20 Reasons Why WWE The Horror Show At Extreme Rules Was An Absolute Mess

12. Dolph's Dumb Stipulation

Dolph Ziggler Drew McIntyre Extreme Rules
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Logic dictated that Dolph Ziggler would pick a stipulation for his WWE Championship match with Drew McIntyre that would favour him and place his old partner at a disadvantage. He did that by decreeing that the belt could change hands if McIntyre was counted out or disqualified, but not if he was.

This is so close to being so good that it has to be considered part of the Extreme Rules mess. From Dolph's point of view, it's dumb. He hasn't gone far enough. His stipulation should have made the match unwinnable for McIntyre yet that wasn't the case, as Drew still found the openings required to put his overmatched foe away.

Ziggler didn't go far enough. He had McIntyre in the palm of his hand and he blew it... and if you don't want to have Dolph win the belt my naming a more lopsided situation, why book this hook in the first place?

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