10 Ways 2018 Was WWE's Craziest Year EVER
3. Every Single Thing About Crown Jewel Was Insane
Nothing that happened at Crown Jewel could possibly deflect from the unprecedented publicity firestorm WWE brazenly walked right through to ensure November's Saudi Arabia supershow went ahead as planned, but the company tried their hardest to erase memories of the build-up by ushering in unprecedented levels of banter masquerading as pro wrestling.
The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was reason when plenty already existed for WWE to pull out of the event, but the risk of sabotaging an alleged $450million 10-year deal was deemed greater than the potential audience alienation. Once WWE had drawn that line though, there was clearly no ink left in the booker's pen.
Shawn Michaels came out of f*cking retirement for a moneyed main event most remembered for Kane's bargain basement props falling off his face. Shane McMahon entered an eight-man elimination tournament in the last eight minutes and won the c*nt in his jeans and vest looking like the biggest one in the entire company. Hulk Hogan snuck back on to television under the proviso that he not mention where he actually was. For a change, 'The Hulkster' was recorded saying all the right things. Brock Lesnar squashed Braun Strowman again because why press F5 once when you can trigger a real refresh by smashing the key to f*cking pieces?
Kudos to those who ethically elected to #CancelWWENetwork over this. Condolences to those that waited until after the show to make the move.