 2012. Falling just short of 200,000 orders, the card outperformed every non-'Big 4' show that year with the exception of an Extreme Rules card headlined by Brock Lesnar's bloodthirsty WWE return.
As with 'The Beast' and John Cena then, fans were curious to see Ryback test his undefeated streak against a d*ckheaded heel champion gradually amassing a record-breaking reign.
Booking themselves into a corner with Punk's Royal Rumble 2013 clash with The Rock already locked in, Ryback became a victim of crushing circumstance. Bottling a good finish, the company delivered a f*ck one, incorporating corrupt referee Brad Maddox and a fast-count. 'The Big Guy's aura was halved in size the moment Maddox rapidly slapped three, and hung drawn and quartered by the time The Shield debuted to do more of the same the following month.