10 WWE PPVs That Were Doomed From The Start
1. Crown Jewel
Not since Triple H pretended to copulate with a corpse has a WWE story felt so much like a hellish reflective milestone.
Much has already been reported on only the second show of a ten-year deal between WWE and the Saudi Arabian Sports Authority, but little of it doesn't bear repeating.
In April, inaugural event Greatest Royal Rumble was held up as a catastrophe for not allowing women to compete. In just six months, the discussion has moved on from misogyny to murder.
As of writing, there's been no update from WWE about if the show will be moved to an agreed location less riddled with human rights infractions and an undercurrent more toxic than the sewer slime in Ghostbusters 2, but they'll almost certainly want it to stay as is if they can get away with it.
The millions (and millions) of dollars at stake being comprised at the second hurdle would almost certainly result in future shows going in the bin too. The daft atmosphere around Shawn Michaels moneyed comeback has quickly been quelled by the story - WWE have mortgaged their biggest retirement return on a show they'll never want to talk about again - but the show going ahead will leave a bigger stain on the company than anything found in Kane's car after his Katie Vick crash.