10 Times WWE Was Totally Better Than Your Fantasy Booking

4. King Corbin

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Your Fantasy Booking:

Anybody but Baron Corbin. Baron Corbin is boring, he is documented ratings poison, and the King Of The Ring bracket is stacked with real talent deserving of a push. Andrade would make a fabulous King; he's far more talented than any other heel in the tournament, he needs direction, and the fans need a cue to take him seriously. Failing that: Drew McIntyre. WWE has normalised a colossal shredder who can talk for much too long. He needs the cape. The cape will make him a star. Ricochet used to be called 'King' in another promotion, so it makes more sense for him to win, even though it's nonsensical to expect WWE to acknowledge history from other promotions.

WWE's Real Booking:

King Corbin!

The King Of The Ring tournament was itself a triumph: the stakes and the match quality elevated television from uneven chaos to focused, serious business, and it acted as a double coronation: Corbin was crowned King, and he was also anointed as a worker by crowds impressed with his more vicious work, in which he traded chinlocks for smashing skulls against ring posts.

He looks immaculately naff in that get-up, too. The way Baron carries himself is so perfect for the gimmick. It was, ultimately, an inspired star vehicle that also blessed us with excellent Chad Gable performances.

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