Ranking Every 2017 WWE Pay-Per-View From Worst To Best

5. Hell In A Cell

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The Good: The quality main event between Shane McMahon and Kevin Owens almost justified the months of matches between 'KO' and AJ Styles it inadvertently sabotaged. Their brawl atop the structure had to be watched through fingers, whilst the big bumps and twist ending had far more context than the usual Shane stuntfest. It differed enough too from the red hot opener between The Usos and The New Day. A final battle for the time being at least, the teams assembled another bonafide classic, typically rich in inventiveness and innovation.

The Bad: For the second time in a year, Dolph Ziggler failed to help kickstart an NXT graduate's WWE pay-per-view career. His match with Bobby Roode was boring, as matchmakers seemingly knew it would be - the pair were lumbered between the WWE Title match and the Hell In A Cell main event. Natalya and Charlotte shouldn't have taken anywhere near 12 minutes to arrive at their cheap count-out finish.

The Ugly: Jinder Mahal's pathetic encounter with Shinsuke Nakamura had most condemning 'The King Of Strong Style's entire WWE career as a profound failure. Incapable of working up to his opponent's standard nor raising his own game to meet a foe in need, Mahal was worthless in the spot he'd been unjustifiably gifted. This result was widely predicted yet still somehow completely infuriating.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett