10 Worst WWE Matches Of 2017
7. Jinder Mahal Vs Shinsuke Nakamura (SummerSlam)
All wrong.
This programme was all wrong. This match was all wrong. Shinsuke Nakamura's main roster tenure thus far has been all wrong, but then in a year where SummerSlam opponent Jinder Mahal was permitted to hold the blue brand's top title for over six months, was it really reasonable to expect WWE to get any of this right?
It would be easy to lay most of the blame on the 'Modern Day Maharaja', so let's do that for a second. The latest big dull dud in a production line full of them from the moment he won the title through to the night AJ Styles gave him the (bang average) match of his life, the August title defence articulated rather magnificently how little Mahal had grown into the role since overcoming Randy Orton in an equally moribund feud.
He took just 11 minutes worth of kicks, punches and headlocks to put away the 'King Of Strong Style' with a Khallas after Nakamura looked an absolute mug for trying to combat the Singh Brothers. The only thing more annoying than the chronically bad match was the almost-as unacceptable finish. A lather-rinse-repeat conclusion from Jinder's reign, it simultaneously made Shinsuke, The Singhs, the referee and WWE in general useless for not dealing with the simplest of pro wrestling problems. Thank goodness it only took until a November Manchester night for the entire company to.