10 Ways WWE Screwed Up At Battleground 2017
2. Defeating The Purpose
The whole point of cage matches (and their many variants) is to prevent outside interference. The walls should theoretically stop third parties from running in and disrupting the match, allowing the participants to settle their differences one on one. Sadly, this is rarely the case in WWE, and the company messed it up again last night.
Having fallen through interference from the Singh Brothers in his last two matches with Jinder Mahal, the Punjabi Prison should have finally given Randy Orton the chance to succeed or fail on his own merit. It seemed to be going well until about 12 minutes in: the Singhs turned up, came to their boss’ aid, then inevitably became Orton’s personal punching bags a few minutes later.
Then, to top things off, The Great Khali appeared at the match’s conclusion, choking ‘The Viper’ out while Mahal escaped the structure. These interference finishes suit Jinder’s character, but what’s the point in building walls around the ring if wrestlers are going to interfere anyway? It makes a mockery of the stipulation every single time, and for as long as WWE are booking matches like this, we can be sure they’ll be laced with interferences.