10 Biggest booking mistakes by the WWE this decade

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#3 Cena defeating Bray Wyatt and Rusev

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Before Roman Reigns was burying superstars every day, that ‘privilege’ belonged to John Cena, the man who single-handedly buried The Nexus and then Bray Wyatt and after that Rusev.

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Before WrestleMania 30, Wyatt was on the roll of his life as 'The Eater of The Worlds' and was considered a perfect replacement for The Undertaker. But, this was before he ran into Super Cena. Wyatt faced him Cena buried him at WrestleMania 30 and handed him his first main event loss.

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A single 'Super Cena' defeating 3 other 'evil' guys

On the following PPV, Extreme Rules, Wyatt won his lone victory against Cena, and even that came after repeated interference from The Wyatt Family. Then at Payback, John Cena literally buried Bray Wyatt in audio equipment in a Last Man Standing match. Following that devastating loss, Wyatt never recovered and soon lost his flair.

Cena feuded with Rusev a year later at Wrestlemania 31 for the United States Championship. Rusev was on an undefeated streak and was yet to be pinned. This was, in essence, the same story-line: Super Cena defeating his foes against all odds. As predicted, Rusev lost the match and never regained the same momentum.

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