7 Most Infuriating Last Minute WWE PPV Changes
2. Daniel Bryan Vs. Sheamus Gets Relegated - WrestleMania XXVII
The planned WrestleMania XXVII United States championship match between Daniel Bryan and Sheamus was an interesting proposition.
Bryan, in his thrilling win over The Miz and quality defences against even the average likes of Ted DiBiase, Jr. had restored the belt's reputation to somewhere approaching the standard it attained shortly after it was exhumed.
Sheamus was a more powerful but equally stiff performer struggling for relevance in the wake of his premature push to the top of the WWE mountain. A match between the two men, both pay-per-view headliners in waiting, promised much in-ring excitement and scope for advancement up the card.
The match was relegated to the dark slot just hours before the run-time was finalised - a decision which Sheamus has since bemoaned as the lowest point in his career.
Time had to be trimmed to make way for The Rock's meandering show opening promo and Triple H's crack at Undertaker's streak (after his prolonged viking cosplay, naturally). Triple H had claimed in the build-up to it that there was nobody else in the back more deserving of a shot at it. Maybe if you had actually let them wrestle, mate...
Worse still, this lumberjack match was transitioned into a battle royal in order to give everybody the WrestleMania payday.
It was won by The Great Khali.