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Say whatever you want, but WWE was at its creative best at Crown Jewel, as for the first time in a long while multiple matches did not have a predictable ending. The WWE Creative team needs to be commended on such bold steps. If you look at the entire build to the tournament, nobody on the planet expected Shane McMahon to walk out of Riyadh with the WWE World Cup.
Shane’s participation in the tournament’s final came as an absolute shocker, and to see The Prodigal Son win the World Cup stunned the entire WWE Universe.
Shane O' Mac emerged as the Best Wrestler in the World by winning the World Cup, and nobody can alter that fact now. Here are 2 reasons why Shane deserved to be crowned the Best in the World, and 2 reasons he did not deserve it.
#1 Deserved - He has not won any major title in WWE despite the huge amount of risk he takes
Shane McMahon has crossed all limits in taking bumps or performing high-risk maneuvers. As a wrestler, he has only won the European championship once, and the Hardcore title once as well.
If we look at the bumps he has taken throughout his career, he hasn't been rewarded enough. Despite being the son of the chairman and owner of WWE, he has not been booked to win major titles, or have lengthy reigns with the titles he has won.
Shane deserved a crowning moment in his career, and the inaugural WWE World Cup gave the creative team a perfect opportunity to reward Shane with the title of “Best in the World”.
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#2 Did not deserve - The other talented superstars deserved that title more than Shane
The Miz and Dolph Ziggler are perhaps the most underrated superstars in the WWE. They have never been booked as the main event talent despite putting on brilliant performances in the ring.
Both superstars have been loyal to the company despite some poor booking decisions they receive, and a World Cup victory for any of the two could have been a fitting moment. With Shane not performing regularly on WWE TV, superstars like The Miz and Dolph Ziggler who are present every week deserved to win more than Shane O’ Mac.
Also, the two superstars have crossed paths multiple times in their careers, and possessed the calibre to put on a “Match of the Century” candidate in the World Cup final, which would have raised the prestige of the trophy. The match between Shane and Ziggler did no good to the entire 8-man tournament.
#3 Deserved - The perfect way to reignite a RAW vs SmackDown feud
WWE Survivor Series is just two weeks away, and it seemed like the WWE Creative may not give the event enough attention due to Evolution and Crown Jewel. The WWE Universe also believed that this year’s Survivor Series may not have RAW vs SmackDown as its theme, with the feud between Kurt Angle and Baron Corbin being the chief reason.
However, the company announced 2 champion vs champion matches for Survivor Series, which contributed nothing towards getting the WWE fans excited about the event. But after Shane’s shock victory at the World Cup, and RAW Acting General Manager, Baron Corbin’s interview after Crown Jewel, the fans are suddenly excited about Survivor Series.
It will be interesting now to see which 10 superstars make the cut for the traditional Survivor Series match.
#4 Did not deserve - Shane McMahon is not the Best Wrestler in the World
Shane McMahon is a part-time superstar who possesses average wrestling skills. There’s no doubt he tries his best to perform well in the ring and also takes unimaginable risks to entertain the WWE Universe, but the World Cup was organised to crown the Best Wrestler in the World, and when it comes to in-ring work there are a host of superstars who rank above Shane.
While superstars like Rey Mysterio, Seth Rollins, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, and Jeff Hardy are all better in the ring than Shane, they failed to win the cup despite being in the tournament (which is baffling).
Do you think Shane deserved to win the WWE World Cup? Share your views in the comments section below.
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