WWE Crown Jewel: 10 Things That Must Happen

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Shawn Michaels Applauds The Winner

Shawn Michaels
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Maybe it's lost on a show like this, but seeing Shawn Michaels come out on Friday to show deference to the winner between AJ Styles and Samoa Joe would be huge for WWE overall. It's the kind of cliffhanger ending pay-per-views sometimes lack, and it'd signal that HBK was moving out of nostalgic tag matches into the now.

AJ is the man who should come out smiling against Samoa Joe. He beat a game Daniel Bryan on SmackDown and it'd cement him as the brand's hardest worker if he beat Joe a few days later. After that, he'd have beaten all comers and would be looking for a fresh challenge to overcome.

Enter Michaels.

WWE have the benefit of scheduling on their side. They can easily ignite the torch paper on a Styles vs. Michaels match then side-step for Survivor Series and TLC over the next few months. Then, come Royal Rumble time, they can re-ignite things and get the ball rolling on a 'Mania match that'd mean everything to AJ.

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What else do you think must happen at Crown Jewel? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.