5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (May 4)
4. Dead Stupid
Imagine some of your all time favourite wrestlers rocking up on a card in your hometown because you had the resources and stroke to make it so. Under the thin veneer of 'Vision 2030', that's exactly what Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman was able to do - imagine it.
Dave Meltzer reported earlier this week that the "Saudi Prince" wanted both Yokozuna and The Ultimate Warrior on the plane despite the fact that they've not been on this plane for years. He'd got his way with The Undertaker at least, ironically filling a spot as the only living performer on the bizarre wish-list.
Whilst fascinating enough to consider bin Salman being more Coliseum Video than WWE Network, it also shed speculative light on the bonkers insertion of virtual unknown sumo Hiroki Sumi in the Royal Rumble match, and Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler as spare parts on the pre-show panel. The men with the "black hat" and the "crown" were there by those literal requests, presumably after "blonde manager" and "tinted sunglasses" from his Royal Rumble 1992 VHS couldn't be contacted.
Goodness knows what he thought of the countless 'new' faces on the mammoth card. Pity poor AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura for the silent indifference they faced in their WWE Title match - at least the Cruiserweights are used to it.