20 WWE Royal Rumble Undercard Nightmares
12. Kurt Angle Vs Mark Henry (2006)
Plugging gaps or salvaging programmes due to other injuries on the roster, Mark Henry became quite a utility player in the mid-2000s when his involvement was kept limited to a beatdown followed by a short squash to conclude the mini-angle.
However, this formula would not apply to main eventing a Pay-Per-View that traditionally climaxes with one of the most anticipated matches of the year, or at a push, the culmination of a deeply personal rivalry with the title on the line.
Kurt had only won the vacant World Title as a Raw defector two weeks previous, and had barely settled in to his new home on Smackdown when he came up against Henry with no time to establish friction between the two. The match never got out of first gear, with babyface Angle reverting to heel tactics to beat Henry with a steel chair and an exposed turnbuckle after nine heatless minutes.
Its befuddling placement on the card would finally make sense in the aftermath, as The Undertaker would destroy the ring with his magical powers, and announce himself as Angle's next challenger to thankfully promise better days ahead for the 'Olympic Gold Medallist'.