WWE Crown Jewel 2019: 10 Things That Must Happen

by Jamie Kennedy

1. The Show "Only" Lasts Three Hours

WWE Crown Jewel 2018
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The first Saudi special, Greatest Royal Rumble, lasted almost five hours. WWE shortened that in time for last year's Crown Jewel (3:41:26) and the follow-up Super Show-Down this past June (3:48:30). They'd be doing themselves another favour by clipping off approximately 40-50 minutes of that and presenting Jewel 2019 as a three-hour show.

Please. For the love of God, please.

Currently, Crown Jewel has nine scheduled matches, and one of those (the 20-man Battle Royal) is earmarked for the typically-bloated and unnecessary Kickoff show. Assuming they're not going to wheel out several other 'bonus' bouts on the night, then it'd be a stretch for WWE to fill four to five hours anyway.

Tyson Fury is a non-wrestler, Mansoor vs. Cesaro and AJ Styles vs. the Battle Royal winner should be short, and Cain Velasquez' first WWE match doesn't need to be long. That leaves Wyatt vs. Rollins, which should be short-ish, the Tag-Team Turmoil (which will overstay its welcome), the women's match and the Team Hogan vs. Team Flair match.

All going well, this card won't last 17 years.

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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.