10 Worst WWE Wrestlers Of 2017

5. Kane

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Assuming that fans actually want to see Kane in a featured program in 2017 is one of the most tone-deaf assertions WWE have made all year. He has only been around for a few weeks, but 'The Big Red Machine' has continually stunk Raw up since bursting through the ring on October 16th, and rather than enhancing Braun Strowman, Kane's feud with the former Wyatt Family man is only dragging the new generation's monster down.

Old, slow, and out of shape, Kane has devolved into self-parody. Yes, he's one of the best 'big men' of all time, and he deserves boatloads of respect for suffering through so many atrocious storylines over the years, but time passed him by a long time ago.

Corporate Kane should've been his death knell. We don't need Mayor Glenn Jacobs donning his mask, burying Finn Balor, and halting Strowman's momentum. 'Sideshow act' show be his ceiling in 2017, yet here we are.

The best we can hope is that his eventual match with Braun is as good as 'The Monster Among Men's' early-year Big Show bouts, but given how cumbersome Kane looked against Balor and in TLC's main event, it's hard to see that happening. Get ready for a one-star special.

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