5 Worst Wrestling Matches Of 2011
In 2011, both WWE and TNA realized they both had the same big problem: they lacked new stars. Their past creative mistakes put them both in similar situations in which they lacked young, fresh stars to carry them into the future.
So what did both of them do? Did they pull an Okada and put all of their money into a fresh, young star and build the company around him? No, of course not. That would’ve been the smart thing to do. But these are two companies in an industry mired in behind-the-scenes politics, nepotism and egomania.
So both companies put aging, established stars and former megastars as centerpieces instead.
In each one of these awful matches, at least one of the competitors was someone that simply should not have been placed in a main-event spot. These desperate attempts to make main-event matches all failed horribly because the creative figureheads failed spectacularly in making those wrestlers into believable (and therefore exciting) athletes.
As a result, here we have five of the worst matches of 2011.
5. John Cena vs. R-Truth - Capitol Punishment
For a wrestling match to be enjoyable, it needs to be dramatic. For a match to be dramatic, it needs to be believable that either man could win. And no matter how hard he tried, R-Truth could not make anyone expect he could beat John Cena, who was in his prime ‘Super-Cena’ presentation in 2011.
R-Truth came off as more of a comedy wrestler that was trying to be serious but came off as funny. His promos were wacky and outlandish, which did little to make him into a credible threat. In terms of in-ring action, his match with Cena was decidedly average, lacking in anything too special or exciting.
The most disappointing part of it, though, was Truth getting hit in the face with a fan’s drink, (intentionally), which allowed Cena to win. This felt more like ‘stupid WWE comedy’ than genuinely good wrestling, which is why few people have any fond memories of this match.