10 Things That Made Us Embarrassed To Be Wrestling Fans In 2017
7. Going Live
A feud so bloody dull that it's almost too difficult to commit any more words to it here, the Bobby Roode/Dolph Ziggler storyline fell into the same traps as 'The Show-Off's failed rivalry with Shinsuke Nakamura following his own NXT call-up. They fought for a reason never adequately explored, nobody particularly got a leg up from any of it, and the promos were a complete embarrassment.
His verbals with 'The King Of Strong Style' were mostly down to the abysmal scripting shoved under the nose of the newcomer, but Ziggler had to oversell more than ever before when Bobby Roode completely froze up attempting to book a rematch between the two for next week's episode. Looking a little less than 'Glorious', Roode's visible panic made the silence completely excruciating, especially when it was abundantly clear where creatively the pair had to get to.
To his credit, Dolph saved the day, having experienced just about every kind of live curve ball a career with WWE can launch at your pristine hair. Destined never to get near the main event ever again but theoretically still too handy between the ropes to shift out of the company side-door though, he didn't win back any credibility from rescuing the flub.