10 most overrated matches in WWE in 2017

#7 The Shield vs The Miz, Sheamus, Cesaro, Braun Strowman, and Kane, TLC

The return of the Shield and the return of Kurt Angle weren't enough to salvage a messy TLC main event.

It’s telling just how over, and just how good The Shield was that, after only three and a half years apart, their reunion this fall nonetheless felt like a huge deal. Seeing Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose back on the same side, this time all as former world champions and performers who had come a long way seemed special, and it didn’t necessarily seem out of place that their first PPV match back wouldn’t come against another trio, but rather a five-man team whose numbers advantage would make things competitive.

Oddly enough, when Reigns had to sit out the match at the last minute, it actually got more exciting, because last-minute substitute Kurt Angle added another layer of excitement and intrigue. Here was one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, working a WWE match for the first time in over eleven years.

Fans were unbelievably excited for this match. And while it had some fun moments and good spots, it was nothing like the epic war WWE tried to sell it as. On the contrary, it was a largely incoherent match that ran too long. There’s a segment of fans who will defend any Shield or Angle match to the extreme, or be fooled into thinking a bout longer than thirty minutes is a classic. While this wasn’t an awful match, it doesn’t belong on anyone’s match of the year lists.