10 most overrated matches in WWE in 2017

#5 John Cena vs Rusev, Battleground

John Cena and Rusev's Flag Match wasn't exactly a thriller.

While it took fans years—arguably over a decade to embrace John Cena en masse, now that he’s a part-timer, he’s quite arguably better appreciated than ever before. While he’s not a technical virtuoso like AJ Styles or Daniel Bryan, he tends to put on very good matches. While he’s not as special of an attraction as Kurt Angle or The Rock, he undeniably has more star power than any full-time talent.

When Cena came back from a stint away to work the SmackDown Live branded Battleground, his match with Rusev seemed like it ought to be a fun piece of business. Indeed, WWE tried to sell the match as an epic battle for national pride, with Cena defending the US against the Bulgarian Brute.

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Cena and Rusev had told this story before, though, and much better, with their WrestleMania 31 angle. In addition, competing under Flag Match rules didn’t exactly set them up for a classic. The resulting match was an uninspired brawl, building to painfully contrived spots. Contrary to WWE’s claims we’d witnessed a war, this one was totally underwhelming.

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Michael Chin was born and raised in Utica, New York and currently lives in Las Vegas with his wife and son. He authored the short story collections You Might Forget the Sky was Ever Blue from Duck Lake Books and Circus Folk from Hoot ‘n’ Waddle. Visit him at miketchin.com.

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