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===Main event=== |
===Main event=== |
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In the main event, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes faced World Heavyweight Champion Gunther for the inaugural WWE Crown Jewel Championship. To start the match, Rhodes set up a ''Bionic Elbow'', but Gunther blasted Rhodes with a chop. Gunther mocked Rhodes by doing one of his poses while looking at the crowd. Rhodes came back with a clothesline that sent Gunther to ringside. Gunther returned to the apron and was hit with a ''Disaster Kick''. Gunther returned to the ring and caught Rhodes in a sleeper, but Rhodes escaped and sent him back to the floor. Rhodes went for a suicide dive that Gunther stuffed. Gunther went on the offensive. Rhodes went for a bodyslam, but his lower back gave out (kayfabe). Gunther targeted the lower back and posed for the crowd. Gunther worked over Rhodes. Rhodes battled back momentarily, but his lower back gave out again. Gunther slammed Rhodes and went to the ropes. Rhodes shot up and cut him off the ropes. Rhodes joined Gunther on the ropes and superplexed him. A wearied (kayfabe) Rhodes didn’t go for the pin, however. After both men reached their feet before the count of ten, Rhodes performed a quick powerslam. Rhodes delivered the ''Bionic Elbow'' and fired up in honor Rhodes’ late father, [[WWE Hall of Fame|WWE Hall of Famer]] [[Dusty Rhodes|“The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes]]. Rhodes hit Gunther with a ''Codycutter'' for a near-fall. Rhodes went for a ''Disaster Kick'', but Gunther stuffed it and applied a ''Boston Crab''. Gunther put Rhodes in a sleeper hold. Rhodes grabbed the ropes, but Gunther knocked his hand from the ropes and then suplexed him before reapplying the hold. Rhodes got fired up and got back to his feet and used a jaw jacker to free himself. Gunther reapplied the hold, but Rhodes used another jaw jacker. Gunther went for the hold again, but Rhodes countered in ''Cross Rhodes''. Gunther got back to his feet and dropkicked Rhodes. Gunther followed with a powerbomb for a near-fall. Gunther taunted Rhodes, who fired himself up and hit Gunther with a series of strikes. Rhodes avoided Gunther’s sleeper attempt, but ran into a clothesline. Gunther went for another clothesline, but Rhodes countered into a ''Codycutter'' for a near-fall. Rhodes went for another ''Codycutter'', but Gunther avoided it. Rhodes went to the ropes for a ''Super Codycutter'', but Gunther caught him in a sleeper hold. Rhodes rolled onto Gunther while he had the hold locked in and pinned him to win the match, and become the inaugural Crown Jewel Champion. After the match, Gunther shook hands with Rhodes as a sign of respect. Gunther jawed at Rhodes, who nodded, as Gunther exited the ring. Triple H entered the ring with two men and two women representatives from Saudi Arabia to present Rhodes with the Crown Jewel Championship. Pyro shot off as Rhodes and Morgan celebrated with their respective Crown Jewel Championships. To end the show, Rhodes and Morgan posed on the ropes. |
In the main event, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes faced World Heavyweight Champion Gunther for the inaugural WWE Crown Jewel Championship. To start the match, Rhodes set up a ''Bionic Elbow'', but Gunther blasted Rhodes with a chop. Gunther mocked Rhodes by doing one of his poses while looking at the crowd. Rhodes came back with a clothesline that sent Gunther to ringside. Gunther returned to the apron and was hit with a ''Disaster Kick''. Gunther returned to the ring and caught Rhodes in a sleeper, but Rhodes escaped and sent him back to the floor. Rhodes went for a suicide dive that Gunther stuffed. Gunther went on the offensive. Rhodes went for a bodyslam, but his lower back gave out (kayfabe). Gunther targeted the lower back and posed for the crowd. Gunther worked over Rhodes. Rhodes battled back momentarily, but his lower back gave out again. Gunther slammed Rhodes and went to the ropes. Rhodes shot up and cut him off the ropes. Rhodes joined Gunther on the ropes and superplexed him. A wearied (kayfabe) Rhodes didn’t go for the pin, however. After both men reached their feet before the count of ten, Rhodes performed a quick powerslam. Rhodes delivered the ''Bionic Elbow'' and fired up in honor Rhodes’ late father, [[WWE Hall of Fame|WWE Hall of Famer]] [[Dusty Rhodes|“The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes]]. Rhodes hit Gunther with a ''Codycutter'' for a near-fall. Rhodes went for a ''Disaster Kick'', but Gunther stuffed it and applied a ''Boston Crab''. Gunther put Rhodes in a sleeper hold. Rhodes grabbed the ropes, but Gunther knocked his hand from the ropes and then suplexed him before reapplying the hold. Rhodes got fired up and got back to his feet and used a jaw jacker to free himself. Gunther reapplied the hold, but Rhodes used another jaw jacker. Gunther went for the hold again, but Rhodes countered in ''Cross Rhodes''. Gunther got back to his feet and dropkicked Rhodes. Gunther followed with a powerbomb for a near-fall. Gunther taunted Rhodes, who fired himself up and hit Gunther with a series of strikes. Rhodes avoided Gunther’s sleeper attempt, but ran into a clothesline. Gunther went for another clothesline, but Rhodes countered into a ''Codycutter'' for a near-fall. Rhodes went for another ''Codycutter'', but Gunther avoided it. Rhodes went to the ropes for a ''Super Codycutter'', but Gunther caught him in a sleeper hold. Rhodes rolled onto Gunther while he had the hold locked in and pinned him to win the match, and become the inaugural Crown Jewel Champion. After the match, Gunther shook hands with Rhodes as a sign of respect. Gunther jawed at Rhodes, who nodded, as Gunther exited the ring. Triple H entered the ring with two men and two women representatives from Saudi Arabia to present Rhodes with the Crown Jewel Championship. Pyro shot off as Rhodes and Morgan celebrated with their respective Crown Jewel Championships. To end the show, Rhodes and Morgan posed on the ropes. |
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==Aftermath== |
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===Raw=== |
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The following episode of ‘‘Raw’’ started with Women’s World Champion [[Liv Morgan]] and [[Raquel Rodriguez (wrestler)|Raquel Rodriguez]] celebrating her victory over [[Nia Jax]] at Crown Jewel, but WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions [[Bianca Belair]] and [[Jade Cargill]] interrupted them, but Morgan mocked them, insinuating that their friendship would fall apart as soon as they lost their titles, only for Belair to challenge Morgan and Rodriguez for a match. A heated altercation then ensued, during which Raw General Manager [[Adam Pearce]] got involved, but Belair hit Morgan, resulting in Pearce making a battle royal with the winner facing Morgan for her championship. During the match, Morgan and Rodriguez interfered and eliminated Belair and Cargill despite not being a part of the match. [[Damage CTRL]]’s [[Iyo Sky]] went on to win the match by last eliminating [[Lyra Valkyria]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/11/04/wwe-raw-results-11-4-powells-live-review-of-seth-rollins-vs-damian-priest-vs-sheamus-vs-dominik-mysterio-for-a-shot-at-the-world-heavyweight-championship-battle-royal-for-a-shot-at-the-women/|title=WWE Raw results (11/4): Powell’s live review of Seth Rollins vs. Damian Priest vs. Sheamus vs. Dominik Mysterio for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship, Battle Royal for a shot at the Women’s World Championship|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=ProWrestlingDotNet|access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref> |
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Later on in the show, [[Sami Zayn]] went to the ring for a segment, when [[Jey Uso]] interrupted him. Jey thanked Zayn for having his back at Crown Jewel, but questioned if his kick to [[Roman Reigns]] was an accident. This brought out [[Jimmy Uso]], who told Jey that it was on purpose and told Jey not to trust Zayn. Zayn pointed out that Jimmy brought him into [[The Bloodline]], but Zayn also pointed out that as things went bad, he turned on people, having turned on Zayn, Reigns, and Jey. Jimmy said he wasn’t the bad guy, and Zayn told him he tended to make bad decisions. Zayn told Jey that he went to Crown Jewel to make sure Jey was okay, and said that it felt good to be reunited with the rest of the family, but said that it went bad as it always did, and he didn’t want to be on trial with the family again, but Jey asked him to come to SmackDown so they can talk it out like family, only for Jimmy to say he’s not family, but Jey said that although he isn’t blood-related, it doesn’t mean he’s not family. Later on, Jimmy felt hesitant to trust Zayn, given their past issues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/11/04/wwe-raw-results-11-4-powells-live-review-of-seth-rollins-vs-damian-priest-vs-sheamus-vs-dominik-mysterio-for-a-shot-at-the-world-heavyweight-championship-battle-royal-for-a-shot-at-the-women/|title=WWE Raw results (11/4): Powell’s live review of Seth Rollins vs. Damian Priest vs. Sheamus vs. Dominik Mysterio for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship, Battle Royal for a shot at the Women’s World Championship|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=ProWrestlingDotNet|access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref> |
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Later, at the end of the night, a fatal-four-way match between [[The Judgment Day]]’s [[Dominik Mysterio|“Dirty” Dominik Mysterio]], [[Sheamus (wrestler)|Sheamus]], [[Damian Priest]], and [[Seth Rollins|Seth “Freakin” Rollins]] to determine the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship took place. During the match, [[Bronson Reed]] viciously attacked Rollins, hitting him with a ‘‘Tsunami’’, before also hitting Sheamus and Priest with a ‘‘Tsunami’’ as well. Mysterio failed to take advantage, and Priest would win the match after hitting ‘South of Heaven’ to become number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/11/04/wwe-raw-results-11-4-powells-live-review-of-seth-rollins-vs-damian-priest-vs-sheamus-vs-dominik-mysterio-for-a-shot-at-the-world-heavyweight-championship-battle-royal-for-a-shot-at-the-women/|title=WWE Raw results (11/4): Powell’s live review of Seth Rollins vs. Damian Priest vs. Sheamus vs. Dominik Mysterio for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship, Battle Royal for a shot at the Women’s World Championship|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=ProWrestlingDotNet|access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref> |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
Revision as of 22:41, 5 November 2024
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Promotion | WWE | ||
Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
Date | November 2, 2024 | ||
City | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
Venue | Mohammed Abdo Arena | ||
Tagline(s) | First Ever Crown Jewel Champion: Champion vs. Champion | ||
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The 2024 Crown Jewel was a professional wrestling event produced by the American company WWE. It was the sixth Crown Jewel and took place on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at the Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event aired via pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming and was held primarily for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions, with one match involving wrestlers from WWE's developmental brand NXT. This was the 12th event that WWE held in Saudi Arabia under a 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030.
Six matches were contested at the event with a seventh that never officially started and was ruled a no contest. The show was based around the crowning of the inaugural men's and women's Crown Jewel Champions, contested between the respective reigning men's and women's world champions of Raw and SmackDown to determine the "best of the best". In the main event, SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defeated Raw's World Heavyweight Champion Gunther to win the inaugural WWE Crown Jewel Championship, while earlier in the show, Raw's Women's World Champion Liv Morgan defeated SmackDown's WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax for the inaugural WWE Women's Crown Jewel Championship. In other prominent matches, LA Knight defeated Andrade and Carmelo Hayes to retain SmackDown's WWE United States Championship and in the opening bout, The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, and Tama Tonga) defeated Roman Reigns and The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) in a six-man tag team match.
Production
Background
In early 2018, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE began a 10-year strategic multiplatform partnership with the Ministry of Sport (formerly General Sports Authority) in support of Saudi Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia's social and economic reform program.[1][2] Crown Jewel was then established later that same year, subsequently becoming the main recurring event in this partnership, held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, in late October–early November during Riyadh Season. The sixth Crown Jewel, and 12th overall event in the Saudi Arabian partnership, was announced on May 25, 2024, during King and Queen of the Ring and was scheduled to be held on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at the Mohammed Abdo Arena.[3] The event aired on pay-per-view worldwide and was available to livestream on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in most international markets, and it primarily featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.[4] This was the final Crown Jewel to air live on the standalone WWE Network, as it will cease operations in its available markets when Netflix gains the rights in January 2025.[5] The official theme song of the event was "ARABI" by Future, Mohamed Ramadan, and Massari.[6]
Storylines
Role: | Name: |
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English commentators | Michael Cole |
Corey Graves | |
Arabic commentators | Faisal Al-Mughaisib |
Jude Al-Dajani | |
Ring announcer | Mike Rome |
Referees | Danilo Anfibio |
Daphanie LaShaunn | |
Eddie Orengo | |
Chad Patton | |
Ryan Tran | |
Interviewer | Cathy Kelley |
Pre-show panel | Jackie Redmond |
Big E | |
Sheamus | |
Pre-show correspondent | Peter Rosenberg |
The event included six matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,[7][8] while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[9]
During Bad Blood, WWE Chief Content Officer (CCO) Paul "Triple H" Levesque announced that at Crown Jewel, the reigning men's and women's world champions of Raw and SmackDown would face each other; however, their respective titles would not be defended and instead, the respective winners would be crowned the Crown Jewel Champion and Women's Crown Jewel Champion. He also announced that this would be an annual match for Crown Jewel.[10] Liv Morgan and Nia Jax would retain their respective titles at Bad Blood—Raw's Women's World Championship and SmackDown's WWE Women's Championship—thus setting up the Women's Crown Jewel Championship match.[11] As SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes did not have a title defense at Bad Blood, he was automatically entered into the men's match. His opponent was determined by Raw's World Heavyweight Championship match on the October 7 episode of Raw where Gunther retained, thus setting up the men's Crown Jewel Championship match.[12]
On the August 5 episode of Raw, Bronson Reed brutally attacked Seth "Freakin" Rollins with six Tsunamis. Rollins sustained internal bruising and cracked ribs (kayfabe) and was ruled to be out of action for an undetermined amount of time.[13] Rollins made a surprise return on the September 30 episode of Raw, costing Reed a Last Monster Standing match against Braun Strowman.[14] After several subsequent altercations between Rollins and Reed, a match between the two was scheduled for Crown Jewel.[15]
After Bad Blood went off the air, fans captured video footage of Kevin Owens attacking Cody Rhodes as he was entering his bus, presumably for teaming with Roman Reigns at Bad Blood, both of whom had a long heated rivalry with Reigns and his original Bloodline faction over the last few years, turning Owens heel for the first time since 2022.[16] Randy Orton, a mutual friend of both Owens and Rhodes, attempted to keep the peace, but Owens attacked Orton in the parking lot during the October 11 episode of SmackDown, believing Orton chose Rhodes over him. Orton requested a match with Owens, but was denied by SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, who said the decision to not allow the match came from higher ups.[17] Orton subsequently confronted WWE CCO Triple H during the October 25 episode, who in turn scheduled a match between Orton and Owens at Crown Jewel.[18]
Since July, Andrade and Carmelo Hayes had been feuding with each other, with both men securing three victories each in a Best of Seven Series. Also during this time, LA Knight successfully defended the United States Championship against Andrade and Hayes on the September 20 and October 11 episodes of SmackDown, respectively.[19][17] A seventh match (which was dubbed game seven) between Andrade and Hayes was scheduled for the October 25 episode, where the winner would also earn a future title match against Knight, who served as the special guest referee for the match, but it ended in a no-contest after Knight attacked both men. As a result of his actions, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis scheduled Knight to defend the title against both Andrade and Hayes in a triple threat match at Crown Jewel.[18]
After weeks of women's tag teams interfering in each other's matches across Raw, SmackDown, and NXT to try and make a claim at challenging for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, as the title is defended across all three brands, the general managers of Raw, SmackDown, and NXT—Adam Pearce, Nick Aldis, and Ava, respectively—met during the October 25 episode of SmackDown and agreed that Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill would defend the title at Crown Jewel in a fatal four-way match against Damage CTRL (Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane) from Raw, Chelsea Green and Piper Niven from SmackDown, and The Meta-Four (Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson) from NXT.[18]
After losing the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania XL in April, Roman Reigns took an indefinite hiatus while Solo Sikoa took over The Bloodline, claiming himself to be the Tribal Chief and kicking out Jimmy Uso and Paul Heyman from the group while adding The Tongans (Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa) and Jacob Fatu. At SummerSlam in August, Sikoa challenged Rhodes for the championship, during which, The Bloodline attempted to interfere, prompting Reigns to return and cost Sikoa the match.[20] Reigns and Rhodes then reluctantly agreed to team up to face Sikoa and Fatu at Bad Blood, which saw the return of Jimmy, who helped Reigns and Rhodes win.[11] On the following SmackDown, Jimmy told Reigns they needed help against Sikoa's Bloodline, insinuating to bring back Jimmy's brother Jey Uso, who had left the group on his own terms a year ago and was moved over to Raw, but Reigns was against the idea.[17] Jimmy then appeared on Raw to attempt to make amends himself, but Jey declined.[21] Sikoa and his Bloodline wanted to recruit Jey but they caused Jey to lose his Intercontinental Championship on the October 21 episode of Raw,[15] and Jey in turn caused The Tongans to lose their WWE Tag Team Championship on the October 25 episode of SmackDown. Later, Jey and Jimmy embraced, reuniting The Usos, while Reigns watched on.[18] On the October 28 episode of Raw, Jey agreed to appear on that week's SmackDown to make amends with Reigns,[22] and later, it was announced that Reigns and The Usos would face The Bloodline (Sikoa, Fatu, and Tama) in a six-man tag team match at Crown Jewel.[23]
Canceled match
At Bad Blood, Liv Morgan retained the Women's World Championship against Rhea Ripley with the assisstance of the returning Raquel Rodriguez, who would join Morgan in The Judgment Day. It was reported that there had been plans for a match between Ripley and Rodriguez at Crown Jewel, however, Ripley suffered a legitimate orbital bone injury. Ripley was subsequently written off television in a segment on the October 29 episode of NXT, where Morgan and Rodriguez assaulted Ripley in the parking lot of the WWE Performance Center.[24]
Event
Preliminary matches
To start the event, The Bloodline’s Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu (accompanied by Tonga Loa) faced Roman Reigns and The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) in a six-man tag team match, in Reigns and The Usos’ first tag team match together as a unit since 2022. While Reigns and Jimmy made their entrance together, Jey made his solo entrance to hype up the crowd. Jey started the match with Tonga. Jey started the match, avoiding Tonga’s moves, tagging in Jimmy. Jimmy and Jey hit a double superkick on Tonga and a double elbow drop on him simultaneously. Jimmy covered Tonga for a one-count. Tonga took advantage and put Jimmy in the corner before tagging in Fatu. Fatu hit Jimmy with a couple big boots. Jimmy made a blind tag to Jey and he caught Fatu with a kick from the apron. Jey superkicked Fatu. Jey and Jimmy did an unwinding double punch. Sikoa huddled with the rest of the group. Reigns called for a tag, but Jey tagged in Jimmy instead, which led to bickering. Fatu hit Jimmy with a Samoan Drop. Fatu barked at Reigns. Jey was triple-teamed by the group and Jimmy was knocked off the apron. Jey caught Tonga with a clothesline and tagged Reigns in. Reigns and Sikoa entered the match and traded punches and hit each other with simultaneously headbutts. Reigns hit Solo with a clothesline and a uranage slam. Reigns looked to the crowd, and put up the one gesture. Reigns prepared for a '‘Superman Punch’', but Sikoa stuffed it, only for Reigns to hit him with a Superman Punch. Reigns prepared for a Spear, but Sikoa cut it off with a kick. Sikoa hit him with a Samoan Spike. Sikoa covered Reigns, but Jimmy broke it up at the last moment. Fatu cleared Jimmy from the ring and Jey superkicked Fatu and went for a suicide dive, but Fatu caught him and then dropped him with a headbutt. In the ring, Reigns hit Sikoa with a Superman Punch. Reigns set up a Spear, but Tonga climbed on the apron. Reigns pulled Tonga inside the referee and he collided with the referee accidentally. Reigns knocked an interfering Loa off the apron. Fatu stuffed a Superman Punch. Fatu put Reigns down and hit a top rope moonsault. Fatu performed a suicide dive onto Jey and Jimmy onto the floor. Solo hit Reigns with a pair of Samoan Spikes and pinned him to win the match. After the match, Sikoa, Tonga, Loa, and Fatu attacked Reigns. They set up a powerbomb onto the announce table on Reigns, but Jey stopped it with a superkick to Fatu. They brought Jey back in the ring, and teamed up on him, wrapping a chair around his neck and placing him in the corner, but Sami Zayn appeared. After a bit of a conversation, Sikoa motioned for a hug, and Zayn looked like he was going to give him a hug, but he instead hit him with an exploder suplex. The four then fought off the group, while Sikoa was surrounded by all four. Reigns went for a Superman Punch while Zayn went for a Helluva Kick, but Sikoa avoided both moves, and instead Zayn hit Reigns with a Helluva Kick, while Sikoa laughed. Jimmy and Jey argued about it, with Jey taking Sami's side, before Jey and Zayn left, and Reigns recovered and was unpleasant about it.
Next, Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill defended their WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship against Damage CTRL’s Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane, Meta-Four (Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson), and Chelsea Green and Piper Niven in a fatal-four-way tag team match. Sky launched herself towards Jackson, but a botch occurred when Jackson (who was seated on the top rope) and Sky came up short. Green then prepared for a moonsault to the floor, but she lowered to the bottom rope and reconsidered. Green jumped from the apron instead and was caught. Sky hit a top rope moonsault onto three opponents onto the floor. Jackson jumped off the shoulders of Legend and onto opponents on the floor. In the ring, Sane hit a spinning back fist on Belair, while Sky suplexed Belair. Sky grabbed Sane, who dropped a flying elbow on Belair. Legend tossed Sane into a powerbomb by Jackson. Green hit a Codebreaker on Jackson and Niven splashed Jackson while she was standing on Green’s knees. Niven accidentally splashed Green. Belair and Cargill hit a Doomsday Device on Niven, and Belair pinned her to win the match and retain their titles.
After that, Seth “Freakin” Rollins faced Bronson Reed. Rollins came out and attacked Reed as he was making his entrance. Reed slammed Rollins into the timekeepers’ area and both wrestlers entered the ring to start the match. Reed immediately performed a Tsunami. Reed went for another, but Rollins moved and hit him with a Stomp. Rollins covered Reed for a near-fall. Rollins went for a sunset flip, but Reed sat on him to regain offensive control. Rollins performed a frog splash on Reed, but Reed kicked out at one. Reed superplexed Rollins for a near-fall. Reed jawed at Rollins, but Rollins told Reed he should have finished him on Raw. Rollins slapped him, but Reed headbutted him and went for another Tsunami, but Rollins moved out of the way. Reed dropped back down and hit Rollins with a senton. Reed went up top again, but Rollins rolled to the floor. Reed went to ringside, and Rollins punched him. Reed slammed Rollins’ head onto the announcers’ table. Reed picked up half of the steel steps, but Rollins clipped Reed’s knee. Reed bleed from his left eye. Rollins Stomped Reed onto the piece of steel steps that he had been carrying. Reed rolled back in the ring, and Rollins hit him with another Stomp. Reed got back to his feet and Rollins hit him with a Super Stomp and pinned him to win the match. After the match, Reed got back to his feet and glared at Rollins, who looked shocked. Reed motioned for Rollins to return, but Rollins jawed at him while backing up the ramp.
Later, WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax faced Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan for the inaugural WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Championship. Morgan hit a DDT and covered Jax for a two-count. Jax hit Morgan with a Samoan Drop from the middle rope for a near-fall. Morgan hit a sunset bomb from the ropes. Tiffany Stratton came out with her Money in the Bank briefcase. Jax confronted Stratton at ringside and told her to leave. Stratton walked up the entrance ramp, while Jax returned to the ring and hit another Samoan Drop. Morgan hooked Jax into a pin for a two-count. Stratton stopped at the ramp and returned to ringside, while Morgan stuffed Ob-Liv-Ion and slammed Morgan to the mat for a two-count. Stratton climbed on the apron and tried to tell the referee she was cashing in, but Raquel Rodriguez showed and stopped her, with “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio also appeared at ringside. Morgan and Rodriguez confronted Stratton at ringside. Jax hit Morgan and Rodriguez from behind, but this resulting in squished Stratton between them and the barricade. Back in the ring, Jax hit a leg drop on Morgan and went to the ropes for an Annihilator. Mysterio distracted the referee by sliding the briefcase into the ring. Rodriguez knocked Jax off the ropes with a kick, and Morgan hit an Ob-Liv-Ion and pinned Jax to win the match, thus becoming the first WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Champion. After the match, WWE Chief Content Officer (CCO) Paul “Triple H” Levesque entered the ring and presented Morgan with the Women’s Crown Jewel Championship. Morgan broke character, and became emotional for a moment and pyro shot off as Triple H hugged her.
In the fifth match of the night, Randy Orton was scheduled to face Kevin Owens. As Orton made his entrance, he did his signature pose and Owens attacked him with a steel chair. He then cleared the broadcast table and set up for a powerbomb, but Orton fought back and performed a side slam on the table. Orton slammed Owens’ head onto the Saudi Arabian announcers’ table. Owens stuffed another side slam attempt. Orton slammed Owens’ head on the steel steps and clutched his left knee while Owens entered the ring. Orton entered the ring and Owens attacked his knee. Orton tried to hit Owens with a chair, but referee Eddie Orengo took it away from him. Owens kicked the referee and gave him a Stunner. Orton kicked Owens and slammed the chair over his back while a group of producers and referees ran out, thus resulting in a no-contest. Orton wound up to slam Owens in the back with the chair, but producer Shawn Daivari ran in and took it from him. Orton took out Daivari with a RKO and dropped Owens with a Draping DDT. SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis and Raw General Manager Adam Pearce appeared to talk Orton down, but Orton gave the latter a RKO. Aldis fled to ringside. Owens raked Owens’ eyes, pulled him to the ringside and shoved him into the ringpost. Orton tossed Owens over the barricade and followed him. Owens grabbed a small road case and slammed it over Orton’s head. He hit Orton with the case multiple times and placed him on a table. Owens then climbed onto a staircase above the main floor and hit a flying elbow drop on Orton through the table.
In the penultimate match of the night, LA Knight defended his United States Championship against Carmelo Hayes and Andrade. To start the match, Andrade and Hayes traded forearms, while Knight stood back and watched. Knight threw punches at both competitors. Knight slammed their heads together, but they both kicked him simultaneously and went back to fighting one another. Knight returned and hit Hayes with a DDT and pinned him, but Andrade broke it up. Andrade hit an inverted Spanish Fly from the middle rope onto Hayes. Andrade performed a flying forearm on Knight. Andrade kipped and played to the crowd, before hitting double knees on Hayes. Knight charged Andrade, who sent him over the top rope. Andrade went up top and pointed at Hayes, who was down in the ring, and performed a moonsault on Knight at ringside. Andrade tossed Knight back into the ring and Hayes hit Andrade with a flip dive. Hayes returned to the ring and blocked a BFT from Knight. Andrade hit a back elbow on Knight. Hayes hit a move on Andrade and pinned both men for a near-fall. Andrade got both opponents down and then went up top. Andrade went for a moonsault and landed on his feet when both men moved. Andrade performed a standing moonsault onto Knight and pinned him, but Hayes broke it. Andrade then performed a fallaway slam into a moonsault press on Hayes for a near-fall. Knight recovered and went to the middle rope and played to the crowd. Knight jumped up to the top rope and hit both men with elbow drops for a near-fall. Andrade setup Hayes for a move on the ropes, but Knight came up from behind and suplexed him. Hayes leapt from the top rope and performed Nothing But Net on Knight and pinned him, but Andrade broke it up. Hayes set up a facebuster, but Knight cut in and hit Hayes with the BFT and pinned him to win the match and retain his championship.
Main event
In the main event, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes faced World Heavyweight Champion Gunther for the inaugural WWE Crown Jewel Championship. To start the match, Rhodes set up a Bionic Elbow, but Gunther blasted Rhodes with a chop. Gunther mocked Rhodes by doing one of his poses while looking at the crowd. Rhodes came back with a clothesline that sent Gunther to ringside. Gunther returned to the apron and was hit with a Disaster Kick. Gunther returned to the ring and caught Rhodes in a sleeper, but Rhodes escaped and sent him back to the floor. Rhodes went for a suicide dive that Gunther stuffed. Gunther went on the offensive. Rhodes went for a bodyslam, but his lower back gave out (kayfabe). Gunther targeted the lower back and posed for the crowd. Gunther worked over Rhodes. Rhodes battled back momentarily, but his lower back gave out again. Gunther slammed Rhodes and went to the ropes. Rhodes shot up and cut him off the ropes. Rhodes joined Gunther on the ropes and superplexed him. A wearied (kayfabe) Rhodes didn’t go for the pin, however. After both men reached their feet before the count of ten, Rhodes performed a quick powerslam. Rhodes delivered the Bionic Elbow and fired up in honor Rhodes’ late father, WWE Hall of Famer “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes hit Gunther with a Codycutter for a near-fall. Rhodes went for a Disaster Kick, but Gunther stuffed it and applied a Boston Crab. Gunther put Rhodes in a sleeper hold. Rhodes grabbed the ropes, but Gunther knocked his hand from the ropes and then suplexed him before reapplying the hold. Rhodes got fired up and got back to his feet and used a jaw jacker to free himself. Gunther reapplied the hold, but Rhodes used another jaw jacker. Gunther went for the hold again, but Rhodes countered in Cross Rhodes. Gunther got back to his feet and dropkicked Rhodes. Gunther followed with a powerbomb for a near-fall. Gunther taunted Rhodes, who fired himself up and hit Gunther with a series of strikes. Rhodes avoided Gunther’s sleeper attempt, but ran into a clothesline. Gunther went for another clothesline, but Rhodes countered into a Codycutter for a near-fall. Rhodes went for another Codycutter, but Gunther avoided it. Rhodes went to the ropes for a Super Codycutter, but Gunther caught him in a sleeper hold. Rhodes rolled onto Gunther while he had the hold locked in and pinned him to win the match, and become the inaugural Crown Jewel Champion. After the match, Gunther shook hands with Rhodes as a sign of respect. Gunther jawed at Rhodes, who nodded, as Gunther exited the ring. Triple H entered the ring with two men and two women representatives from Saudi Arabia to present Rhodes with the Crown Jewel Championship. Pyro shot off as Rhodes and Morgan celebrated with their respective Crown Jewel Championships. To end the show, Rhodes and Morgan posed on the ropes.
Aftermath
Raw
The following episode of ‘‘Raw’’ started with Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez celebrating her victory over Nia Jax at Crown Jewel, but WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill interrupted them, but Morgan mocked them, insinuating that their friendship would fall apart as soon as they lost their titles, only for Belair to challenge Morgan and Rodriguez for a match. A heated altercation then ensued, during which Raw General Manager Adam Pearce got involved, but Belair hit Morgan, resulting in Pearce making a battle royal with the winner facing Morgan for her championship. During the match, Morgan and Rodriguez interfered and eliminated Belair and Cargill despite not being a part of the match. Damage CTRL’s Iyo Sky went on to win the match by last eliminating Lyra Valkyria.[25]
Later on in the show, Sami Zayn went to the ring for a segment, when Jey Uso interrupted him. Jey thanked Zayn for having his back at Crown Jewel, but questioned if his kick to Roman Reigns was an accident. This brought out Jimmy Uso, who told Jey that it was on purpose and told Jey not to trust Zayn. Zayn pointed out that Jimmy brought him into The Bloodline, but Zayn also pointed out that as things went bad, he turned on people, having turned on Zayn, Reigns, and Jey. Jimmy said he wasn’t the bad guy, and Zayn told him he tended to make bad decisions. Zayn told Jey that he went to Crown Jewel to make sure Jey was okay, and said that it felt good to be reunited with the rest of the family, but said that it went bad as it always did, and he didn’t want to be on trial with the family again, but Jey asked him to come to SmackDown so they can talk it out like family, only for Jimmy to say he’s not family, but Jey said that although he isn’t blood-related, it doesn’t mean he’s not family. Later on, Jimmy felt hesitant to trust Zayn, given their past issues.[26]
Later, at the end of the night, a fatal-four-way match between The Judgment Day’s “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, Sheamus, Damian Priest, and Seth “Freakin” Rollins to determine the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship took place. During the match, Bronson Reed viciously attacked Rollins, hitting him with a ‘‘Tsunami’’, before also hitting Sheamus and Priest with a ‘‘Tsunami’’ as well. Mysterio failed to take advantage, and Priest would win the match after hitting ‘South of Heaven’ to become number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship.[27]
Results
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