3 WWE Superstars who may have lost momentum at Crown Jewel

Crown Jewel was one of the highly anticipated pay-per-views of the year
Crown Jewel was one of the highly anticipated pay-per-views of the year

In spite of a lot of controversies surrounding it, and the likes of John Cena and Daniel Bryan pulling out of the event, Crown Jewel, WWE's second event in Saudi Arabia after The Greatest Royal Rumble, went on smoothly.

From Shane McMahon winning the first ever WWE World Cup, to Brock Lesnar becoming the new Universal Champion, Crown Jewel had its fair share of surprises, however, it received mixed reviews from the WWE Universe.

With Survivor Series, one of the 'Big Four' pay-per-views of WWE just around the corner, it was expected that WWE may lay down the bread crumbs for a few feuds at the grand event.

With Orton attacking Mysterio after their match, and Shane McMahon winning the World Cup, it could be said that WWE managed to do it quite beautifully. However, WWE did end up undermining a few top names of the company in the process.

In this article I present to you 3 superstars WWE may have booked unfairly at Crown Jewel.


#3 Samoa Joe

Samoa Joe lost clean to AJ Styles at Crown Jewel
Samoa Joe lost clean to AJ Styles at Crown Jewel

After Daniel Bryan pulled out of his match with AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at Crown Jewel, WWE Creative had Samoa Joe replace Bryan after he returned this week on SmackDown Live to attack AJ Styles.

However, after all the buzz and hype surrounding the match, it was quite underwhelming to see The Master Of Coquina Clutch losing clean to AJ Styles at Crown Jewel.

Samoa Joe was involved in a classic and intense feud with AJ Styles throughout September, and was gaining a considerable amount of heat and momentum with his heel antics before getting injured. Also, he made a lot of heads turn upon his return this week on SmackDown Live.

Given the lack of a proper heel in WWE, the creative might have buried their best possible option. A win via disqualification for AJ Styles could have been a better option. However, creative decided to give a clean victory to AJ, probably burying a proper heel in the process.

#2 Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle was one of the big names in the WWE World Cup
Kurt Angle was one of the big names in the WWE World Cup

Kurt Angle disguised himself as The Conquistador, eliminating Baron Corbin to win the global battle royal, and qualify for the first ever World Cup at Crown Jewel.

According to the betting odds, he along with Rollins were hot favorites to win the World Cup trophy. However, nobody imagined what transpired as the Olympic gold medalist was knocked out after losing clean to Dolph Ziggler in the very first round of the tournament.

Rumour has it that Kurt Angle will soon receive another WWE run, and was reportedly training for the same. He created a lot of buzz all over the internet when he qualified for the World Cup.

However, a clean loss to 'The Showoff' Dolph Ziggler in the very first round has not only hindered his momentum, but has also reduced his credibility as a performer right before his rumoured run.

#1 Braun Strowman

Strowman was beaten by Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel
Strowman was beaten by Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel

WWE made Braun Strowman versus Brock Lesnar in a one-on-one contest for the Universal Championship official after Roman Reigns relinquished the title due to a health issue.

Given Lesnar was rumored to return to UFC for a fight with Daniel Cormier, it was expected that the Strowman era would finally begin at Crown Jewel. However, in a shocking turn of events, Brock Lesnar defeated The Monster to win the Universal Championship in a squash match.

Strowman was looked upon as the new babyface of the company after Roman's departure, and with a few big wins under his belt including a major win at The Greatest Royal Rumble, Strowman was crazy over among fans, and had a lot of momentum under his belt.

However, with the underwhelming heel turn recently, plus this major loss at Crown Jewel, WWE Creative have made him lose momentum, and are on the verge of making the same old mistake they once did with Daniel Bryan.

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