Clash of Champions 2019: 7 WWE Superstars who were lackluster at the PPV

WWE Clash of Champions 2019 certainly had its high points but it was an average pay-per-view at best. All the WWE Championships were on the line this Sunday but we saw only two of them change hands.

Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins were defeated by Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode in the RAW Tag Team Championship match whereas The New Day members Big E and Xavier Woods couldn’t defend their SmackDown Tag Team titles against The Revival.

Despite few good matches such as Seth Rollins vs Braun Strowman and Becky Lynch vs Sasha Banks, we saw few bouts that evoked little to no reaction from the crowd. Contrary to their popular self, few of the WWE Superstars did not meet the expectations inside the squared circle.

In this list, we take a look at seven WWE Superstars who were lackluster at WWE’s last PPV.

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#3 Women’s Tag Team Match – Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross, Mandy Rose, and Sonya Deville

They are the only ones who can save the Women's Tag Team division

With both these tag teams feuding in the weeks leading up to Clash of Champions, it was expected that the Women’s Tag Team division will finally regain the attention of the WWE Universe. But that’s not what happened on Sunday.

Certainly, Rose and Deville tried to make this match as personal as it could get. But the four women couldn’t carry the same narration inside the squared circle. The highest point in the match was the interference caused by R-Truth and an army of WWE Superstars who were chasing him for the 24/7 Championship.

Alexa Bliss saw an opportunity and tried pinning R-Truth but he survived. This match was supposed to put the title back on the map. Frankly, the Women’s Tag Team Title is losing its charm and the team of Bliss and Cross can be it’s saving grace.

But for how long can they continue to uphold the title without worthy feuds? It is something that needs to get more attention from the WWE Creatives.

#2 The Miz

Will the real Miz please stand up?

I understand that it may be slightly unfair to include his name in this list as babyface Miz has not made the WWE Universe react to the Superstar in the usual way. However, his match against Shinsuke Nakamura for the Intercontinental Title forced me to keep him in this list.

The two men exchanged blows inside the ring but that didn’t fetch any reaction from the crowd. The only saving grace of this bout was Nakamura’s manager, Sami Zayn. He was brilliant on the mic while commenting on the actions unfolding inside the ring. Zayn knows how to irk anything with flesh and blood and he is pretty amazing at that.

The small interactions between him and Zayn during the entire match kept it interesting for viewers. Both Miz and Nakamura are incredible wrestlers who can put up great matches. But they also need a strong narration. If Miz was made to interact with Zayn even more, especially during the build-up, it could have been better for the storyline.

WWE can give it another shot but booking an agitated Miz who can rip his opponents to shreds with his mic work. Can you imagine the banter he will have with Zayn? Additionally, that will help Nakamura maintain his character who interreacts only when he wants.

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#1 Randy Orton and Kofi Kingston

A convincing end to a decade-old rivalry?

‘The Viper’ was adamant to prove to the world that Kofi Kingston is unworthy of his WWE Championship. The two locked horns at Clash of Champions in an attempt to put their ten-year-old rivalry to an end.

However, it did not meet the expectations of the WWE Universe who were waiting for this feud to find a deserving conclusion. Other than a few good spots, the match was slow. It was only Orton’s infamous RKO that had the crowd cheer in the entire duration of the match.

Defeating Randy Orton could have been one of the highest points in Kingston’s historic title reign. It had a perfect backstory, convincing build-up and most importantly, had their emotions fuelling the narration.

However, on Sunday, it appeared that these two individuals were just two WWE Superstars who were feuding for the sake of booking. Their match on SmackDown Live this week had more charisma which forces me to wonder the potential that remained unexplored at Clash of Champions.

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