WWE Crown Jewel: 10 Things We Learned

1. The World Cup Idea Is All But Dead

That tournament, one which could have become an annual staple elsewhere around the globe, is now on life support.

In fact, scratch that. The tears have been shed, the machines shut off and life has agonisingly left the shell. WWE's World Cup, just one iteration in, is dead. Crap booking is to blame for that. WWE's decision to have Shane McMahon come out of nowhere when he wasn't even involved and win it all was like a bad joke, and it was hard to stomach.

What's the point of a follow up now? This should be shelved next to other one-off ideas such as 'Brawl For All' and the interminable Wrestling Classic. There's zero credibility for a second winner after McMahon comedically pasted a knackered Dolph Ziggler for two minutes then acted like an all-conquering hero.

The World Cup felt like a joke at everyone's expense when it should have been a bonus bragging right for someone who, y'know, worked the tourney from the start. Anything would've been better than what WWE served up in Saudi.

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