10 Most Tone-Deaf WWE Moments
3. He's Back
Hulk Hogan's yellow shades must have been auto-cued Google glasses, so delicate was the speech he had to deliver when he returned at the ultra-controversial Crown Jewel.
Prior to the company binning him off in 2015 for pre-recorded racist remarks revealed in his legal suit against Gawker Media, Hogan's stumbling bumbling efforts had become part of a charm he'll probably never reclaim. His role on this event was to say hello to the audience and absolutely not say Saudi Arabia, but the reality was even grosser than his carefully-crafted script.
'The Hulkster' had taken the "747 jumbo jet" overseas because it was WWE's best chance of sneaking him back on to their roster page whilst the world was distracted by their decision to continue as planned with the card at all.
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder was a cloud too great not to engulf the problematic pay-per-view, and WWE seemingly booked an entire card as if it wasn't really happening in response.
Shane McMahon shouldn't have won a World Cup he only entered at the 11th hour. Shawn Michaels shouldn't have sold his soul and WrestleMania 26 retirement to return in a stinker against The Undertaker and Kane. Brock Lesnar shouldn't have squashed Braun Strowman. And Hulk Hogan definitely shouldn't have been brought back here.