5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (May 4)

5. Sorry State Of Affairs

The problematic-to-say-the-f*cking-least Greatest Royal Rumble had enough bullsh*t surrounding it to power the plane that jetted the WWE roster the f*ck out of the country as soon as the (literal) cavalcade of b*llocks had actually concluded late on Friday.

The company hadn't escaped criticism though. Whilst many separated the end product from the rather unsavoury underbelly and some noted how show one was possibly a conduit for progressive baby steps rather than sweeping reform, numerous others made a principled stance and abandoned the event entirely.

They missed little, as it happened, but the Saudi Arabian Sports Authority had their eyes on every last detail of the mammoth supercard - including commercials during the evening's brief prayer break.

WWE aired the innocuous advert for the renewed dual-brand pay-per-views, featuring Carmella, Alexa Bliss and other females in their regular wrestling attire. Though internal Saudi broadcasters removed the commercial from TV circulation, the skit went out on arena screens exposing the 60,000+ in attendance to a trailer only previously deemed offensive because of the concept rather than content.

A lengthy apology from the authorities to the Saudi public referred to the scenes as 'indecent', though that adjective felt better applied to this transparently insidious working relationship. Did WWE even do the necessary reconnaissance after all? Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman certainly didn't...