10 Wrestlers Who Suffered The Most From WrestleMania 34
6. Shinsuke Nakamura
'The King Of Strong Style's' night wasn't a total dead loss, but his reputation as a big stage performer took an almighty hit.
The heel turn went over well, and shook the crowd from their slumber, but Nakamura vs. Styles didn't deliver. It was a good, solid, functional bout, but fell way short of its 'dream match' billing, and left those hoping for a 'Match Of The Year' contender disappointed. Sadly, this pattern has become the norm for Shinsuke, whose first WWE match (vs. Sami Zayn at TakeOver: Dallas) remains his best.
We keep waiting for Nakamura to finally match that bout's quality. When he takes it easy in a televised tag or struggles past lowly opposition like Dolph Ziggler and Baron Corbin, we say that he's just waiting for the right opponent, and when the time comes, he'll excel. Shinsuke doesn't deserve those excuses anymore.
He was facing the consensus wrestler in the company on Sunday, and still couldn't deliver. Maybe - just maybe - he isn't capable of hitting his old level anymore.
The Styles bout is a compelling piece of evidence to this.