10 Wrestling Matches That Ruled With Builds That Sucked
7. Daniel Bryan Vs Brock Lesnar (WWE Survivor Series 2018)
Maybe "sucked" is a little harsh. But "didn't exist" wouldn't be unfair. Not least because this was the second year in a row WWE had played the same trick with their Survivor Series main event.
In 2017, then-WWE Champion Jinder Mahal's chances against Universal Champion Brock Lesnar were buried with such profundity by Paul Heyman that it shouldn't have been such a surprise when AJ Styles took the title off the 'Modern Day Maharaja' with just over a week to go. 12 months later and things were completely different - audiences were already bang up for a Lesnar/Styles sequel before a blockbuster of a title change and heel turn on the pay-per-view go-home edition of SmackDown.
It was quite a cute choice, not least because it brought Bryan Vs Lesnar into existence with almost no time to emotionally prepare. But that time would have been quite nice, and ideally during a period where Bryan was the earnest babyface rather than the low-blowing b*stard he decided to be to take the title in the first place.