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Crown Jewel
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PromotionWWE
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
DateOctober 21, 2021
CityRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
VenueMohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard
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Crown Jewel is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It is scheduled to take place on October 21, 2021, at Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It will be the third event promoted under the Crown Jewel chronology and the sixth held under WWE's 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030.

Production

Background

Main article: WWE in Saudi Arabia

In early 2018, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE began a 10-year strategic multiplatform partnership with the General Sports Authority in support of Saudi Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia's social and economic reform program.[1][2] The first pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event under this partnership, the Greatest Royal Rumble, was held at the King Abdullah Sports City's King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah on April 27, 2018.[3][4] Crown Jewel was then established later that same year as one of the recurring events under this partnership. The 2021 Crown Jewel will be the third event in the Crown Jewel chronology and the sixth event overall for the Saudi Arabian partnership. The event was scheduled to occur on October 21, 2021, at Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh.[5][6]

Storylines

The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,[7][8] while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[9]

After Roman Reigns retained the Universal Championship at SummerSlam, he was confronted by a returning Brock Lesnar in his first appearance since WrestleMania 36 in April 2020.[10] On the following SmackDown, Lesnar said that his former advocate, Paul Heyman, who had been serving as Reigns' special counsel since August 2020, knew Lesnar would be at SummerSlam in an attempt to cause descension between Reigns and Heyman. Lesnar then told Heyman to accept his challenge against Reigns for the Universal Championship. Later that night, an angered Reigns accepted the challenge. On September 16, WWE announced that the match would occur at Crown Jewel.[11] Before then, however, Reigns had a scheduled title defense against "The Demon" Finn Bálor at Extreme Rules where Reigns retained, thus officially making his match against Lesnar for the Universal Championship.[12]

At SummerSlam, Bianca Belair was scheduled to defend the SmackDown Women's Championship against Sasha Banks, but before the match began, it was announced that Banks could not appear for unknown reasons. Becky Lynch then made a surprise return in her first appearance since the Raw after Money in the Bank in May 2020. She challenged Belair, who accepted, and Lynch defeated her in 26 seconds to win the title.[10] At Extreme Rules, Lynch defended the title against Belair, however, Banks made her return and attacked Belair, causing a disqualification. After the match, Banks also attacked Lynch.[12] A triple threat match between the three women for the SmackDown Women's Championship was scheduled for Crown Jewel.[13]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) vs. Brock LesnarSingles match for the WWE Universal Championship[14]
2Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Sasha BanksTriple Threat match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship[13]
3RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) (c) vs. AJ Styles and OmosTag Team match for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship[15]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

References

  1. ^ "Saudi Arabia to host the Greatest Royal Rumble". WWE. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "National Transformation Program 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-28.
  3. ^ Adam Silverstein (March 5, 2018). "WWE news, rumors: 'Greatest Royal Rumble,' NXT injury, Jericho-NJPW done?". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Jefferson Lake (March 5, 2018). "WWE: Saudi Arabia to host 50-man Royal Rumble". Sky Sports. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  5. ^ Nason, Josh (July 26, 2021). "WWE returning to Saudi Arabia on October 21". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Johnson, Mike (August 16, 2021). "WWE Returning to Saudi Arabia". PWInsider. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  7. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  8. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  9. ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 25, 2016). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  10. ^ a b Powell, Jason (August 21, 2021). "WWE SummerSlam results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns vs. John Cena for the WWE Universal Championship, Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Bobby Lashley vs. Goldberg for the WWE Championship, Edge vs. Seth Rollins, Nikki ASH vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley for the Raw Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  11. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (September 16, 2021). "Roman Reigns To Face Brock Lesnar At WWE Crown Jewel". Fightful. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Powell, Jason (September 26, 2021). "WWE Extreme Rules results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns vs. "The Demon" Finn Balor in an Extreme Rules match for the WWE Universal Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair for the Smackdown Women's Championship, The Usos vs. The Street Profits for the Smackdown Tag Titles". Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  13. ^ a b Barile, Steve (October 1, 2021). "SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks (Triple Threat Match)". WWE. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  14. ^ WWE.com Staff (September 16, 2021). "Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar". WWE. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  15. ^ WWE.com Staff (October 4, 2021). "WWE Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro vs. AJ Styles & Omos". WWE. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
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