10 WWE Moments Everyone Was Waiting For (That Never Happened)
7. Crown Jewel Getting Cancelled
10.30pm was the time I sat around WhatCulture towers that night waiting for WWE to cancel Crown Jewel. Article effectively already written, just needing a few specifics and a swift smash of the publish button, video script in largely a similar state and the studio entirely prepped. 10.30pm: not a glamorous industry, this.
Yes despite everybody knowing they were going to stop Crown Jewel - and indeed many outlets actually reporting they were going to stop Crown Jewel - they did not stop Crown Jewel. Instead, they pressed ahead with it despite the immense criticism from fans and pressure from advertisers.
In hindsight, binning off a massive show at little over a week’s notice, when stages, production, logistics, catering, travel, accommodation and marketing had all likely been paid for, was probably a contractual impossibility. But, still, the situation sort of demanded it.
Instead we got the show as intended, albeit with all reference to Saudi Arabia removed, and every single banter slider shoved up to 11. Shane McMahon: Best In The World.