10 Totally Stupid Things WWE Has ALREADY DONE Since WrestleMania 34
7. It Ain't Great
Greatest Royal Rumble, then.
A card that had more to analytically assess before and after rather than during the event itself, WWE's Saudi Arabia love-in skewered pre-show criticisms of the business relationship between the company and country with a giant promotional puff piece half-way through and an abhorrent apology coming out the other side.
Saudi Arabian men (and women and children - but only if accompanied by said men) sat in luxurious armchairs literally and figuratively distanced from the world around them in much the same way Vince McMahon does on his vaunted private jet. It was an awkward reminder of how loud money talks - even if it was through sock-puppet promos from John Cena and announce team relentlessly referring to how good the hospitality was.
WWE had an opportunity to shift the narrative of course - with pro wrestling. A mammoth five hour show provided opportunities for the ultimate distraction piece. Only Titus O'Neil inadvertently obliged (more on that later), with the company offering little underneath the enormous 50-man main event to steer conversation away from the numerous ethical dilemmas the show threw up.
Speaking of throwing up, WWE's own coping mechanism was sickening, saccharine and f*cking rubbish...