A third match for WWE Crown Jewel has been confirmed ahead of the November 7 Premium Live Event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
As recently reported, WWE Crown Jewel is still set for Riyadh, with TKO’s Ari Emanuel noting that they have a team working on monitoring the situation in Saudi Arabia.
With three matches announced so far and more likely to be added to the card, there are predictions to be made as to what the full show could look like and what might go down:
WWE Crown Jewel Championship
Roman Reigns, the World Heavyweight Champion, will face the Undisputed WWE Champion, with Sami Zayn defending that title against Trick Williams on the October 30 episode of SmackDown.
With Williams as the current United States Champion, he would demand an Undisputed WWE Championship match, after got into a war of words with each other.
With the Undisputed WWE Championship on the line, it’s likely that fans will still see Zayn challenge Reigns at Crown Jewel, unless there’s a plan to have Williams hold both the Undisputed WWE Championship and United States Championship.
Penta has promised a “big surprise” as the holder of the Money in the Bank briefcase, with an obvious opportunity for either title in one building, assuming he doesn’t bizarrely declare he’s challenging for the Crown Jewel Championship itself.
WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Championship
As Women’s World Champion, Liv Morgan heads to Crown Jewel to face either Chelsea Green or Nikki Bella, depending on the outcome of their WWE Women’s Championship match on next week’s SmackDown.
Green retained over Roxanne Perez on SmackDown, despite an attempt at interference from Raquel Rodriguez that would bring out IYO SKY.
For Morgan, regardless of the result, she goes to Riyadh with the possibility of becoming the first-ever two-time WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Champion, having defeated Nia Jax back in November 2024.
Last Man Standing
The bitterness between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton reached new heights on the October 23 episode of SmackDown, with both stars now heading to a Last Man Standing match.
Orton is a dab hand with that stipulation, having competed in five televised Last Man Standing matches during his time in WWE, with his most recently being a loss to Edge at WrestleMania 36 in March 2020.
For Rhodes, however, his only two Last Man Standing matches have taken place on WWE Live house shows back in 2023, defeating Dominik Mysterio and Damian Priest on consecutive nights in December of that year.
Two more matches
Typically, WWE PLEs tend to be five-match cards, with Crown Jewel in Perth last year following that trend.
With three matches announced so far, two more could be added to the card, although Kevin Owens vs. CM Punk is unlikely to be one of them, given they’ll face off on the November 6 pre-taped episode of SmackDown. That’s not to say that they couldn’t have a third match at Crown Jewel, taking place the following night, assuming Owens is victorious, leaving them at one win each. Running the rematch off the back of SmackDown broadcast the night before (even if it is pre-taped) would rob both stars of the opportunity to build up their feud to even greater heights.
Tag teams are absent from the Crown Jewel card at the time of writing, offering an opportunity for The Vision or The MFTs to defend their respective titles. With no Crown Jewel Tag Team Championship, it’s unlikely they’ll face off. With Michin & B-Fab as the new Women’s Tag Team Champions, an opportunity exists to add them to the card in a first title defense.
Outside of the tag team championships, there’s the opportunity to drive forward the feud between The Bloodline and the 946, particularly with Survivor Series: WarGames taking place on November 28.
Plans could change
While WWE Crown Jewel is still set to take place in Riyadh, plans could change for its location depending on the situation in Saudi Arabia.
There has been speculation that WWE has a plan for a backup venue, although the location of such a site remains unknown.
UFC 333 takes place on October 24 in Abu Dhabi, with Dana White previously stating it would go ahead despite safety concerns across the Middle East. Canelo Alvarez is also set to face Christian Mbilli for the WBC super-middleweight world title on October 31 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Both are likely to be watched closely, given the situation in the region and WWE plans for Crown Jewel.
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