7 Ups And 5 Downs From WWE Crown Jewel 2021

1. Failing To Deliver On Homicide

WWE Crown Jewel 2021 Goldberg Lashley
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So after weeks of Goldberg repeated promising to literally murder Bobby Lashley, he delivered a spear off the stage, pinned his adversary… and walked off to celebrate.

The entire match was just a ton of smoke and mirrors with a bunch of gimmicks to take the place of an actual wrestling match or even a typical wrestling fight. Lashley used a chain-wrapped fist to take Goldberg down, striking him about a dozen times, which really made a joke of the weapon, as even a couple shots should have been enough to KO the Hall-of-Famer.

Goldberg managed to deliver a spear and Jackhammer, but he then took the fight outside, where Lashley got battered. Even his Hurt Business running buddies couldn’t help him, as they were dispatched with ease.

After winning with a spear off the stage, Goldberg walked back to the ringside area to celebrate with fans, then walked up the ramp to pose… while Lashley got up and walked off under his own power. Yep, way to deliver on your promises. And the match was just plodding trash for Goldberg to get his win back.

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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.