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WWE did it!
They actually made the decision to go forward with doing the Crown Jewel pay-per-view after New York Times journalist, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered during a visit to The Consulate.
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The murder was covered up several times by the Saudi Government, but they were eventually forced to come clean that they intentionally murdered the journalist in a 15 on 1 assault
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As if that wasn't bad enough, The WWE, who should probably be standing in solidarity with free speech right now, are going to be paid a lot of money in order to do this show. In fact, Dave Meltzer from The Wrestling Observer estimated that the company stood to make over 450 million dollars from this ten-year agreement.
With that being said, there are going to be serious consequences for WWE's actions here in the wake of Jamal Jamal Khashoggi death and those consequences could affect the company, its superstars and its bottom line for years to come. In the end, here are seven people that stand to lose the move for WWE's decision to, "go on with the show."
As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us if you will be watching The Crown Jewel pay per view next weekend!
#7 The World Cup Field
It's no secret that one bad thing can lead to another and while some fans want to think that The World Cup will be fine in John Cena's absence, that probably won't be the case.
Of course, the entire pay per view is marred in controversy regardless of how things play out, but WWE's top star refusing to compete in a best in the world tournament is very troubling.
In fact, Not only does John Cena's absence undermine the entire legitimacy of the tournament itself, but it also makes fans wonder why other superstars in the tournament didn't take the same stand that Cena did.
Neither of those things is a good thing for WWE and they now have a lot of maneuvering to do in order to make the tournament work.
In the end, maybe WWE accomplishes this by announcing that the winner will get their choice of a WWE or Universal title shot, which would be a great way to re-energize the idea of the tournament, but they need to do something to avoid this Cup thing just being a waste of air time and another painful reminder of what WWE is doing here.
#6 Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan has had a bit of a tough time with WWE ever since he returned to active competition for the company in February.
While The WWE Universe has been receptive and greatly appreciative of Bryan's continued efforts in the ring, some backstage incidents have reportedly bogged down his championships a great day.
In fact, it was even reported at one point that Bryan had heat with backstage officials over the fact that he was counseled by John Cena on how to get a max deal with the company.
The move apparently rubbed the company the wrong way in several regards and probably wasn't made any better by how long it actually took for Bryan to reach a deal with the company.
With that being said, Bryan's decision not to go overseas and participate in The Crown Jewel pay per view could have very serious consequences for his career.
Not only does his decision not to go show WWE that he is unreliable in this kind of situation, but also that he is willing to jeopardize the WWE title picture in the process.
Of course, it doesn't really matter if the WWE title is jeopardized by this move or not, especially with the real world implications of WWE going to Saudi Arabia for this show, but it's not going to look good from WWE's perspective at all.
In fact, if WWE really wants to get malicious about this decision, they could probably write Daniel Bryan out of the title picture entirely.
#5 AJ Styles
Imagine being The WWE champion and not getting to compete at one of WWE's biggest shows of the entire year.
Imagine then that the reason you're not competing at the upcoming show is due to the fact that your opponent backed out at the last minute and you can start to see how Styles is going to be the odd man out in this situation.
Not only is this evident by the fact that WWE isn't trying to find another opponent for Styles at Crown Jewel, but also by the fact that the company isn't even addressing the matter.
It's almost as if they either don't care about The WWE title situation, or are just willing to screw a man out of payday due to circumstances beyond his control
Beyond that, the move isn't good for The WWE title or Smackdown Live moving forward and could be the beginning of the blue show becoming more and more irrelevant as time goes on.
Of course, the same could probably be said for The Universal title on Raw, but at least WWE has gone through the trouble to redo the build for the match for the red belt.
In the end, it seems like WWE doesn't care about The WWE title right now at all. Furthermore, they don't care about Styles missing a payday despite him agreeing to go overseas for the controversial show. If nothing else, that means that AJ Styles has WWE's back, but the reverse is probably not true.
#4 The WWE Universe
The WWE Universe has a decision to make.
They can either take their outrage and choose not to watch what could arguably be one of the biggest pay per views of the year, or they can watch it and hope that they don't feel guilty for doing so.
Either way, this is an uncomfortable situation to be in as a WWE fan and its something that The WWE Universe should have never had to go through.
In fact, WWE should have probably made the current decision to forgo their trip to Saudi Arabia and tried to work something else out.
Unfortunately for The WWE Universe, the decision of whether to watch the pay per view is a difficult one and will likely leave a lot of them watching something else out of pride for their country.
In the end, however, WWE should have never forced The WWE Universe to make this difficult choice and it really shows that the company cares more about the money than anything else.
Maybe that's a little hyperbolic, but do you really know any other company with fans that would put their fanbase in a situation like this.
#3 Braun Strowman
Bruan Strowman might just be WWE's hand-picked guy now that Roman Reigns has been forced to take a leave of absence due to Leukemia, but he has a very long arduous road to get to that spot.
Unfortunately for Strowman, the first step in that process starts at WWE Crown Jewel, where he will go one on one with Brock Lesnar for the big red strap.
While this should be a high profile moment in Strowman's career, especially since he has been chasing the title for some time now, it is being greatly overshadowed by WWE's decision to go to Saudi Arabia after the death of Jamal Khossogi.
With that in mind and fans already upset about the decision, it's very likely that fans choose not to watch next week.
Not only would that be the absolute worst way to start off Strowman's reign as Universal champion, but it will also create a situation where WWE might eventually be forced into taking the title off of him due to low ratings.
Of course, neither of those things are Strowman's fault, but he is probably going ot end up as collateral damage in this whole situation.
#2 John Cena
While John Cena will be viewed by the public and WWE fans as a hero for not going to Saudi Arabia after the brutal murder of Jamal Khossogi, the company is probably going to feel quite differently about the matter.
In fact, this could be the beginning of a rift in the relationship between The Cenation leader and the company that made him.
If nothing else, John Cena refusing to appear at the upcoming pay per view proves that WWE can no longer rely on the former Champion in times of controversy and that Cena might just care more about his own image than that of The WWE.
Either way, that's going to mark a huge change in the relationship between the two, which might not be good for WWE.
In the end, John Cena is The WWE's most polarizing and popular character and to not have him at a pay per view, should be a wake-up call for the company that he will not blindly stand with whatever they want.
Unfortunately for Cena, while this will probably raise his public profile, its probably going to end up hurting him when it comes to the company that made him famous.
#1 Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon's leadership skills have been questioned for over a decade now but, the conversation takes on a whole new tone when you look at the decision to go forward with the pay per view in Saudi Arabia.
In fact, some wrestling fans are even calling WWE officials for a vote of no confidence in hopes of extracting the old man from control.
Whether officials and fans actually succeed in doing so remains to be seen, but McMahon has definitely given a concrete reason for why it should be done.
Furthermore, the fact that McMahon reportedly outright refused to go back on his deal with Saudi Arabia unless ordered to by The United States government proves how out of touch he really is.
With that being said and The WWE Universe already becoming increasingly unhappy with his booking decisions, look for this to be the first in a long line of opportunities for Triple H, Stephanie McMahon or Shane McMahon to take control of the company.
It could even happen in the next year or so depending on how Crown Jewel ends up working out.
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