Championship Scramble
The actual Championship Scramble matches weren't that bad. But the rules and concept of the match made so little sense that anything that happened as it was going on seemed so pointless that no one cared.
Here are the actual rules for the match
Two randomly selected ring warriors will start the match, with a new challenger stepping in every five minutes. If a man scores a pinfall or submission on any other in the match, he is declared the “interim” champion—though he will not be historically recognized as such. The title can change hands as many times as necessary throughout the bout, and the Superstar to earn the final pinfall or submission within the 20-minute time limit will be officially declared the WWE Champion or World Heavyweight Champion.
See how simple and logical it all is?
So even if you had 25 pinfalls in the match, the only one that mattered is the one that happens when the bell sounds at the 20-minute mark. If you want to know why wins and losses don't matter anymore, why the WWE and World Heavyweight championships mean nothing, it is because of matches like this.
This match also came about during the ill-fated Mike Adamle era, so we will just chalk it up to him ruining any common sense that WWE had when making booking decisions.