Royal Rumble: Double count out vs Kane in an ultimately meaningless angle but was not entered in the Rumble itself.
Elimination Chamber: Beats Kane in an ambulance match. Wasn't entered in the Chamber.
WrestleMania: Loses cleanly to The Rock
Extreme Rules: Gets his ass kicked for 17 minutes by Lesnar, although he does no-sell the beating and ultimately win in the end.
Over The Limit: Took a kayfabed loss to John Laurinitas.
No Way Out: Beat Big Show in a cage match that got Laurinitas fired, which could have been done without any kind of match whatsoever.
Money in the Bank: Wins the namesake MitB match, only to become the first person in WWE history to cash in the briefcase and fail to win the belt.
Summerslam: Loses a triple threat match for the title against CM Punk and Big Show, continuing his abysmal record against Punk.
I can safely say this has been the "worst' half-year for John in a while. Will the second half bring more of the same, or will he finish strong and win the title? Will we get that long-anticipated heel t--nah, we won't.
Elimination Chamber: Beats Kane in an ambulance match. Wasn't entered in the Chamber.
WrestleMania: Loses cleanly to The Rock
Extreme Rules: Gets his ass kicked for 17 minutes by Lesnar, although he does no-sell the beating and ultimately win in the end.
Over The Limit: Took a kayfabed loss to John Laurinitas.
No Way Out: Beat Big Show in a cage match that got Laurinitas fired, which could have been done without any kind of match whatsoever.
Money in the Bank: Wins the namesake MitB match, only to become the first person in WWE history to cash in the briefcase and fail to win the belt.
Summerslam: Loses a triple threat match for the title against CM Punk and Big Show, continuing his abysmal record against Punk.
I can safely say this has been the "worst' half-year for John in a while. Will the second half bring more of the same, or will he finish strong and win the title? Will we get that long-anticipated heel t--nah, we won't.