Just remember that the Evolution all women’s show was around the same time frame with little to no build and it runs circles around this show.
@jackrose8142 жыл бұрын
and they never held another all womens show again. Shows how progressive they are lmao
@LtheOriginal2 жыл бұрын
@@jackrose814 As much as I hate to say it, but "Money talks" and Evolution just didn't draw enough for them to want to continue
@BlackOpsMatter522 жыл бұрын
@@LtheOriginal only pay per view I didn’t watch 😂
@TheCamSays2 жыл бұрын
@@LtheOriginal This is the reason why they haven't done it again. Plus, them not taking the time/effort to give it enough build hurt it too.
@richborn67002 жыл бұрын
And imagine that giving the main event to one of the Bella twins killed the idea of Evolution 2 ever happening
@hhtptai2 жыл бұрын
The Khashoggi murder, the fact that Shawn Michaels ruined his retirement for the payday, and the slap in the face to the Women's Revolution by not promoting Evolution and consistently promoting Crown Jewel make this show an absolute disaster and deserves its place in the deepest depths of hell.
@darrenhigham7532 жыл бұрын
AKA RIC FLAIR SYNDROME 😂
@m.otransformers48552 жыл бұрын
I'll never watch one
@Thanatos62 жыл бұрын
Huh??
@Donkehy-puncharello2 жыл бұрын
Cry about wwe holding a show in middle east. Yet you support everything China does. You even consider their wall great.
@mattmaverick36022 жыл бұрын
And the sad part is that you just scratched the surface of everything wrong with this show.
@AmandaTalksWrestling2 жыл бұрын
Not going to lie, this series is quickly becoming one of my favourites to watch!
@StephaniePrice2 жыл бұрын
This and Jack’s weird wrestling are my go to’s for sure.
@nvc33342 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie … I see what you did there 😂👍
@KegOfMeat2 жыл бұрын
Two other things to note: WWE got in trouble with the Saudis for a promo for Backlash at the Greatest Royal Rumble because the women were in their ring gear and after Khashoggi's death there was no mention of where Crown Jewel was being held.
@richborn67002 жыл бұрын
Brothers of Destruction vs DX should have happened in 2006 or 2009 during the last DX runs. Especially in 2006 when they could all still go at the very top level.
@ddjsoyenby Жыл бұрын
yeah :/
@KDB349 Жыл бұрын
I never watched that match and to be honest while I'm curious I'm scared to check it out.
@Abderian2 жыл бұрын
Ross's Bret-on-Goldberg-esque fire on Shane McMahon gives me energy.
@JACSLuvsNachos2 жыл бұрын
Shane McMahon wrestled a handful of minutes and sweat more than the entirety of the roster on that night
@the_happy_gamerino2 жыл бұрын
Great job Fraser but nothing can top a random Ross appearance 😂
@michaelsinger46382 жыл бұрын
Find yourself someone who loves you as much as Ross HATES Shane McMahon.
@cerburrows93802 жыл бұрын
Who came and pulled Ross away?
@the_happy_gamerino2 жыл бұрын
@@cerburrows9380 maybe Sam? Going by the tattoos on the wrist.
@cerburrows93802 жыл бұрын
@@the_happy_gamerino thats what I was leaning too aswell
@tafua_a Жыл бұрын
@@DanHowsen Cue Michael Scott "Thank you" gif.
@kitrouth2 жыл бұрын
Ross has now adopted Jack's nickname for Fraser "The Arrogance of Youth" You love it
@Franic192 жыл бұрын
Very well done video. I still tend to believe that main event was a fever dream and actually never happened. In my mind Shawn Michaels still retired at Wrestlemania 26. And I believe it's for the better we all do and not remember that car crash as his last match he had.
@ryanleikness34142 жыл бұрын
Love your positive thoughts on that. It's better to remember that like Shawn remembering WM 12 with Bret Hart than their final bount at SS 97.
@Franic192 жыл бұрын
@@ryanleikness3414 exactly. I mean he got a good paycheck on that one but I think his heart was left in the ring at WM 26. And he damn sure poured it out back then in that ring.
@jet93852 жыл бұрын
The sad thing is Shawn Michaels looked pretty good. It was everyone around him who ruined it. He should've had a match with Daniel Bryan or AJ Styles around this time if he was going to come out of retirement.
@Franic192 жыл бұрын
@@jet9385 yeah I agree, although I think Triple H would've evened it out with Shawn if he didn't tore his pec. A Shawn Michaels vs AJ Styles match would be amazing though. They should've booked that instead of the 2v2. Easy dream match right there.
@ScrotieBoogerBallz Жыл бұрын
@@Franic19 shawn was just too old, should’ve never stepped back in the ring. Maybe a dream match 15-20 years ago but definitely not in 2018 or anytime now.
@probablyhuman57812 жыл бұрын
Wasn't expecting Ross to appear but was pleasantly surprised. Always nice to see him slagging off Shane.
@storm14022 жыл бұрын
I love how vexed King Ross is, he exemplifies exactly the kind of feeling those shows brought about.
@unstablebrother2 жыл бұрын
"Charlie Brown in leather chaps" got me for no reason lmao
@AngelRasmus32 жыл бұрын
Ross' interruptions and ranting made this funnier! His very loud 'FUCKING SHITE!' reaction to Shane's win on the livestream reaction was amazing
@Jake_Owens2 жыл бұрын
Legend has it, if you say “Shane McMahon” three times in a mirror… Ross Tweddell comes after you.
@Thechezbailey Жыл бұрын
Holy shit I made the exact same joke lol! I like the cut of your jib.
@emofrycook2 жыл бұрын
this was a wonderful retrospective on a very bizarre (insane) and complex (greed heavy) situation well done!
@eduardomorales51852 жыл бұрын
I remember there was a time a year or two before this event that everyone desperately wanted Shawn Michaels to return for just one more match. Which he did but it was certainly not what they all had in mind
@five1steph2 жыл бұрын
If Steve Austin vs Kevin Owen could happen, then so can AJ Styles and HBK. Michaels can definitely still go.
@FunkesBlowhard Жыл бұрын
"Somebody's grandfather is trying to rush the ring" had me ROLLING
@DanKeehner2 жыл бұрын
The Ross throughline gag was brilliant. And if none of them needed a second take, Fraser you sir are better than I.
@RLuke1032 жыл бұрын
When the Saudi Prince says jump, WWE/Vince/HHH say 'how high?'
@seanmacy84192 жыл бұрын
I can honestly say I've not watched a single Saudia Arabia event. I do watch the Cultaholic live reaction of them though
@Thechezbailey Жыл бұрын
They're getting better. But yeah, power to you.
@chrisbreezy30482 жыл бұрын
19:44 I always appreciate a good Simpsons reference when I hear it. Nicely done, Fraser!
@daviddikkers36712 жыл бұрын
Not this show, but I remember vividly that on the greatest royal rumble they introduced the new Saudi nxt signings. And then the WWE thought it was smart to send out the daivari Brothers with an Iranian flag... like didn't they read up any kind of history and not know that might not be the smartest thing to do?
@JaimeD.2 жыл бұрын
9:32 - 9:47 Oh look, a wild Ross made his appearance. Crown Jewel is an alternative universe PPV that no one wants to remember or mention ever again. In my mind, HBK is still in retirement and NEVER returned for one more match. 😶
@taterthepenguin2 жыл бұрын
Love the random Ross outbursts. He says what we're all thinking
@JACSLuvsNachos2 жыл бұрын
"Eight Kid Rock albums ago" ... brilliant.
@RuanAntunes72 жыл бұрын
Ross is absolutely hilarious 🤣🤣🤣
@michaelsinger46382 жыл бұрын
That Ross appearance was brilliant. 😂
@actionjackson49828 ай бұрын
SHANE MCMAHON RUINS EVERYTHING 😂😂😂😂😂
@talkintomenow2 жыл бұрын
Ross coming in to trash Shane is what I needed
@Joestone19842 жыл бұрын
Frazier has been great with these. Look forward to more. And of course an amazing assist from Ross.
@KenWojcik Жыл бұрын
Great Video Ross! Small note at 4:12 though, Ankara is the capital of Turkey, not Istanbul. Istanbul is it’s largest and most famous city.
@ChrisHopkinsBass2 жыл бұрын
The Saudis saw “Legends of Wrestling” and thought “We’ll have some of that”
@Thechezbailey Жыл бұрын
Would be a good show for this series, too
@ShowdeQuetzal2 жыл бұрын
I like Fraiser style of presenting, it appeals at my youthful and milenial mind, also I remember laughing so much when they anounce Shane as THE BEST WRESTLER IN THE WORLD
@fko38852 жыл бұрын
Angry Ross Shane McMahon rant compilation: do it now.
@GabbyPlaysGames02 Жыл бұрын
I refuse to ever acknowledge that BOD vs DX match, it just never happened. Still think it was disrespectful for Shawn to come out of retirement, but we all know how convincing Vinnie Mac can be, so I have no doubt that had something to do with it. I still think WWE has no business in Saudi Arabia, especially since it’s supposedly in it’s “women’s revolution” era. How can you pretend to be for women in sports, then go to a country that won’t even let them participate, or even attend that show without another male? Blood money is what it is.
@SergioMach72 жыл бұрын
This show did so much to ruin the legacy of all involved and confirmed to all the skeptics that Saudi Arabia was a creatively bankrupt series of PPV's fueled by blood money. 4 years on, people do their best to erase this show from their memory just to keep HBK's retirement sacred at Mania 26.
@Thechezbailey Жыл бұрын
The legend goes: if you look in the mirror and say "Shane McMahon" three times, Ross will burst in and scrappy-do you. It's true -- I heard it from a friend of a friend of mine.
@modern_agony2 жыл бұрын
We need to get an epsiode about Legends of Wrestling, maybe their whole promotion disaster is worth a video.
@tomjames87632 жыл бұрын
Heroes of wrestling would be cool!
@modern_agony2 жыл бұрын
@@tomjames8763 ohhh was it called heroes of Wrestling? My bad then
@Harbkuwsvjrefyukndsaxcbnjtewd2 жыл бұрын
Got me so sad seeing Jake Roberts in that
@thecodester66692 жыл бұрын
@@Harbkuwsvjrefyukndsaxcbnjtewd 🍺🍺
2 жыл бұрын
4:10 Istanbul is not the capital city of Turkey, Ankara is the capital
@10sansari2 жыл бұрын
ANKARA MESSI MESSI MESSIIIII
@dannogsus21842 жыл бұрын
I still love how badly Shane McMahon has broken ross
@glenndallas71712 жыл бұрын
I had nearly forgotten about Ross's glorious incandescent rage toward Shane McMahon around this time. What a delightful reminder!
@logankerr80902 жыл бұрын
Stomping Grounds(despite no build) was a solid PPV.
@richborn67002 жыл бұрын
No solid PPV can have a main event with Baron Corbin
@Thechezbailey Жыл бұрын
I don't know about that. He could be much better than he has been in the past. His booking was terrible.
@akidajasper65452 жыл бұрын
This is what happens when you listen to KZbin while you drive instead of actually watching it. Just really hit me that Ross was KING ROSS! 😂😂😂😂😂
@dustinrettig36522 жыл бұрын
Ross made this video five stars. Nothing against Fraser, but Ross jumping in had me cracking right up.
@lcoleman3511 Жыл бұрын
Two notes: I would compare Crown Jewel 2018 with the glitches in the WWE 2020 video. Also, I would love to see Charlie Brown give Lucy "Sweet Chin Music" after pulling the football away.
@TriniRedRuby2 жыл бұрын
As someone from a country ( Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 population 1.9M😂) that’s too small to likely ever have a live WWE event, I always look at the shows in Saudi Arabia with a bit of sympathy or rather empathy for the crowd, not the ruling family not the WWE who are getting paid handsomely to be there but the people who get to experience some thing that I will likely never get to experience when I think of it like that it’s hard for me to be angry at WWE for taking part in this farcical deal with KSA. Look at how happy WWE being in the UK made a lot of the UK fan base how are we if we’re being fair supposed to deny the citizens of Saudi Arabia that same experience because of things that are beyond their control? It’s a tricky thing and I don’t argue with anyone that chooses not to watch/support it, I understand why but personally I choose to watch, although 😅I do wish I hadn’t seen HBK do ... well yeah THAT match also wish I never saw ANY Goldberg match 😅😢😂🤷🏾♀️
@jordigan60602 жыл бұрын
That's the one thing that makes me not feel like a complete scumbag for watching some of them. You can tell those crowds are absolutely giddy to be there, and for those people i imagine it means a lot that WWE came to them. Unfortunately, WWE isn't thinking about them and is only thinking about the money, but the result is the same. When did these start? 2018? We are just halfway through that deal, but I don't see these going away that soon unless something catastrophic happens. Well. I guess something catastrophic did happen in COVID so I wonder if that deal has been extended anyway.
@ryanleikness34142 жыл бұрын
5 reasons why I believe this PPV is the worst ppv of all time, worse than December to Dismembered. Worse than the worse WCW ppv's.... worse than Heroes of Wrestling 1: The burial of Braun Strowman 2: The concept of the World Cup (and it being all American 3: A McMahon winning it through kayfabe reasons just to clarify its all about the McMahon's 4: Ruining the story of Shawn's WM26 retirement 5: it aired on my birthday. If the pre show is the Solid match of the night you know your in a world of trouble....
@tomfisher64222 жыл бұрын
2025: DX vs the Brothers of Destruction II--Yeah we can't honestly retire...
@davidlewis5312 Жыл бұрын
Casket-shoot match?
@DasKame2 жыл бұрын
3:20 "Can'T wait for the Football WM in Katar!" - Nobody, Never
@oisquidyx2 жыл бұрын
Istanbul isn’t the capital of turkey, it’s Ankara
@SteanPP2 жыл бұрын
A wee Ross cameo. Brilliant
@mondowrongo95102 жыл бұрын
Love this series! Great work cultaholic!
@seanchilders Жыл бұрын
“Thwarts everyone like a geriatric Superman” Goated description here
@davidlewis5312 Жыл бұрын
best line "if not for the towering pay day, this could have been the wrestling equalivent of 'couldn't this be an email?'" that match began the horrible tradition of horrible oneside pointless Brock Saudi matches
@gazp91452 жыл бұрын
I can imagine Ross sat in a retirement home, many years from now, still ranting about Shane and JBL!
@TheKennyboy92 Жыл бұрын
The Saudi deal really left a bad taste in my mouth. I was kind of on and off with WWE at the time but the blatant sportswashing and over reliance on legacy talent turned me off a lot around that time.
@sunsetsuperman7410 ай бұрын
Shawn Michaels looking like Charlie Brown in leather chaps killed me 😂😂😂😂
@SirJoelsuf12 жыл бұрын
2018 was just a god awful year for WWE anyways. Despite Danielson returning, Matt Hardy finally being able to do the "broken Matt" gimmick and a few other cool things, most of that year sucked for WWE. Crown Jewel 2018 was pretty much just the icing on the cake.
@richborn67002 жыл бұрын
"Woken Matt Hardy". Vince didn't care about the broken shit and rightfully so. Even AEW ditched it quickly but still make the mistake of giving Matt ANY TV time
@thecodester66692 жыл бұрын
24:20 that was unforgiven 1999. Wrong logo photo
@chrisbreezy30482 жыл бұрын
I'm glad someone else noticed that small blunder, seeing as how Jericho didn't debut for the company until August of that year.
@22861252 жыл бұрын
Even as a guy from Saudi I agree with u that this was the worst ppv of all the sad thing is this was my first ever come to a wrestling show 💔💔
@Thechezbailey Жыл бұрын
I hope you got to attend some of the better shows since then, my friend. Also, please understand that nobody here has any problem with the people of Saudi Arabia.
@ishhanda122 жыл бұрын
Excited for a Fraser video.
@Tpelf2 жыл бұрын
The Show was bad, but Shane going over gave us the best content Ross has produced
@Thechezbailey Жыл бұрын
There's the power of positivity for you lol
@nelscleath92412 жыл бұрын
That main event was like watching a movie in slow motion
@davidlewis5312 Жыл бұрын
And the movie was a dark comedy. It's like death to smoochie but less action packed
@J.D.hy1gd6 ай бұрын
DX vs Brothers of Destruction on their primes would have been instant classic
@tafua_a Жыл бұрын
17:18 Ross saying "it was a joke that went too far" is irony at its finest. I was sick of that gag the second time already. It happened five times. Ross is like R-Truth: sometimes he's hilarious, other times he makes me wanna headbutt a desk.
@Grammulka2 жыл бұрын
Ah, the good old Sweet Saudi Money 2: Electric Boogaloo!
@tubbstubbs.53112 жыл бұрын
I will die on the hill that making Shane o Mac the 'best in the world' was a genius move, because it was very self aware that the entire thing was daft. The alternative being to crown an actual 'best in the world' which would be very silly because that's what the world championship is supposed to represent
@ZeroCrystal2 жыл бұрын
Why is it when I see Ross, all I can think is "oh, ohhhh... Calm down... You're gonna hurt yerself...," Though to be fair, Ross is a true highlight of the channel as a whole.
@mattiasashenflame46842 жыл бұрын
4 of my all time favs in the main event.. I felt shame
@StephaniePrice2 жыл бұрын
You keep summoning Ross. Lmao. I loved this so much. Keep it up!
@schmuelgoldstein2 жыл бұрын
I have never and will never watch a Saudi Show. Can't wait to read about Logan Paul defeating Roman on Twitter lol
@nicholashurst7809 ай бұрын
Still wonder how the voters of Knoxville County felt about their mayor being on this show
@muhammad_alshammari842 жыл бұрын
At least we saw Shawn Michaels return live in person 😉
@Zevitucesar Жыл бұрын
Crown Jewel is like those stories that not canonical in comics....I choose to ignore the results....
@evrbody Жыл бұрын
Maybe the show would have been better if they had booked Ultimate Warrior and Yokozuna like the Crown Prince had wanted.
@Thechezbailey Жыл бұрын
How can the dude be a fan and not know they were dead? This part of it confuses me so much.
@michalgooding59262 жыл бұрын
I might have the wrong takeaway from this video, but what's the beef with Kane🤣🤣
@michaelsinger46382 жыл бұрын
Evolution was a FAR better PPV from around this same time.
@jeremywilliams51412 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this show. And afterwards, I wish I didn't. Shawn Michaels had no business coming out of retirement for that one-time only match, no matter how much money he was being offered. The Universal Championship match was a waste of time. It was short and terrible, Awhich was a typical Brock Lesnar match before he became Cowboy Brock. The World Cup tournament should've been renamed the All-American tournament since it consisted entirely of American-born wrestlers, even though Rey Mysterio, being Mexican-American, was probably the closest to representing Mexico. And in the end, the tournament was won by Shane McMahon of all people. That match and the overall show was a slap in the face.
@tehjboney424916 күн бұрын
Samoa Joe and Braun Strowman face off in a singles match to determine who will continue in the Best In The World Tournament with Joe and Strowman going to a no contest with both men attempting to destroy one another. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose face off in the finals of the Best In The World Tournament with Ambrose defeating Rollins in the finals of the tournament causing some dissolution between the two. Daniel Bryan and Shinsuke Nakamura have a rematch at Crown Jewel for the WWE Title with Daniel and Shinsuke have an absolute New Japan style classic with Bryan retaining. Bobby Lashley defends the WWE Universal Title against Brock Lesnar in an absolute dream match with Lashley defeating Lesnar to retain his Universal Title at Crown Jewel.
@claymathewselevator81212 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe they wasted doing Kurt Angle Dolph Ziggler match there
@btf_flotsam4782 жыл бұрын
8:25 That was actually a funny joke about a shitty situation. Good job.
@timothyfogarty58298 ай бұрын
I don't understand why we should have to glorify Saudi Arabian so called "progressiveness" when in reality it's just basic common sense.
@kurtislacey4618 Жыл бұрын
Gotta love Ross being the "old man who shouts at clouds" here over colonel mc sweaty bollocks
@tamzidmohsinkhan33332 жыл бұрын
Shawn Michaels ruined his legacy at that time . He should've stay retired instead of even thinking about paychecks as always
@stevengarman48488 ай бұрын
This was another event in the "Feed Triple H's Ego Tour" journey.
@CMcS-xk3hb2 жыл бұрын
At the time during the shows buildup, I thought that they were going to move the show to the UK but never happened
@itsfreakincap3089 Жыл бұрын
WWE.. it’s a place that part of me wants to work at, but with everything that’s been happening for the past few years, it genuinely inclines me away from not just wanting to be a wrestler, but from watching WWE entirely.
@A_Carter Жыл бұрын
I like the fact at 19:16 you showed a picture of Saudi Arabia and instead of the stadium it was the f1 track🏎
@davidprewett6 Жыл бұрын
The Ross sound at 15:57 is wonderful
@zanethind Жыл бұрын
I watched it last year because I never watched it when it first came on in 2018 and I really wish I never even watched that shit
@Drollpanther2 жыл бұрын
Blood money events all suck
@diabeticman21942 жыл бұрын
Even if it was the most baffling decison on this card, I can never hate Shane McMahon becoming The Best Wrestler in the World. It's given such joy over the years, and Ross's cameo in this video is one example of those joys!
@Sunprism11 ай бұрын
As much money and controversy went into both Crown Jewel and Roman Reigns career....I can honestly imagine WWE making him lie about leukemia rather than risk him talking smack in Saudi Arabia
@galeldar12912 жыл бұрын
This show made me stop watching wrestling altogether, not just wwe, because of how bad it was for nearly 4 years, until the recent Triple H "takeover" on creative.
@wyzeguy62 жыл бұрын
Really loved this video! Especially the Ross cameos!
@jeffryparedes743 Жыл бұрын
Ross going off on Fraser in random parts of this video was amazing 😂😂
@familytv15442 жыл бұрын
Love seeing Fraser on a longer video
@patrickmilner41492 жыл бұрын
You know the shows bad when Daniel Bryan vs AJ Styles for the WWE Championship that was scheduled for the show gets put onto Smackdown a week before with little to no build
@jumpupsupbarhorn2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully we'll never get a Guiness Record recipe for disaster as much as this event ever again
@nicholaschristie86992 жыл бұрын
With Ross saying "Shane ruins everything," wrong McMahan to blame there dude. It is "Vince ruins everything" in my opinion due to his stupidity.