4 reasons why Crown Jewel underwhelmed the WWE Universe

#1 Too much emphasis on past stars

D-Generation X faced The Brothers of Destruction in the main event of Crown Jewel

WWE likes to bring back former stars for matches and storylines, it has always been this way. However, Crown Jewel was significantly dominated by stars from the past.

The event itself was hosted by Hulk Hogan. Undoubtedly Hogan is a legend of WWE, but there was no real reason for Hogan to be there.

This role would have been better suited to someone currently relevant weekly on WWE programming. Hogan is marketable, but WWE need to give air time to their current talented roster, rather than focus too much on stars from the past.

The World Cup tournament to determine "the best in the world" was much to the disbelief of many fans, won by Shane McMahon. The tournament was a chance for WWE to show faith in one of their current stars and put the proverbial 'rocket boosters' on him. But rather than the tournament being won by Seth Rollins, Dolph Ziggler, or The Miz for example, it was won by Shane McMahon.

Whether or not the decision to have Shane win the tournament leads to a storyline, it is disheartening to see a non-wrestler in his late 40's win in pretty quick time, with a coast-to-coast dropkick against a talent like Dolph Ziggler.

The main event saw DX go up against The Brothers of Destruction. This was a very good match and worthy enough to finish the show, however it again highlights WWE prioritising older stars over new ones.

Shawn Michaels returned for this one match and now will probably go back into retirement, and the other stars in this match are semi-retired athletes. Having 4 men in their 50's main event the show does nothing but highlight WWE's reluctance to move on from the past.