Our WWE Crown Jewel results for tonight include Cody Rhodes facing Gunther for the WWE Crown Jewel Championship, and Nia Jax battling Liv Morgan for the WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Championship. Plus, Roman Reigns and The Usos will face The Bloodline, and Randy Orton will clash with Kevin Owens.
Elsewhere on the show, Seth Rollins will take on Bronson Reed, and LA Knight will defend the WWE United States Championship against Carmelo Hayes and Andrade. Finally, Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair will defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship in a four-way match. Here’s our review and grades for tonight’s show, live from Riyadh, Daudi Arabia, at Mohammed Abdo Arena.
WWE Crown Jewel Card:
- WWE Crown Jewel Championship: World Heavyweight Champion Gunther vs. Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes
- WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Championship: WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan vs. WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax
- WWE United States Championship: LA Knight (c) vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. Andrade
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair (c) vs. Damage CTRL (Kairi Sane & IYO SKY) vs. Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson vs. Chelsea Green & Piper Niven
- Roman Reigns & The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) vs. The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga) (with Tonga Loa)
- Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens
- Seth Rollins vs. Bronson Reed
WWE Crown Jewel Results:
The broadcast team welcomes viewers and previews the show.
Roman Reigns & The Usos vs. The Bloodline
Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso enter together. Jey Uso comes out by himself. The two sides strategize before Tama Tonga and Jey Uso start the match. Tonga gains the upper hand, but Jey fires up. The Usos double-team Tama. Tama takes control and tags Jacob Fatu, who grounds Jimmy. The Usos team up and drill Fatu with some strikes. They sent Tonga to the outside. Jey tags in Jimmy instead of Reigns when Reigns asks for the tag. The Original Bloodline briefly argues, and Fatu gains the upper hand again.
Solo Sikoa tags in and maintains the advantage. He keeps Jimmy grounded. Jimmy manages to tag Jey, who rallies with a flurry of offense. The Bloodline again takes control and overpowers Jey. They isolate him in the corner. Jey tries to rally, but Sikoa stops him. Tonga locks Jimmy off of the apron with a cheap shot. Jey keeps fighting, and he tags Reigns.
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Reigns squares off with Sikoa, and they trade blows. Reigns drops him with a clothesline and hits two more. Sikoa counters the Superman Punch, but Reigns hits it on a second attempt. Sikoa counters the Spear and drops Reigns with a Samoan Spike, but Jimmy just barely breaks up the pin. Fatu kicks Jimmy and slams him. Jey superkicks Fatu and hits Sikoa with one. Fatu catches a dive attempt by Jey and drops him. Reigns hits Sikoa with a Superman Punch.
Tonga and Loa try to interfere, but Reigns fights him off. Fatu rocks Reigns with an elbow and a diving moonsault. He dives onto The Usos at ringside. Sikoa hits a Samoan Spike and pins Reigns with another.
Winners: The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga & Jacob Fatu)
The Bloodline attacks Reigns after the match, and they beat down The Usos as well. They go to slam Reigns through a broadcast table, but Jey stops them. The Bloodline overwhelms him. Sami Zayn comes out. Sikoa opens his arms for a hug. Zayn suplexes him, but The Bloodline gangs up on him. The Usos make the save, and the brawl continues. Zayn accidentally kicks Reigns, and Sikoa escapes. The Usos argue with Zayn.
Grade: B+
As far as Bloodline matches go, this was pretty typical. It took 20 minutes for the match to begin, including the opening video and the entrances for both groups. The action itself was standard for The Bloodline as well, but the story-telling with the tension between Jey and Roman was well-done. Sikoa pinning Reigns cleanly was a big surprise. Zayn’s allegiance remains somewhat questionable, given how he helped the O.G. Bloodline. It seems inevitable that he will fully reunite with them soon, but today was not that day.
Bianca Belair And Jade Cargill Defend WWE Women’s Tag Titles
Bianca Belair and IYO SKY start the match. Belair gains the upper hand. SKY fires up. Belair and Jade Cargill overpower their opponents. Cargill tosses Chelsea Green into Lash Legend, and they square off. Legend and Jakara Jackson double-team Green. Legend suplexes Green and continues to overpower her. Jackson slams Green head-first to the mat. Sane fires up with a flurry of offense. Damage CTRL double-teams Jackson. SKY hits a missile dropkick. Piper Niven tags in and gains the upper hand. Legend drops Belair with a pump kick.
Cargill and Legend trade blows. Cargill drills her with a kick. Niven dives onto them. Green dives off the apron and onto Niven . Sane dives onto them with an Insane Elbow. SKY takes them all out with a moonsault. Legend launches Jackson onto everyone.
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Belair sends herself and Legend tumbling over the top. Cargill hits Jaded on Green, but Damage CTRL breaks it up. SKY dumps Belair with a German suplex. Sane hits Belair with an elbow.
Jackson drops SKY with a missile dropkick. Legend and Jackson double-team Sane. Niven slams Legend. She and Green double-team Jackson. Niven accidentally splashes Green. Belair and Cargill hit Niven with a Doomsday Device for the win.
Winners and still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions: Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair
Grade: B
This was a good showing for everyone involved, especially Legend and Jackson, as the match marked their Premium Live Event debut. They more than held their own with everyone else in the match. The miscommunication between Green and Niven teased their potential breakup, which would be a shame because they’re a fun pairing and the division needs depth. This match would have been a good spot for Belair and Cargill to drop the titles, given the multi-team stipulation, and their win suggests that they might continue to hold the gold for some time to come.
Seth Rollins vs. Bronson Reed
Seth Rollins takes the fight to Bronson Reed during his entrance, and they brawl up the ramp. They continue to brawl around ringside. Rollins gets into the ring and dives onto Reed. Reed slams Rollins into the timekeeper’s area and takes control. He squashes Rollins with a splash in the corner and drops him with a clothesline. Reed hits a Tsunami. Rollins evades a second Tsunami and hits a Stomp for a two-count.
They go back and forth, and Reed crushes Rollins by sitting on him. Reed continues to overpower Rollins. Rollins goes to slam Reed, but he fails, so the big man lands on top of him. Reed maintains the advantage.
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Rollins fires up and drops Reed with a DDT. He hits a clothesline, but Reed doesn’t go down. Rollins knocks Reed off the second rope and hits a Frog Splash. Reed trucks into Rollins and plants him with a sit-out powerbomb. Reed slams Rollins with a Death Valley Driver. He gets a two-count with a superplex. Rollins talks some trash, saying that Reed should have finished him when he had the chance. Reed hits a running senton. Rollins rolls out of the ring.
Reed goes to hit Rollins with some steps, but Rollins takes his legs out. Rollins stomps Reed onto the steel steps. Reed gets back in the ring, and Rollins hits another Stomp. Rollins hits a Super Stomp for the win.
Winner: Seth Rollins
Reed gets back to his feet after Rollins leaves the ring and stares him down. Rollins says the same thing will happen if Reed comes for him again.
Grade: A
Reed had a great showing here, even in defeat, and this went a long way in solidifying him as a legitimate player on the crowded RAW roster. He has had a great run up to this point, and hopefully he continues the momentum moving forward. Rollins looked good in his first televised match since WWE Money in the Bank, and he stands to reestablish himself as a world title contender heading into the end of the year.
WWE Crown Jewel Women’s Championship: Liv Morgan vs. Nia Jax
Liv Morgan takes the fight to Nia Jax early on, and Jax overpowers her. Jax briefly takes control, but Morgan targets her leg and gains the upper hand. She dumps Jax with a DDT. Jax floors Morgan with a Samoan Drop. Jax hits a super Samoa Drop for a two-count. She maintains the advantage. Tiffany Stratton runs to the ring and goes to cash in her Money in the Bank contract, but Nia Jax stops her.
They argue, and Stratton starts walking to the back. Morgan briefly gains the upper hand. Stratton comes back to the ringside area. Morgan goes for Oblivion, but Jax counters it into a slam. Stratton tries to cash in, but Raquel Rodriguez stops her.
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Stratton and Rodriguez argue, but Jax trucks into the two of them along with Morgan. Dominik Mysterio slides the Money in the Bank briefcase into the ring. Rodriguez interferes, and Morgan hits Oblivion for the win.
Winner and inaugural WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Champion: Liv Morgan
Triple H presents Liv Morgan with the Crown Jewel Championship after the bell.
Grade: B+
Morgan and Nia Jax told a good story here, both with the size difference between them and the presence of Tiffany Stratton. The match itself was about what you would expect, though Jax has made a lot of progress in her second WWE run. The multiple cash-in attempts by Stratton were arguably overdone, but it sold the chaotic nature of the match. Her involvement, along with that of Rodriguez and Mysterio, kept Jax strong in defeat and helped Morgan continue to gain momentum while being helped by external factors.
Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens, ever the troll, is wearing a “Cowboy” Bob Orton shirt. The fans sing Randy Orton‘s theme as he comes to the ring. Orton is doing his corner poses during his entrance, and Owens attacks him with a chair. He goes to put Orton through the broadcast table, but Orton fights him off. Orton suplexes Owens onto the broadcast table. He bounces Owens’ head off the steel steps.
Owens again hits Orton with a chair. The referee stops him, but Owens hits him with a stunner. Orton hits Owens with the chair. Orton takes control and gets a chair.
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He throws producer Shawn Daivari into the ring post. Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis come out. Orton drops Pearce with an RKO.
Owens and Orton brawl into the crowd. Owens hits Orton with the top of a road case multiple times. He dives off a barricade and sends Orton through a table. Both men are down, and the show cuts to a commercial.
Result: No Contest
Grade: B
These days, WWE premium live event cards almost always have five matches, so you had to figure that at least one of them would get cut or shortened. WWE teased calling off the Reed/Rollins match with their backstage brawl. Instead, this match never started, and it was just a wild brawl from the start. The fight underscored the bad blood between Orton and Owens. Still, it’s hard not to feel like this was a bit of a bait and switch, at least in the moment.
WWE United States Championship: LA Knight (c) vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. Andrade
Andrade and Carmelo Hayes start trading blows, and LA Knight joins the fight. Hayes springs off the ropes and takes down Andrade. Knight slams him onto the broadcast table. Knight takes Andrade down with a shoulder tackle as the match returns to the ring. Andrade hits an inverted Spanish Fly.
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Andrade dives onto Knight at ringside. Hayes dives onto Andrade. Hayes gains the upper hand and suplexes Andrade onto Knight. Andrade hits a Spanish Fly for a two-count. Knight dives onto both competitors.
Hayes hits Nothing But Net, but Andrade breaks up the pin. Knight drops both men with a BFT for the win.
Winner and still WWE United States Champion: LA Knight
Grade: B+
This match heated up the crowd with some fast-paced, exciting action. It seemed like it could go any way, though it would have been too soon to end Knight’s reign. This was a big opportunity for both Hayes and Andrade, as they haven’t had many standard matches on premium live events like this. The win was a statement victory for LA Knight as well, and it was a needed one, as his reign has been somewhat lacking so far.
WWE Crown Jewel Championship: Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther
Cody Rhodes and Gunther feel each other out early on. Gunther drops Rhodes with a shoulder tackle. Rhodes and Gunther are evenly matched early on. Gunther chops Rhodes when he goes for the Bionic Elbow. Rhodes rallies and sends Gunther to the outside. He drops Gunther with a kick. Gunther goes for the sleeper, but Rhodes escapes. Gunther catches a diving Rhodes, chops him, and slams him.
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Rhodes goes for a slam, but his back gives out. Gunther continues to overpower him. They trade blows, and Gunther slams Rhodes. Rhodes rallies but again fails to slam Gunther. Gunther maintains the advantage. He continues to drill Rhodes with stiff shots. Rhodes dumps him with a bodyslam. He slams Gunther again. Gunther answers with a slam of his own. Rhodes fires back with a superplex. He keeps rolling and slams Gunther. Gunther and Rhodes trade blows.
Rhodes hits a Cody Cutter. Gunther catches a Disaster Kick attempt and traps Rhodes in the Boston Crab. Rhodes escapes but gets dropped with a German suplex. Gunther locks him in a Sleeper again, but Rhodes refuses to quit. Rhodes hits the Cross Rhodes. Gunther responds with a dropkick and a powerbomb. Rhodes and Gunther trade blows. Rhodes suplexes Gunther.
Gunther kicks out of a Crossrhodes. Gunther evades a Crossrhodes and counters another into a sleeper but Rhodes turns it into a pin for the win.
Winner and WWE Crown Jewel Champion: Cody Rhodes
Gunther shakes Rhodes’ hand after the match, and Rhodes celebrates. Triple H and others present Rhodes with the WWE Crown Jewel Championship. Liv Morgan joins Rhodes in the ring, and Triple H raises their hands.
Grade: A
This match lived up to the hype, which is saying something, as both stars have been built up strongly while being kept mostly separate, aside from their clash in the Royal Rumble match. The clean finish was the right call, as there was no need to taint the outcome. Rhodes catching Gunther with a surprise pin keeps Gunther strong and gives him a strong case for a rematch between the two down the road. A win for Gunther would have firmly solidified him as a made man, but there was nothing wrong with adding another accolade to Rhodes’ collection here.
WWE Crown Jewel Review
The crowd was hot throughout the show, and the card was bookended by two major matches. The opening match somewhat fell short of the hype, given how much investment there has been in the Bloodline’s reunion. The other matches did what they needed to do; Tiffany Stratton’s cash-in teases continued to build her eventual turn on Nia Jax, while champions LA Knight and Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill picked up statement wins.
Rollins and Reed was a solid bout as well. The bait-and-switch with Owens and Orton was disappointing, but surely it’s only a matter of time before they actually have a match. Rhodes and Gunther delivered a great main event that ended the show on a strong note.
Grade: B+
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