4 WWE tournaments since the brand split and their ratings

WWE Crown Cup is the latest tournament hosted by WWE
WWE Crown Cup is the latest tournament hosted by WWE

#4 WWE World Cup, 2018

Shane McMahon emerged as the
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.

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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

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