10 worst WWE feuds of 2017

#7 Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler

There's been nothing glorious about Bobby Roode on SmackDown. Dolph Ziggler is a major reason why.

Dolph Ziggler has established a reputation as the kiss of death for an NXT graduate unfortunate enough to be dumped with him in a first main roster feud. His infamous match at Backlash with Shinsuke Nakamura has often been cited as being instrumental in the latter's disappointing year (more on that later). So when Bobby Roode debuted in August and his first rivalry was with Dolph Ziggler, it was understandable why people got nervous. When Bobby Roode was cast in the role of the babyface, the nervousness grew.

They had their match at Hell in a Cell, where Bobby Roode won in weak fashion after trading rollups with Ziggler and holding his tights. He was attacked with a Zig-Zag afterwards to further weaken his aura. The 50/50 booking didn't stop with that match though, as Ziggler would defeat Roode a couple of weeks later in the same fashion on SmackDown.

The feud would mercifully end with Bobby Roode defeating Ziggler more convincingly in a two out of three falls match and earning a spot on SmackDown's Survivor Series team in the process.

Though only lasting a month, it was an atrocious rivalry that only served to hamstring the former NXT Champion on the main roster right out of the gate. Ziggler now finds himself again embroiled with Roode in a triple threat match against United States Champion Baron Corbin at Clash of Champions. Though he's likely only there to eat the pin, his presence won't help the already struggling bout to get over.