WWE Crown Jewel 2018: Analysing and grading each match

WWE World Cup Finals

The first-ever World Cup winner would be crowned!

Match: Well, this match was scheduled to be The Miz vs Dolph Ziggler and the referee ensured it was a one-on-one contest by immediately ejecting Drew McIntyre from ringside to ensure we got a fair match. Both Baron Corbin and Shane McMahon took their place at ringside for the RAW vs SmackDown contest.

Before the bell rang, Miz looked to capitalise on a clearly worse for wear Ziggler by assaulting him in the ring and throwing the Show-Off to the outside. In doing that, though, Miz seemingly blew out his own knee. The referee determined that Miz would have to forfeit, but Shane McMahon grabbed the microphone and said that wasn't happening.

The SmackDown Commissioner would instead take the place of The Miz and enter the match. After hitting Ziggler with a flurry of jabs, Corbin tried to grab Shane's foot, but it didn't stunt McMahon at all. Shane would win the contest with a huge Coast To Coast!

SHANE. O. MAC. = BEST. IN. THE. WORLD.#WWEWorldCup #WWECrownJewel @shanemcmahon pic.twitter.com/P0QDMs9aeB

— WWE (@WWE) November 2, 2018

Verdict: This was, mildly put, an absurd booking. How do you explain what happened? Well, you don't - but Shane O'Mac is apparently now the Greatest In The World and takes the trophy home to SmackDown. But at least it was cool to see a Coast To Coast.

Grade: C-