Comment Bag : 18 October 2018

Abraham Jones has asked me the following question, so I thought I'd answer it in a 'Comment Bag' because.. well, I don't think I'm going to give a proper answer.

The question:

Who do you think will win the World Cup at Crown Jewel?

My response:

I really don't know now.

Before everything kicked off with the disappearance, and apparent murder, of Jamal Khashoggi, I would have expected a babyface to win the tournament if there is a plan to have a post-final ceremony with Saudi officials in the ring similar to what they did with Braun Strowman following his winning of the Greatest Royal Rumble in April. 

John Cena would have been my first pick, but I think having him participate in the ceremony has the potential to damage his outside of wrestling aspirations. He was already criticised by the media for working the Greatest Royal Rumble when John Oliver covered the Saudi Arabia situation on his HBO show, Last Week Tonight. In my opinion, it isn't in his best interests to be associated with the Saudis with everything that's going on.

IF they want a babyface to win, then Seth Rollins would be my number one pick. 

Another if - if they want this tournament to mean anything beyond November 2nd, then Rollins being the 'Best in the World' could cause more tension inside The Shield. With that said, how often were we reminded that Braun Strowman won the Greatest Royal Rumble? I guess the Money in the Bank eclipsed it a couple of months later, but the Greatest Royal Rumble win didn't matter at all in the long-term.

The 'Best in the World' moniker suits a heel. Therefore, if they do want to have a heel win the tournament and for that person to refer to himself as 'The Best in the World', then I believe it suits The Miz. Especially after he has been recently mocked by Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles for not being a good wrestler.

I've backed Rollins at 9/1 and Miz when he was 20/1, but I am not confident at all because it's hard to grasp how everything will play out after the tournament rather than during it, if that makes sense.