7 Match-Types WWE Has Ruined Over The Years

3. Steel Cage

Back in the day, this match was created to settle the score. The endpoint of a feud. No one could enter. This is it. These days you find this match more on a house show, than on main-show cards.

WWE ruined the match over the years by constantly having outside interferences occurring. Besides that, the ‘escaping-the-cage-rule’ has often been criticized as nonsensical by fans.

And it is because of that, the Steel Cage earned a shadowy existence over the years in WWE.

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2. Money in The Bank

Until the year of 2012, every single winner of the Money in the Bank briefcase has successfully cashed in.

Of course, a cash-in had to fail one day. John Cena cashed-in his contract for a shot at CM Punk, a move that did not bear fruit as the match ended in a disqualification due to The Big Show’s interference. Since then, Damian Sandow, Baron Corbin, and Braun Strowman have all failed in their cash-in attempts.

On top of that, pre-announced cash-ins, concepts in which only former world champions could enter the match, or simply bad choices for a winner have further derailed this match. Remember Money in the Bank qualification matches?

What used to be the exciting stepping stone for a fresh face in WWE has become that night where fans hope that nothing too bad happens. The entire exciting nature of match and cash-in has been killed off in the last several years.

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1. Hell In A Cell

And here comes the big one. The horrors of 2019 are still in our minds, as we approach yet another Hell in a Cell show.

The last few years have been particularly unkind to the Hell in a Cell stipulation. 2018 saw the main event end in a no contest when Brock Lesnar leveled Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman. Many considered this the worst finish in the match’s history…until the next year that is. The Seth Rollins vs. The Fiend match took that one step further with the referee just calling an end to the match as the two tried to hit each other with weapons.

This is the same match that saw Mick Foley nearly die by getting thrown off the top of the cell and continue.

Also, since 2009, October is Hell in a Cell month. It does not matter if a feud just started or is going to have at least 47 matches afterward. It is October, therefore it is time for Hell in a Cell.

This had WWE coming up with rather bonkers solutions to end a match that simply can not be stopped without a pinfall or submission. Of course, there are rare gems like The New Day vs. The Usos from 2017, however, most other Cell-Clashes have been rather not exciting or simply damaging to the story or even the wrestler’s characters.

You can only hope that WWE will one day let Hell in a Cell be special again by ending the PPV.

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