WWE's 12 Fails Of Christmas
9. Wade Barrett Takes A Back Seat - Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2010
Similar to another midcarder's firm dismissal from the main event in 2009 (more on that later), this destruction of Wade Barrett by John Cena at TLC 2010 was humbling and humiliating for the Brit star who had rocked the entire company for much of the calendar year.
A weak brawl booked with half an eye on comedy, the final battle between the two fierce rivals featured demeaning spots such as Cena knocking Barrett about on an office chair and throwing water in his face, with Wade having little opportunity to even gain a foothold in the contest.
At the finish, Cena decisively flattened Wade with an AA through 6 chairs before literally burying him underneath hundreds more from the TLC staging area in a horrible damp squib of an ending to the show, the year, and any burning embers of domination by The Nexus.
There have been many words written about the litany of failures in the rapid ascent and descent of the group, but as a coda to the whole mess WWE made of the angle, this match proved a tragically fitting climax.