6 Ups And 11 Downs From WWE Crown Jewel

8. Is Now The Best Time?

Hulk Hogan Crown Jewel
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With everything negative surrounding Crown Jewel, why would you make Hulk Hogan’s first appearance in WWE in more than three years at this show?

The Hulkster made his triumphant return to WWE in Saudi Arabia as “Real American” blared. He certainly wasn’t going to be a national hero there, though Hogan got a decent reaction. His return literally was to deliver a minute-long promo (while presumably trying to avoid saying “Saudi Arabia”) and then go back into the shadows.

It was ridiculous to think that WWE waited until Friday to bring Hogan back into the fold. Just insane.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.