4 WWE tournaments since the brand split and their ratings

WWE frequently hosts tournaments on the main roster to accommodate multiple superstars in the limited TV time. Since the brand split in 2016, the company has organised 4 tournaments on the main roster, with the WWE World Cup being the latest.

Tournaments are a way of building feuds or igniting new rivalries between the superstars, or sometimes the tournament's purpose is just to crown a new champion.

Earlier, the WWE hosted tournaments like The King of The Ring, and a tournament to determine The Undertaker's WrestleMania opponent, but they are no longer held now. Here are ratings for the four tournaments WWE has hosted since the brand split.

(Note - This list considers tournaments where there was a minimum of 8 participants, consisting superstars of the main roster).

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#1 WWE SmackDown Live Tag Team Championship Tournament, 2016

Heath Slater and Rhyno won the tournament to be crowned the inaugural SD Live Tag Team Champions

After the brand extension in 2016, the blue brand introduced its own Women's Championship and Tag team Championship for its superstars. A tournament was organised to crown the first tag team champions, which saw Heath Slater and Rhyno, American Alpha, The Usos, Breezango, The Ascension, The Hype Bros., The Vaudevillians, and The Headbangers participate.

Team Man-Beast (Slater and Rhyno), American Alpha, The Usos, and the Hype Bros reached the final four after comfortable victories in the first round.

The semi-finals saw The Usos turn heel on Jordan and Gable after losing the match in just 28 seconds. This led to American Alpha being ruled out of the tournament despite winning the match.

The Usos defeated The Hype Bros in a second chance match to face Slater and Rhyno (who defeated Zack and Mojo in the semi-finals) in the finals. Slater and Rhyno told one of the best underdog stories in the entire tournament as Slater went from being jobless to a champion on SmackDown.

The WWE Universe was invested in the tournament, as it gave them a new hero in Heath Slater. Also, it rejuvenated the careers of The Usos. So, I give the SD Live tournament an "A+".

Grade: A+

#2 WWE Mixed Match Challenge

The season one of this tournament was one of the best things in WWE

WWE organised the first ever WWE Mixed Match Challenge in 2017-18, and announced 12 mixed tag teams comprising of the top male and female superstars of the company. Played in an elimination style format, the tournament witnessed some of the most memorable moments of the modern era.

Be it the cohesion of Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss as a unit, or the chemistry between Sasha Banks and Finn Balor, or the bond between Mandy Rose and Goldust, the tournament had it all.

WWE MMC aired on Facebook Watch every Tuesday night, and saw Team Boss Club, Team Awe-ska, Team Little Big, and Team Robe Warriors make it to the semi finals.

Asuka's undefeated streak was the main letdown of this tournament, as it made things quite predictable. Perhaps, not booking Asuka in the MMC would have been a better option, but WWE Creative crowned The Miz and Asuka as the first champions of WWE MMC. I give this tournament an "A" (it missed an A+ only because of Asuka's streak).

Grade: A

#3 WWE United States Championship Tournament (2017-18)

Bobby Roode won the vacant US Championship

Dolph Ziggler won the United States Championship in 2017 at the Clash of Champions PPV, defeating Baron Corbin and Bobby Roode in a triple threat match. The ShowOff vacated the title soon after winning it, and 'left' WWE.

SmackDown GM Daniel Bryan announced an eight member tournament to crown the US champ, with Jinder Mahal, Bobby Roode, Mojo Rawley, Xavier Woods, Zack Ryder, Tye Dillinger, Baron Corbin, and Aiden English as its participants.

Roode, Mahal, Rawley, and Woods progressed to the semi-finals, which saw The Glorious One and The Modern Day Maharaja win their matches to fight in the final. The final match was set to take place at the Royal Rumble PPV.

However, the company preponed it, scheduling it on the same night the semi-finals took place. Bobby won the title by defeating Mahal in the final. The tournament seemed a bit rushed, and even the wrestling quality was not upto the mark. I give this US tournament a "B".

Grade: B

#4 WWE World Cup, 2018

Shane McMahon emerged as the "Best in the World"

Recently, WWE announced the first ever WWE World Cup to determine the best in the world at WWE Crown Jewel. The tournament drew criticism ever since the creative team booked all participants from the US instead of going for an international flavour.

However, given the match card the WWE gave, it generated excitement amongst the IWC. With Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, Dolph Ziggler, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley, The Miz, Jeff Hardy, and Randy Orton announced as the participants, fans expected a cracker of a tournament.

WWE seemed to have finally listened to its fans by letting Dolph Ziggler and The Miz battle it out in the final of the tournament, but the creative team screwed us all over again as an injury to The Miz led to Shane McMahon's participation in the tournament, and The Money defeated a relatively tired Dolph Ziggler to win the title.

The quarter final matches were a bit lacklustre as none of them delivered, but the semi final match between Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler was a candidate for the match of the night in an otherwise poorly booked World Cup. I rate the WWE World Cup "C" given the way it sacrificed the entire roster to crown Shane O' Mac as the Best in the World.

Grade: C