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Many wrestling fans watching wrestling for a long long time, might have known that 2014 was the most shocking year of wrestling.
2014 showed us the most shocking moments ever seen in wrestling. Here are five shocking moments from the year:
#5 Dolph Ziggler defeats the Authority
When we think about one of the most underrated talents in WWE, our mind definitely strikes Dolph Ziggler.
But something changed in 2014 and it was not a change we thought we are going to see. Though the change didn't last long, it was a great change and the best at that time. Team Authority Vs Team Cena was the match of the night at Survivor Series, thanks to Dolph Ziggler.
The shock here was Dolph helping Team Cena win. After Cena being eliminated in the match early due to a heel-turn from Big Show, nobody in the arena would have thought Team Cena is going to win. However, Ziggler eliminated three left Authority members Kane, Luke Harper, and Seth Rollins alone to everyone's surprise.
Everybody in the arena might have thought that WWE is giving Dolph the push he deserves but he hasn't got that. However, it was a huge surprise that Dolph eliminated everyone rather than John Cena in the match.
#4 John Cena getting squashed
This was not what anyone expected this to be.
In 2014, John Cena was the face of the company and he even lost matches on rare occasions. Then comes the beast, who ended Undertaker's legendary streak just four months ago. Everyone expected it to be a hard-hitting battle with Brock winning the title; no one expected it to be a squash match. However, the minds changed just as the bell rang.
Brock Lesnar squashed Cena and landed 16 German Suplexes and 2 F-5s (one coming at the start of the match) and dominated The Champ to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Until Undertaker defeated Cena at WrestleMania 34, it was the only time Cena was dominated in such fashion. After all, it was the rise of the 'Suplex City'.
#3 Daniel Bryan main-events WrestleMania 30
Daniel Bryan was the most over wrestler in 2014. However, WWE never thought of him main-eventing WrestleMania.
After Batista returned to the company after four years, everyone knew who was going to win the Royal Rumble that year. That happened, but with 'Daniel Bryan' chants during the match as the fans wanted him to win, but he was not even a part of the match. This led to Batista being booed after his much-awaited return to WWE. WWE then added Bryan to Elimination Chamber, only to make him lose. However, the fans didn't lose the faith in him and kept on cheering him.
Because of the cheers he received, Batista was turned heel and Bryan getting a match with Triple H at WrestleMania for a spot in the main event. The rest, as they say, is history. Daniel Bryan defeated all the members of Evolution on the same night and sent fans home happy.
However, no one would have expected that Daniel Bryan would have main-event WrestleMania after losing Elimination Chamber and not winning the Royal Rumble. It was a great shock from WWE to the fans and the shock that the fans actually liked.
#2 Seth Rollins has the right to destroy what he created
This was one of the most shocking moments in pro-wrestling history.
Batista quitted the WWE the night after Evolution was clean swept by the Shield. Randy Orton and Triple H were finding a way to fight the Shield after Batista left. After failing in their Plan A, they formed a Plan B.
Seth Rollins attacked his own brothers with a steel chair that was heard all around the world. This disbanded the Shield and Seth Rollins joined the Authority turning heel. The Shield would not be back again till 2017 after that. However, the chair shots changed the careers of all the three competitors going forward.
#1 Undertaker's streak was broken
This one is probably the biggest shock in the wrestling industry.
At WrestleMania 30, no one would have thought that there was a single chance of Brock Lesnar defeating the Undertaker. After all, the Undertaker's legendary streak was the biggest and most legendary streak in professional wrestling. The victims included the likes of Shawn Michaels, Triple H, CM Punk, etc. However, the whole wrestling world witnessed the biggest swerve in history.
Brock Lesnar landed a third F-5 on the Phenom while the fans thought Undertaker would easily kick out at two but that was not what happened. Everyone was shocked when the referee counted three and the board displayed 21-1. Everyone in the arena was shocked and cold when that happened.
This was the biggest shock we have seen in the wrestling world. There would never be a shock of this magnitude ever again, at least in WWE.
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