20 WWE Royal Rumble Undercard Nightmares
16. John Cena Vs Kane (2012)
Returning from injury at the end of 2011 and covering his face again for the first time since his infamous 2003 unmasking, Kane's renewed purpose was apparently to make John Cena 'Embrace the Hate', in response to Cena's 'Rise Above Hate' mantra on his most recent t-shirt.
If that didn't seem fluffy enough, the angle also dragged in Cena's friend Zack Ryder, systematically destroying the goodwill and support Ryder had built up in late 2011 via a series of comically brutal beatings that left 'Long Island Iced Z' in increasing states of disrepair.
Somehow, all of this forced the pair into a Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View clash, which not only robbed Cena of something important to do in the run-up to his historic Wrestlemania match against The Rock, but also broke an impressive consecutive appearances record for 'The Big Red Machine' in the 30-man Battle Royal.
The match itself stunk, struggling to gain any momentum with the weight of a mostly useless storyline supporting it, and after a dissatisfying double count-out finish, a further brawl to the back lead to physical wreck Ryder taking another tombstone as a way to continue the drama and Zack's continued demotion.