5 Biggest Things WWE Secretly Told Us At Crown Jewel 

Considering how controversial the event had become, WWE delivered a very average affair with WWE Crown Jewel, with many factors leading to the show becoming a disappointment.

It's a shame that the company had a hard time booking the World Cup tournament and failed to garner any sort of adulation from the WWE Universe, by how it all ended.

The match-card definitely looked spectacular and promised to be a wild night of action integrated with a fine blend of entertainment, but the matches eventually became pretty predictable.

Vince McMahon certainly has taken some clinical decisions as far as his business ideology is concerned, and despite the vehement criticism the event has received to be fair, the company's push for the event might never be completely explained.

From Hulk Hogan's return to Brock Lesnar's controversial victory over Braun Strowman, the show felt a bit dreary as a whole and failed to gravitate any legitimate attention from the fans.

Since Survivor Series is just around the corner, there are a lot of things the company secretly tried to tell us vicariously through some of the matches that transpired tonight. What were they? Let's find out.

Here are the 5 biggest things WWE secretly told us at WWE Crown Jewel.

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#1 The Bar can't get the job done without the Big Show

Is the New Day more dominant than the Bar?

Ever since the Bar captured the SmackDown Tag-Team Championships at the 1000th episode of SmackDown, the creative team has booked them strongly due to the Big Show's presence.

While Sheamus and Cesaro have established a reputation for themselves as one of the most physically agile superstars in the company, the fact that they need the Big Show in assisting them feels like a bit stupid.

There's no denying that the heel factions tend to get their way out through such interference's, but the continuity is making things more repetitive and predictable.

Despite the dominance of the Bar in 2017, their stock has certainly fallen and has made the tag-team division on the blue brand a little slow, with a select few deserving challengers.

If the same continues to transpire every week on the blue brand, then it would become very difficult to catapult the stature and prestige of the tag-team gold.

#2 The Best in the World was nothing more than a time-filling tournament

This was pretty disappointing

Since the entire tournament was supposed to display pure athleticism and sheer craft of the superstars that were announced to participate, the creative team ended the tournament in a way that has the entire world buzzing for all the wrong reasons.

Considering that the decision to headline the finals with the Miz and Dolph Ziggler felt a little confusing, the A-Lister's injury during the encounter coerced Shane McMahon to insert himself into the bout and dismantle the Show-Off to become the Best in the World.

While the 'Best in the World' gimmick is reserved to CM Punk, the creative booking of the tournament was perhaps the most disappointing thing in recent memory.

The matches in the semi-finals were a bit entertaining, with Seth Rollins delivering another excellent bout with Ziggler, but since everyone remembers the end, everything that transpired before doesn't make any sense.

It's a damn shame that a tournament that could have ended on a high note, with a deserving competitor dethroning everyone to prove his supremacy ended in such a terrible fashion.

#3 Samoa Joe's big moment might never come

Another terrifying booking

After failing to defeat A.J. Styles on three occasions, Samoa Joe received another golden opportunity to clash with the Phenomenal One with the most coveted prize in sports entertainment on the line.

The Destroyer's rivalry with AJ Styles has been riveting, with both the superstars taking each other to the limits and telling a fantastic story of ambition and animosity.

While Samoa Joe did play his vicious heel role to perfection, his constant defeats to the Phenomenal One has started to depreciate his ability as a main-event threat.

Since his character is all about producing results, failing to conquer the WWE Championship for the fourth time has made things worse for the former NXT Champion, and it definitely seems that his day might never come.

Considering that the plans could be for AJ Styles to surpass CM Punk's historic record, hindering Joe's credentials in the process has been pretty disappointing to watch.

#4 Saudi Arabia was the only place for Brock Lesnar to win the Universal Championship

Was this necessary?

While Roman Reigns' heartbreaking exit from the company has led the creative team to make some serious alterations in their bookings, a lot of the fans expected Braun Strowman to finally have his moment in the sun.

However, things turned pretty confusing once Baron Corbin attacked the Monster Among Men and assisted the Beast Incarnate in getting the advantage on Braun Strowman.

Continuous F-5's delivered to Strowman were successful in getting the upper hand and assisted Lesnar in eventually becoming a two-time Universal Champion.

Despite the popular opinion, the Monster's loss definitely comes as a shocker to many but doesn't really change the fact that the company definitely sees more money in Brock Lesnar.

Judging by the amount of appreciation Lesnar received in Saudi Arabia, the decision of putting the Universal Championship back on him could have been intentional due to his popularity in the Middle East.

There's no denying that the decision felt stupid, with the WWE Universe currently demanding a fighting champion, and with Lesnar's absence, things could get pretty worse on Monday Night Raw.

#5 Kane was the only superstar who could have taken the pin

Was this a good match?

In a match that the world was waiting to see, Shawn Michaels' return to the ring after being retired for eight years and the match was an average affair, with confrontations being the main highlight.

Despite the aura that these four superstars carry, the company had a tough decision to make since this match marked the return of the D-Generation X, and considering that the Undertaker's character is a timeless act, they made a clinical decision.

Since Kane is the only superstar among the four that felt believable to take the pin, the creative team booked the finish around and somehow made him look strong even in defeat.

Judging by what transpired between the ropes, the match did nothing to justify Michaels' and Triple H's stellar personality and felt very slow, as the time passed by.

While the plans for HBK's upcoming feuds are unknown, but his moonsault definitely caught the attention of the world, with legions of WWE fans being legitimately concerned about the way he fell.

Considering the fact that the crowd in Riyadh was fantastic, coercing the performers to give their best shot, the match still felt pretty disappointing and ended the night on a very low note.