10 RAW vs SmackDown matches that we don't want to see

Not every Inter-brand match is a worthwhile proposition
Not every Inter-brand match is a worthwhile proposition

#1 Jinder Mahal vs Roman Reigns

Jinder vs Reigns would be a titanic struggle:  The Irresistible Push vs the Unjobbable Object.
Jinder vs Reigns would be a titanic struggle: The Irresistible Push vs the Unjobbable Object.

On paper, it sounds like something the WWE might actually put on our screens and expect us to enjoy. Jinder Mahal is a champion without credibility, pushed to the main event for seemingly obvious business reasons, whilst the audience knows why he's there and resent that someone who is clearly substandard occupies a spot that more talented individuals would thrive in.

There's still time for Mahal to grow into the role that was thrust upon him, but his booking so far has been baffling, with unconvincing wins over main event talent who seem like they have to stoop for him to win. It has added up to someone the audience cannot buy into just yet, and someone who desperately needs a credible victory over the main event talent.

Which wouldn't come against Roman Reigns. Since his debut in the Shield, Reigns has been pushed as WWE's next top star, with dominant performances against everyone in the federation, plenty of time and attention away from the ring for the audience to get behind him, and the backing of practically every higher-up in the company along the way. The audience backlash was palpable, with a majority of the audience rejecting what Reigns and the WWE were offering, especially in the wake of Daniel Bryan's improbable rise to the main event.

The difficulty in this match is not the work in the ring - for wherever Reigns' faults lie, he is a credible wrestler - but how the match would be booked. Treating both with the lightest of touches in terms of protecting their investments for future opportunities, the contest between the two could only finish poorly, leaving an already indifferent crowd angry that the fight settled nothing and ultimately, meant nothing too.

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