10 WWE Matches That Were Spoiled Before They Happened
7. Triple H Vs King Booker (SummerSlam 2007)
Yes, the introduction to this article already had a pop at Triple H for going over Booker T at WrestleMania XIX, but here's another one because that story should never ever be allowed to rest - it was a heinous creative decision that was, by some distance, the worst of 'The Game's many flexes during his reign of terror over the Raw main event in the mid-naughties.
This, thankfully, wasn't. But it wasn't much better.
Hunter had gone down with another quad injury in January, missing WrestleMania, missing the biggest scandal in company history and clearly missing the sensation of being considered a f*cking deity based on the celebratory video package he was afforded upon his comeback.
'The King Of Kings' return from the operating table came at the expense of a decidedly inferior monarch, so went the story, but that narrative couldn't have been further from the truth. King Booker was a weekly delight until he was humbled by Hunter in just 7:58. Like it would have gone any other way.
"The Party Is Over", so went the slogan for that year's event. So was Booker, again, until he went to war with the company's real kingslayer. Again.