Worse than the House Of Horrors because WWE dared to consider this worthy of being the 'Show Of Show's WWE Title match, Randy Orton may as well have put a bullet in Bray Wyatt's head when he dropped him with the single, match-winning RKO just before the ten minute mark. Or at least a punt for old times' sake.
A good feud that had gone badly off the rails at precisely the worst time, Randy and Bray's rivalry was exposed a the steaming pile it really was when giant insects projected themselves on the WrestleMania canvas just to get close to it.
All of this was just more spooky magic from busted flush Bray - a surefire low ebb for the character until an end-of-decade debacle trumped them all. But more on that later.
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