While the pay-per-view did deliver on many fronts, it wasn't perfect
#3 Worst: A heel dominated show
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The heels triumphed over the babyfaces in almost every single match
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Neville retained his championship, Wyatt beat Rollins, Big Cass completely obliterated Enzo Amore, The Miz beat Dean Ambrose, Strowman won his match, Cesaro and Sheamus won theirs.
With the exception of Sasha, who won on a technicality and did not win the championship, Heath Slater who won a match nobody in the arena or at home really cared about and Lesnar, who's not really a babyface anyway, the heels won everything at Great Balls of Fire 2017.
In a lot of cases, they got the last laugh. While this is fine from a long-term storytelling perspective, it is always good to give the fans some reason to celebrate. The crowd, honestly, did not experience a single moment of babyface jubilation, at the pay-per-view.
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