Top 3 unexpected moments at WWE Crown Jewel

WWE Crown Jewel was a really pale show. The night had some controversial as well as shocking decisions, and the show was filled with slow and unimpressive matches.

The production of the event was perfect, everything from the stage, to the camera work, and the lighting was perfect, but it was the in-ring action and booking decisions which failed to deliver.

Crown Jewel had its limited share of high-quality matches, including the matches of Seth Rollins vs Dolph Ziggler, and The New Day vs The Bar. The match between Nakamura and Rusev during the kick-off show was also an impressive one.

Aside these matches, I don't think the other matches delivered anywhere near the amount of entertainment expected.

Watching Crown Jewel just after the amazing WWE Evolution, I have to say that Crown Jewel felt unimpressive. Crown Jewel had its share of unexpected moments, and in this article, I am going to list the top 3 unexpected moments at the event.

#3 Shawn Michaels' in-ring work

Shawn Michaels is not affected by ring rust

D-Generation X faced The Brothers Of Destruction at WWE Crown Jewel. The match was really underwhelming, and Shawn Michaels was the only person who carried the main event.

It is quite shocking that a 53 year old man who has not wrestled in 8 years was one of the best performers of the main event, and I dare say one of the best performers at the entire event.

Michaels delivered an excellent performance in his return match at Crown Jewel. No one expected that a man who hasn't wrestled in 8 years would not even have a little bit of ring rust.

Triple H got injured early in the match, so it also placed a lot of pressure on Michaels to put on a solid show, and we all know that Michaels always puts on a solid show.

We don't know if Michaels will continue to wrestle or not. I personally would love Michaels to have another match, and it must be against a younger talent like AJ Styles. The match between Styles and Michaels is a dream match, and the WWE Universe would definitely love them to collide.

#2 Brock Lesnar becomes the Universal Champion

The 'Beast Incarnate' Brock Lesnar defeated 'The Monster Among Men' Braun Strowman in a squash match to become the new and first ever 2 time Universal Champion. It was a shocking win as most of the fans expected Strowman to win the championship.

Many fans thought after Reigns had to relinquish the Universal Championship, WWE would like to place the belt on a full-time superstar, and Braun Strowman felt like a perfect choice who had all the characteristics of being the Universal Champion, but WWE decided to place the belt on Brock Lesnar.

I agree that it took many F5's to put Strowman away, but it still has hurt the credibility of Strowman as a performer, and as a threat to other superstars. Lesnar has already hurt the credibility of the Universal Championship by being a part-time wrestler, and I don't think it was the right decision to make Lesnar the champion once again.

The next time we can expect to see Lesnar defend the title will probably be at the Royal Rumble next year, or at WrestleMania 35.

I guess Vince McMahon really wants Lesnar to have that Universal Championship at UFC 230.

#1 Shane McMahon wins the World Cup

This was perhaps the most shocking and controversial decision WWE took in the entire event. Shane McMahon who wasn't even a part of the World Cup, took the place of injured Miz and won the World Cup.

The final was set to be The Miz versus Dolph Ziggler, which was a strange choice to begin with. Miz was portrayed as a babyface, saying that he could compete, and had never been injured, but the referee didn't allow The Miz to participate in the final match of the World Cup. After this, Shane McMahon entered into the final of the tournament as The Miz could not compete.

McMahon pinned Ziggler after hitting him with The Coast To Coast in the corner. Shane was officially referred to as the ‘Best in the World’ by WWE following the win, and he celebrated around the ring with the trophy. It was a very strange end to the tournament, and it was completely unexpected.