Ranking What Was REALLY The Worst Wrestling Match Every Year 1990-2021

14. 2008 - Triple H Vs. Vladimir Kozlov Vs. Edge, WWE Survivor Series

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The first however many minutes of this match - it is not getting watched again for a more accurate measure of time - were so excruciatingly slow. Roman Reigns does faster, more dynamic work during his ring entrance, Jesus Christ.

It was like a George Hackenschmidt slog, only 225 minutes shorter, not that it felt like it. Triple H and Kozlov worked the most tedious, basic holds and throws at a pace that makes Randy Orton look like Rey f*cking Fénix.

It got better when Edge was in it - the anti-WrestleMania 37 formula - but this was staggeringly dull prior to his arrival.

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