10 Wrestling Matches That Pissed Off Fans

6. Roman Reigns Vs. Brock Lesnar - WrestleMania 34

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The match between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 34 didn't so much piss off the fans as the match graphic alone did.

They didn't want to see it. WWE knew they didn't want to see it; Reigns was booked in the Royal Rumble match as the man who elicited anxiety by casting doubt over Shinsuke Nakamura's win. Nakamura didn't last eliminate a heel; he eliminated the man you hated the most to give him the maximum babyface shine.

The man you hated the most then proceeded to headline 'Mania. What did they think was going to happen?

WWE recognised and even worked around their resentment.

In New Orleans, the crowd sh*t on the match before it even started. Lesnar was hardly someone they wanted to cheer with a contrarian feeling either; his monster heel act had destroyed their spirit.

In quite the irony, the New Orleans fans did get what they want; Roman Reigns pissed thick plasma and was battered to a harrowing extent without winning the big one. Even this wasn't enough to make a pissed-off crowd give a toss.

They threw around beach balls and took a sh*t on the whole, stubborn thing.

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