WWE Crown Jewel Results
November 2, 2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Mohammed Abdu Arena)
Commentary: Michael Cole and Corey Graves
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
The show kicks off with Michael Cole doing an advertisement for Saudi Arabia.
Pre-Show Arrivals
The Crown Jewel Championships are shown being brought into the arena. Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Gunther are in the building and will do battle for the men’s version of the title. WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax and Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan will compete for the women’s version. Randy Orton is shown arriving at the arena and will battle Kevin Owens. Owens is not happy that the camera is following him.
Video: The WWE Crown Jewel intro video plays.
We go live into the Mohammed Abdu Arena to see a big pyrotechnics display. We’ll be kicking the show off with the Bloodline!
Solo Sikoa and his Bloodline head to the ring. After their entrance, there is a MASSIVE “OTC” chant. The “Original Tribal Chief,” Roman Reigns, enters alongside Jimmy Uso. “Main Event” Jey Uso makes his entrance on his own.
There is no Prime branding on the ring canvas or a Prime Energy Hydration Station at ringside.
6-Man Tag Team Match
The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu) w/ Tonga Loa vs. “OTC” Roman Reigns, Jimmy Uso, and “Main Event” Jey Uso)
This is the first time Jimmy and Jey Uso have teamed up in a year and a half. They last teamed at the 2023 Money in the Bank in the Bloodline Civil War.
The crowd is loudly buzzing and chanting, “OTC.” Jey Uso wants to start the match, and Roman Reigns lets him. Jey Uso will start against Tama Tonga. A loud “Ole” chant fires up. Tonga clubs and punches Jey down and stomps him. Tonga rakes the back and elbows him in the head. The crowd continues to chant, “OTC.” Tonga gets him to his feet and punches him in the midsection to knock him to the corner. Tonga whips him to the opposite corner, but Jey slingshots over him and hits an uppercut. Jey lets out a “YEET” and attacks Tonga in the corner with a back elbow, followed by a snap enzuigiri. Jimmy signals for a tag. The Usos take Tonga down and drop a double-team elbow. Jimmy covers for a one-count. Jimmy wrenches the arm, but Tonga head-butts out and punches Jimmy to the corner. Jacob Fatu tags in and takes Jimmy down. Fatu stomps away at Jimmy and acknowledges Solo Sikoa as the Tribal Chief. Fatu sends Jimmy into the ropes, but he holds on and boots Fatu back. Jey blind tags in and kicks Fatu in the face. The Usos go back and forth, punching and kicking Fatu before uppercutting him out of the ring. Tonga runs in, but they quickly send him out of the ring. Solo Sikoa runs in but quickly ducks out to avoid stereo superkicks from The Usos.
The Bloodline regroups at ringside. Another “OTC” chant fires up. Sikoa gives Fatu a direction. Fatu gets back in the ring and tags Tonga in. Tonga charges, but Jey hits him with an arm drag. There is a thunderous “We want Roman” chant. Reigns extends his hand to a loud pop. Jey thinks about it and tags Jimmy in. Reigns is not happy about that. Jimmy takes Tonga down and tries to talk some sense to his brother. Tonga takes Jimmy down and hits a leg DDT. Jimmy holds his leg in pain. Fatu tags in and drops some head-butts, followed by a senton splash. Fatu hits the corner and charges to hit Jimmy with a devastating hip attack! Solo Sikoa extends his hand, and the so-called Tribal Chief tags in. Sikoa grabs Jimmy and pulls at his beard, taunting Reigns in the process. Sikoa head-butts away at Jimmy before pulling him to his feet. Sikoa sends Jimmy into the ropes and connects with a back elbow. Sikoa chokes Jimmy on the middle rope until the referee pulls him back. Tonga gets a cheap shot in with a knee to the face. Tonga tags back in and sizes Jimmy up. Tonga charges for an avalanche, but Jimmy avoids it. Jey tags in and punches away at Tonga. The crowd shouts “YEET” with each punch. Jey takes him down with a straight right hand to the jaw. Tonga blocks a kick and spins him, but Jey takes him down with an enzuigiri. Jey hits Tonga with a hip attack in the corner and covers for a two-count. Jey waits for him to get up and lifts him, but Tonga rakes the eyes.
Fatu quickly tags in and crushes Jey with a pop-up Samoan Drop, followed by a senton splash. Fatu taunts Reigns and Jimmy. Fatu chokes Jey on the middle rope, and Sikoa head-butts Jey for good measure. Sikoa tags in. Sikoa and Fatu hit Jey with a wishbone split. Sikoa stomps the hand and punches him. Sikoa pulls Jey to his feet and puts him in his corner, punching him down. Fatu tags back in, and he uppercuts Jey down. Fatu puts a one in the air and shouts Sikoa’s name. Fatu applies a nerve hold to the trapezius muscles. Jey fights up and punches him, but Fatu shoves him to his corner. Tonga tags in. Fatu hits Jey with a vertical suplex, and Tonga follows up with a slingshot senton splash. Sikoa tags back in and attacks Jey. Jey fights back, but Sikoa takes him down. Tonga tags in and knocks Jimmy off the apron. Tonga taunts the crowd. Jey fights back and turns Tonga inside out with a clothesline. Reigns gets the crowd fired up as he sees an opening for him to be tagged in.
Reigns tags in to a MASSIVE pop. Sikoa also tags in. The OTC and the new Tribal Chief stare at each other before exchanging punches in the center of the ring. Reigns rocks him with an uppercut, so Sikoa head-butts him. Reigns rebounds off the ropes with a pair of clotheslines. Sikoa reverses a whip, but Reigns counters with a leaping clothesline. Reigns connects with a uranage and puts a one in the air. Reigns gets locked and loaded for a Superman Punch, but Sikoa counters. Reigns gets away and takes him down with a Superman Punch. Reigns goes to the corner and sizes Sikoa up. Reigns charges for a Spear, but Sikoa kicks him in the face and hits him with a Samoan Spike! Sikoa covers 1… 2… Jimmy (just barely) breaks it up! Tonga runs in, but Jimmy sends him to the apron and superkicks him off. Fatu runs in and absorbs a superkick from Jimmy. Fatu superkicks Jimmy and hits a spike DDT. Jey runs in and superkicks Fatu twice to send him out of the ring. Jey superkicks Sikoa and superkicks Fatu off the apron. Jey hits the ropes and hits Fatu with a suicide dive, but he catches Jey and head-butts him down.
In the ring, Reigns hits Sikoa with a Superman Punch. Reigns gets fired up in the corner. Tonga goes for some interference, but Reigns pulls him into the ring and lands him on top of the referee. Tonga Loa gets on the apron, but Reigns hits him with a Superman Punch. Fatu intercepts Reigns and hits a head-butt. Fatu takes out the OTC with a spinning back elbow. Fatu follows up with a double jump moonsault on Reigns before taking the Usos out with a suicide dive!
Reigns is writhing in pain on the mat. The referee slowly comes to. Sikoa hits Reigns with a Samoan Spike. Sikoa grabs him and hits a second Samoan Spike to become only the third man to pin Reigns in four years.
Winners by Pinfall: The Bloodline
The Bloodline stands over Roman Reigns. Reigns tries to fight up from a supine position, but they easily overwhelm the OTC. They get Reigns at ringside and go to put him through the commentary table, but Jey Uso cuts them off. They get Jey in the ring and bring a steel chair in. Sikoa puts a chair around Jey’s head…
…but SAMI ZAYN’S MUSIC HITS! Zayn comes out to a MASSIVE pop! Zayn was seen conversing with Solo Sikoa on this past Monday’s Raw. Zayn gets in the ring and stares at Sikoa. Sikoa opens his arms for a hug. A LOUD “Sami” chant fires up. Zayn looks back at Jey, who is down in a heap in the corner. Zayn then goes to hug Sikoa… only to hit him with an exploder suplex!
The Tongans and Fatu take Zayn down. Jimmy and Jey Uso get in the ring, as does Reigns, and they clear the ring of the Bloodline, leaving only Sikoa in the center of the ring. Reigns, Jimmy, Jey, and Zayn surround Sikoa. Sikoa tries to beg them off. Reigns and Zayn charge at the same time. Sikoa ducks, and Zayn accidentally takes Reigns out with a Helluva Kick! Sikoa backs away with his Bloodline. Jimmy Uso is furious and gets in Zayn’s face. Jey separates them. Reigns comes to and is not happy.
Video: WrestleMania 41 is coming to Las Vegas in April 2025.
Video: Joe Tessitore interviews World Heavyweight Champion Gunther. Gunther says Cody Rhodes has all the fans’ support behind him, but Gunther has been very successful without it. Rhodes is the secondary champion. Tessitore says Gunther is calling his shot by saying the Sleeper Hold will end it. Gunther says he’ll make Rhodes submit.
Video: Cathy Kelley interviews Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. Rhodes says he’s been successful over Gunther in the past. A highlight shows Rhodes eliminating Gunther from the Royal Rumble in 2023. Rhodes says Gunther is overconfident. She asks what will happen if he loses to Gunther. Rhodes says the WWE Title carries the company. Maybe we’ll be wondering who will main event WrestleMania. You don’t want to be the person who devalues the title. Rhodes doesn’t think that will be the case.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match
Damage CTRL (Kairi Sane and IYO SKY) vs. Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend vs. Chelsea Green and Piper Niven vs. Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill (c’s)
Bianca Belair and IYO SKY will start the match, so they’re not doing true Fatal 4-Way rules. Belair takes Sky down. Sky pushes her off and goes for a roll-up, but Belair rolls through. Belair taunts Sky and hits her with a delayed vertical suplex. Belair kips up and dances. Belair goes for a handspring standing moonsault, but Sky moves. Sky flips over Belair, and Belair avoids an attack from Sky. Sky soon comes back and hits a dropkick, followed by a kip-up. Chelsea Green blind tags in on Sky. Sky uppercuts Green. Belair powers Green into the corner and punches her and Piper Niven simultaneously. Belair flips off the middle rope and hits Green with a spinebuster. Belair hits a handspring standing moonsault for a two-count.
Jade Cargill tags in. Cargill and Belair throw Green into Niven. They pose. Green attacks Cargill and goes to the second rope. Cargill presses Green up. Lash Legend tags in off Cargill. Cargill throws Green at her, but Legend catches her and sloppily slams her down. Jakara Jackson tags in and stands on Legend’s shoulders to splash Green for a two-count. Legen tags back in and hits Green with a suplex before kipping up. Legend taunts Belair and Cargill before avalanching Green. Jackson hits Green with an Edge-O-Matci before kipping up. An “NXT” chant picks up. Jackson chops Green down. Kairi Sane tags in off Green. Sane attacks Jackson and knocks Legend off the apron. Sane hits Jackson with a diving clothesline. Green runs in. Sane sends Green into Jackson. Sane grabs Green and Jackson’s arms and hits them with a double arm drag. Sane spears Jackson down and tags Sky in. Damage CTRL gets Jackson on the top rope. Damage CTRL botches a double-team, so Sky uppercuts Jackson and slams her off the top rope. Sky knocks Legend off the apron and heads to the top rope for a missile dropkick on Jackson.
Niven tags in off Jackson and takes Sky down with a cross-body. Belair blind tags in. Niven hits Sane with a sit-out powerbomb. Belair hits Niven with a blockbuster. Legend hits Belair with a pump kick. Cargill gets in the ring and squares off against Legend. They exchange stiff strikes to the chest. Cargill superkicks her, but Legend absorbs it. Cargill avoids a pump kick and boots her down. Niven heads to the top rope and hits a diving cross-body block on Legend and Cargill. Green runs in, but Cargill rolls out of the ring. Green heads to the top rope, but then she goes to the bottom rope. Then she heads to the apron. Green dives, and Niven catches her. Sane then takes Green and Niven out with an In-Sane Elbow to the floor. Sky goes to the top rope and connects with a diving moonsault to the floor. The Meta Girls join the fun. Jackson jumps off Legend’s shoulders with a dive onto the competitors at ringside. Belair and Legend go over the top rope with a double clothesline.
Green is stumbling around in the ring. Cargill hits her with Jaded and covers, but Damage CTRL breaks it up. Belair attacks Damage CTRL. Legend grabs Belair, but Belair gets away. Sane hits Belair with a Cutlass Elbow. Sky then goes for a bridging German Suplex, but they collapse before the pin can be counted. Sky pops Sane up for an elbow drop on Belair. Jackson heads to the top rope and stands there forever before hitting a missile dropkick. Legend gets Sane on her shoulders and shoves her into a powerbomb from Jackson. Niven runs in and hits Legend with a Michinoku Driver. Green hits Jackson with a codebreaker and holds her for a senton splash from Niven. Niven tags in. Green goes for an Un-Pretty-Her on Cargill, but Cargill slams her down. Niven accidentally hits Green with a Vader Bomb. Niven climbs the ropes, but Cargill gets her on her shoulders. Belair and Cargill hit Niven with a Doomsday Device for the win!
Winners by Pinfall and still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions: Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill
Video: The Royal Rumble is coming on February 1, 2025.
They showcase the WWE Experience in Saudi Arabia.
Video: Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. “Big” Bronson Reed
Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. “Big” Bronson Reed
As “Big” Bronson Reed enters, Rollins attacks him on the ramp. Rollins punches away at him, but Reed quickly grabs him and clubs the back. Reed lifts Rollins, but Rollins elbows out. Rollins punches him down the ramp. Rollins throws Reed’s ring jacket over his head and punches him. Reed quickly slings him down the ramp. Rollins boots him in the face, but Reed chops him and powers him into the barricade. Reed whips him toward the steps, but Rollins jumps over. Rollins gets in the ring and hits a baseball slide. Rollins gets back in the ring and hits a suicide dive. Reed stumbles around ringside. Rollins attacks, but Reed lifts him and slams him over the barricade into the timekeeper’s area! Reed grabs Rollins and drives him into the ring steps.
Reed gets Rollins in the ring, and the bell rings to start this match officially. Reed avalanches Rollins in the corner and clotheslines him down. Reed goes to the top rope and connects with a Tsunami! Reed heads back to the top rope and goes for another Tsunami, but Rollins avoids it! Rollins hits a Stomp and covers: 1… 2… Reed kicks out!
After a few moments, Rollins, who has a few cuts on his back from being slammed into the timekeeper’s area, chops away at Reed. Rollins goes for a Pedigree, but Reed counters with a back body drop attempt. Rollins tries to counter the counter with a sunset flip, but Reed sits down on top of him, knocking the wind out of Rollins. Reed puts Rollins in the corner and chops him. Reed whips him to the opposite corner, and Rollins hits sternum-first. Reed gets Rollins to his feet and chops him back down. Reed chops Rollins, but Rollins starts getting fired up. Reed chokes Rollins on the top rope and punches him in the midsection. Rollins flips through a slam and tries to lift Reed, but he falls under Reed’s weight. Reed covers for a near fall.
Reed gets to his feet and stares down at Rollins. Reed clubs the back and chops the chest. Reed head-butts Rollins to the corner and drives his shoulder into the midsection. Reed backs up and charges, but Rollins knees him in the face. Reed is stunned. Rollins chops and punches Reed. Reed cuts him off with a knee to the midsection. Reed goes for a powerbomb, but Rollins counters into a DDT!
Rollins pulls himself to his feet and goes for a clothesline, but Reed doesn’t go down. Rollins tries again for the same result. Rollins hits the ropes and hits a clothesline, but Reed is still standing. Rollins comes off the second rope with a clothesline, but Reed still won’t go down. Rollins goes to the top rope, but Reed crotches him up there. Reed chops the chest and climbs to the second rope. Reed hooks the head, but Rollins bites the fingers to get out. Rollins punches and head-butts Reed off the middle rope to the canvas. Rollins follows up with a frog splash and covers: 1… Reed kicks out! Rollins cannot believe it. Rollins superkicks Reed and elbows him in the face and the back of the neck. Rollins hits the ropes, but Reed avalanches him down. Reed connects with a sit-out powerbomb for a near fall! Reed cannot believe that he didn’t put Rollins away. Reed lifts Rollins and connects with a Death Valley Driver for another near fall.
Reed gets to his feet and is furious. Rollins inches to the corner. Reed chokes Rollins with his boot in the corner and puts him on the top rope. Reed climbs to the top rope and hits Rollins with a superplex! Reed covers: 1… 2… Rollins kicks out. The crowd lightly chants, “This is awesome.” Reed grabs Rollins by the hair and talks trash. Rollins says, “You should have finished me when you had the chance!” Rollins slaps him in the face twice. Reed clotheslines him down and heads to the top rope. Rollins rolls away in the opposite direction. Reed gets off the top rope and hits Rollins with a senton splash. Reed heads back to the top rope, but Rollins rolls out of the ring. Reed gets down and goes to ringside. Reed grabs Rollins, but Rollins slaps him in the face. Reed bounces Rollins’ face off the commentary table. Reed grabs the steel steps and lifts them, but Rollins hits him in the knees. Reed falls and hits his face off the steel steps. Rollins then hits Reed with a Stomp on the steps!
Reed gets in the ring before being counted out. Rollins immediately hits him with a Stomp, but Reed quickly crawls around. Reed slowly gets up, but Rollins comes off the top rope with a Super Stomp! Rollins covers 1… 2… 3!
Winner by Pinfall: Seth “Freakin” Rollins
As Rollins goes to ringside, he turns and sees Reed standing on his feet. Reed has an awful cut above his left eye from hitting the steel steps. Reed crooks his finger to invite Rollins to come back for more. Rollins looks shocked and shouts that Reed knocks where to find him. Rollins warns the same thing will happen if he comes for him again.
Video: WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Championship
Video: Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez fractured Rhea Ripley’s orbital socket this past Tuesday on NXT.
WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Championship
WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax vs. Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan
They do the introductions in the ring to give this a big match feel.
The bell rings, and Morgan dropkicks Jax. Jax stumbles back before attacking Morgan and head-butting her down. Morgan looks like she’s been rocked. Morgan begs her off and gets into the ropes. Morgan then surprises her with a slap to the face. Jax is furious and takes her down before dropping an elbow. Jax avalanches Morgan in the corner and whips her to the opposite corner. Jax goes for another avalanche, but Morgan moves. Morgan quickly chop blocks the knee and dropkicks the leg. Morgan hits a running elbow, followed by a high knee. Morgan twists the knee around the middle rope and releases before being disqualified. Morgan hits the ropes. Jax grabs her and lifts, but Morgan counters into a DDT for a two-count. Morgan continues to attack the ring, but Jax kicks her away. Morgan goes for a codebreaker, but Jax shoves her back. Jax connects with a Samoan Drop for a two-count.
Jax whips Morgan hard into the corner and hits a running hip attack. Jax taunts the crowd and charges. Morgan moves, and Jax hits the ring post with her shoulder. Morgan sees an opening and stomps the back. Morgan stands on Jax, but Jax pops up and has Morgan on her shoulders. Jax climbs to the second rope and hits a Super Samoan Drop! Jax covers: 1… 2… Morgan kicks out! Jax cannot believe Morgan kicked out. Jax grabs Morgan and puts her back on the top rope. Jax climbs to the second rope for a superplex, but Morgan fights out. Jax cuts her off and goes for another Super Samoan Drop, but Morgan counters into a massive sunset flip powerbomb!
“IT’S TIFFY TIME!”
Ms. Money in the Bank Tiffany Stratton runs down to the ring! Stratton hands the briefcase to the referee, but she stops when Nia Jax confronts her. Stratton says she was going to cash in on Liv Morgan. Morgan hits Jax with a baseball slide. Morgan goes for a suicide dive, but Jax forearms her in the face. Jax orders Stratton to the back. Jax hits Morgan with a Samoan Drop, but Morgan counters into a roll-up for a near fall.
Stratton starts making her way back to the ring. The crowd chants, “YES!” Morgan goes for Ob-Liv-ion, but Jax counters into a slam for a two-count. Stratton gets on the apron, but Raquel Rodriguez comes to ringside and pulls at the briefcase. Jax attacks Rodriguez. Morgan comes off the middle rope with a flying codebreaker for a near fall! Rodriguez confronts Stratton, as does Morgan. Jax avalanches everyone at ringside. Jax gets Morgan in the ring and avalanches her against the ropes. Jax hits the ropes and drops a leg. Jax climbs to the middle rope, but “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio slides the briefcase into the ring. The referee picks it up. Rodriguez attacks Jax by kicking her off the middle rope. Morgan hits Jax with Ob-Liv-ion for the win!
Winner and new WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Champion: Liv Morgan
WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque hands the WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Championship to Liv Morgan. They pose as fireworks go off. The crowd gives Morgan a great hand. They’re treating this like it’s a huge deal.
WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event is returning in December 2024.
Video: Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens vs. “The Viper” Randy Orton
As Randy Orton poses on the middle rope, Kevin Owens hits him in the knee with a steel chair! Owens attacks the knee with the chair, and Orton rolls out of the ring to escape the attack. Owens goes to ringside and clears the commentary table. Orton fights back and pokes him in the eyes before delivering a back suplex onto the table. Orton goes for another back suplex onto the table, but Owens blocks it. Orton stops a shot into the steel steps and bounces Owens’ face off the diamond plate. Orton gets Owens in the ring and tends to his injured knee.
Orton gets in the ring, and Owens kicks him in the knee. Owens hits Orton on the back with the chair. Owens goes for another swing, but Referee Eddie Orengo pulls it away. Owens hits the referee with a Stunner! Another referee calls for help and calls this match off.
Owens goes to attack Orton with the chair, but Orton cuts him off and hits Owens with the chair. Orton gets Owens out of the ring and hits a back suplex on the commentary table. Orton stands over Owens and grabs the steel chair. Orton goes to hit Owens, but Shawn Davari takes it away. Orton grabs him and sends him into the ring post. Owens goes to attack Orton, but Orton hits him with a draping DDT.
Raw General Manager Adam Pearce and SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis run down to help. Orton hits Pearce with an RKO! Owens rakes Orton’s eyes and pulls him to ringside before driving him into the ring post. Orton quickly pops up and sends Owens into the crowd. They brawl into the crowd, and Owens hits Orton in the face with the top of a road crate. Owens hits him in the head with it again, laying him out on a pair of tables with wires on them. Owens hits Orton in the skull several times and heads up some steps into the stands. Owens stands atop a guardrail and dives off with an elbow drop on Orton through the tables! The crowd is going wild!
Video: WWE SummerSlam is coming to New Jersey in August 2025.
Replay: Highlights of the wild brawl between Randy Orton and Kevin Owens from moments ago are shown. This match never officially started.
Video: Two weeks ago on SmackDown, LA Knight spoiled the Best of 7 Series with Andrade and Carmelo Hayes by attacking them.
United States Championship
Triple Threat Match
Carmelo Hayes vs. Andrade vs. LA Knight (c)
Andrade and Hayes, bitter enemies, exchange right hands to start the match. LA Knight just stands back and lets it happen. They then go after Knight, but he fights them off with jabs. Knight takes Hayes down and kicks Andrade. Knight grabs them both, but they break away and hit him with a double superkick to send him out of the ring. Andrade and Hayes start fighting again, but Hayes soon takes him down with a springboard flying clothesline. Andrade rolls out of the ring. Hayes hits the ropes, but Knight pulls him out and bounces him off the commentary table several times. Knight gets on the apron and knocks Andrade back before hitting a slingshot shoulder tackle. Knight brings Hayes into the ring the hard way, landing him on top of Andrade. Knight spikes Hayes with a DDT, but Andrade quickly breaks the pin up.
Andrade attacks Hayes and hits him with a Spanish Fly off the second rope. Knight quickly breaks up the pin, but Andrade takes him down with a flying forearm. Andrade kips up and hits Hayes with a running double knee to the face. Andrade sends Knight over the top rope and goes to the top turnbuckle. Andrade points at Hayes before hitting a moonsault OVER the ring post to the floor on Knight! Andrade gets Knight in the ring, but Hayes takes Andrade out with a somersault senton. Andrade heads to the top rope for Nothin’ but Net, but Knight moves. Hayes gets out of Blunt Force Trauma. Andrade takes Knight down with a nasty back elbow. Hayes hits Andrade with the First 48 and lands on top of Knight. Hayes hits Andrade with a front suplex into a cutter on top of Knight and covers both for a near fall.
After a few moments, Andrade counters out of a tornado DDT from Hayes. Andrade hits Hayes with a Destroyer, landing dangerously close to Knight’s head. Hayes and Knight are lying next to each other. Andrade goes to the top rope, but they roll out of the way of a moonsault. Andrade lands on his feet and hits Knight with a standing moonsault! 1… 2… Hayes breaks up the pin. Hayes chops Andrade to the corner and stomps Knight. Hayes pulls Andrade to the top rope, but Andrade counters into a WILD backflip super exploder slam for a near fall! Knight goes to the second rope and gets the crowd going. Knight leaps up to the top rope and hits a diving double elbow drop on Andrade and Hayes for a near fall!
The crowd chants, “This is awesome!” Andrade goes to the middle rope. Knight climbs after him, but Andrade elbows him down. Hayes cuts Andrade off, but Andrade stops him. Knight leaps to the top rope and slips, crotching himself on the top rope. Knight recovers and hits Andrade with an inverted German Superplex! Hayes then hits Knight with Nothin’ but Net and covers, but Andrade breaks it up. Andrade goes for the Message on Hayes, but Hayes fights out. Hayes superkicks Knight. Andrade boots Hayes in the face and pulls Hayes to the middle rope. Hayes slides off and slings Andrade down. Hayes goes for a spinning facebuster, but Knight intercepts and hits the BFT! Knight covers Hayes for the win!
Winner by Pinfall and still United States Champion: LA Knight
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames is coming later this month.
The Crown Jewel Championship Ceremony will take place immediately following the show.
This Monday on Raw, there will be a #1 Contenders Fatal 4-Way: Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio vs. Damian Priest vs. Sheamus.
Backstage Segment
The WWE Men’s Crown Jewel Championship is being walked backstage. The main event is next.
Video: WWE Men’s Crown Jewel Championship
WWE Men’s Crown Jewel Championship
World Heavyweight Champion Gunther vs. Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes
The introductions are done in the ring with the Men’s Crown Jewel Championship between the competitors.
The crowd is buzzing as the bell rings to start this match. The commentators discuss Cody Rhodes’s hopes of becoming the first member of his family to win a major championship on foreign soil. The crowd is LOUD. They circle the ring and cautiously approach each other. The two world champions of the respective WWE brands are careful with each other, recognizing the danger the other poses.
They lock up, and Gunther quickly wrenches the arm. Gunther backs Rhodes into the ropes and gives a clean break. Gunther applies a front facelock, but Rhodes counters with a hammerlock. Rhodes cinches it in and grounds Gunther. Gunther gets to his feet, so Rhodes twists the arm. Gunther hits an arm drag, but Rhodes comes right back with a snapmare. Rhodes applies an armbar. Gunther tries to fight out, but Rhodes takes him down with the armbar. Gunther fights up and lifts Rhodes, but Rhodes fights out and takes him down by the arm. Rhodes continues to twist the arm. Gunther backs him into the ropes and whips him off for a shoulder tackle. Gunther connects with a side headlock takeover. Gunther cinches in the headlock on the mat. Gunther keeps him grounded for a few moments, but Rhodes soon begins to fight up. Rhodes tries to whip him off, but Gunther holds on. Gunther goes for a back suplex, but Rhodes flips through. Rhodes goes for a Cross Rhodes, but Gunther gets out. Gunther goes for a Sleeper Hold, but Rhodes escapes.
We’re at a stalemate, and the crowd is going wild for this. They circle the ring and lock up. Gunther backs Rhodes to the corner and goes for a chop, but Rhodes blocks it. Rhodes jabs away at Gunther and goes for a Bionic Elbow, but Gunther viciously chops him down! Gunther taunts the crowd and begins to stomp away at Rhodes. Gunther chops Rhodes and sends him into the ropes. Rhodes ducks a clothesline and hits a running forearm. Rhodes hits the ropes, and Gunther leapfrogs him. Rhodes puts the brakes on and drops down for an uppercut. Rhodes hits some clotheslines, but Gunther doesn’t go down. Rhodes knocks him out of the ring. Gunther gets on the apron, so Rhodes hits a springboard Disaster Kick. Rhodes signals for a suicide dive and charges, but Gunther runs in for a Sleeper Hold. Rhodes drives him out of the ring and goes for a suicide dive, but Gunther catches him and backs him into the apron for a chop. Gunther then hits a scoop slam on the floor! Referee Chad Patton starts counting Rhodes out, but he beats the count before it is close.
Gunther chokes Rhodes in the corner and is miffed at a “Let’s go Cody” chant. Rhodes slides through the legs and goes for a slam, but his back gives out. Gunther chops the spine and jumps on his back. Gunther taunts the crowd again. Gunther pulls him up and attacks him. Rhodes fights back with some strikes, so Gunther wipes him out with a stiff scoop slam. Gunther saunters around the ring and mocks Rhodes. Gunther punches Rhodes in the corner and whips him to the opposite corner. Gunther charges, but Rhodes boots him. Rhodes goes for a slam, but his back gives out. Gunther lands on top of him for a two-count. The crowd loudly sings, “Ole!” Gunther applies a modified chicken wing submission, but Rhodes fights out. Rhodes leans against the ropes, so Gunther goes to the apron and boots him in the face. The crowd starts doing the wave. Gunther continues to attack the arm and head-butts him. Gunther punches Rhodes and knocks him out of the ring. Gunther is not pleased with the crowd.
Gunther wrenches Rhodes’ arm as he gets in the ring and chops the chest a few times. Rhodes fights back and finally is able to hit Gunther with a scoop slam. Rhodes drops to his knees and gets the crowd going. Rhodes pulls him up for a delayed gourdbuster. Gunther quickly pops up and hits a scoop slam. Gunther heads to the top rope, but Rhodes cuts him off. The crowd chants, “This is awesome!” Rhodes hits Gunther with a top-rope superplex. Rhodes slowly gets to his feet and hits the ropes for a running forearm. Rhodes slingshots over Gunther and hits a snap powerslam. Rhodes begins to hit Gunther with some stinging left jabs, followed by a Bionic Elbow. Rhodes is focused. A “Dusty” chant fires up. Gunther slowly gets up, so Rhodes drops him with a Cody Cutter. Rhodes covers 1… 2…, and Gunther kicks out!
Rhodes’ chest is all blotchy from the chops. Rhodes signals for the end, and Gunther leans on the top rope. Rhodes hangs Gunther on the top rope and kicks him in the midsection a la Hardcore Holly, Rhodes’ first tag team partner. Rhodes goes for a Disaster Kick, but Gunther counters into a Boston Crab! Gunther releases and applies a Sleeper Hold, but Rhodes quickly grabs the top rope. Gunther immediately takes him down with a German Suplex and reapplies the Sleeper Hold! The referee checks on Rhodes’ arm, but Rhodes holds it up. Rhodes fights up and hits a jawbreaker. Gunther grabs him, but Rhodes hits another jawbreaker. Rhodes counters into the Cross Rhodes. Rhodes is too exhausted to roll over and cover.
The crowd loudly chants, “This is awesome!” Both men slowly get up. Gunther hits Rhodes with a Tyrannosaurus Dropkick into the corner. Gunther immediately follows up with a vicious Powerbomb and covers 1… 2…, and Rhodes kicks out! Gunther is furious and gets to his feet, looking down at the Undisputed WWE Champion. Gunther viciously slaps Rhodes in the face twice. Rhodes stumbles to the corner and peppers him with slaps. Gunther taunts him, so Rhodes shoves him. Gunther chops him a few times, but Rhodes absorbs them. Rhodes wildly fights back, so Gunther grabs him for a Sleeper Hold. Rhodes counters out with a back suplex. Rhodes hits the ropes, but Gunther hits him with a lariat. Gunther goes for another lariat, but Rhodes counters with a Cross Rhodes! Rhodes covers 1… 2…, and Gunther kicks out! Rhodes is wondering what he has to do to put the World Heavyweight Champion away.
Rhodes pulls himself up to his feet and signals for the end. Rhodes gets fired up and grabs Gunther. Rhodes pulls Gunther up for a Cross Rhodes, but Gunther counters with a snapmare. Gunther chops him. Rhodes ducks a second chop and scales the ropes for a diving Cody Cutter, but Gunther counters into a Sleeper Hold! Rhodes immediately rolls through and has Gunther’s shoulders pinned down! 1… 2… 3!
Winner by Pinfall and new WWE Men’s Crown Jewel Champion: “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes
Gunther is furious that he didn’t win this match. Gunther puts the World Heavyweight Championship around his waist and shakes hands with Cody Rhodes, recognizing him as the better man on this night.
WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque is in the ring with some Saudi dignitaries. They hand Cody Rhodes the WWE Men’s Crown Jewel Championship. The two Crown Jewel Champions will not get to keep the titles; they will be held in Saudi Arabia. They will receive a Super Bowl-like ring to wear around the world.
WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Champion Liv Morgan joins them in the ring and poses. The two Crown Jewel Champions pose in the ring as fireworks go off. Rhodes and Morgan pose on the turnbuckles as the show ends.
Quick Match Results
— The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu) def. Roman Reigns, Jimmy Uso, and “Main Event” Jey Uso in a 6-Man Tag Team Match
— Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill (c’s) def. Damage CTRL (Kairi Sane and IYO SKY), The Meta Girls (Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend), and Chelsea Green and Piper Niven to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship in a Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match
— Seth “Freakin” Rollins def. “Big” Bronson Reed
— Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan def. WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax to win the WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Championship
— LA Knight (c) def. Carmelo Hayes and Andrade in a Triple Threat Match to retain the United States Championship
— Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes def. World Heavyweight Champion Gunther to win the WWE Men’s Crown Jewel Championship
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