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WWE Crown Jewel to Kick off Tomorrow in KSA, Final Match Card Revealed


Wed 20 Oct 2021 | 04:04 PM
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Tomorrow, the highly anticipated WWE Crown Jewel will kick off at Mohamed Abdou Arena, Riyadh, KSA. The event is part of the Riyadh season 2021.

The event's match card contains several exciting competitions that are linked to several strong segments which took place in the company's two main roasters: Raw, and SmackDown.

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Moreover, the match card includes one Hell in a Cell match, one No Hold Bars match. In addition, four championships will be on the line through the night.

Crown Jewel for 2021 will witness also the two final matches for both King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring tournaments.

According to the latest media reports, the event was supposed to start with will be kicked off with the most controversial match of the card which is between the Beast, Brock Lesnar, and the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns, for the WWE Universal Championship, and it will be headlined by the Hell in a Cell segment.

However, a new kick-off show was added later between  SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin.

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On Twitter, dozens of Saudi fans praised the variety of the card, calling it one of the best Match Cards for KSA-based WWE shows, describing the Lesnar-Reigns fight as the hardest match to predict its result.

The story begins with Lesnar's shocking return to the WWE once against in Summerslam after Reigns' long-awaited match against John Cena that ended with Cena's lose.

Since then, the confrontation between both performers sparked over the WWE Universal Championship, later on, a match between them scheduled for WWE Crown Jewel.

The unclear stand of Reigns manager Paul Haiman who used to be Lesnar's man for long years during his WWE run has been questioned by all fans as he could play a key role in the match's result.

On the other hand, the company's other world championship will be also on the line as WWE Champion Big E will defend his title against the Scottish Warrior, Dew McIntyre in a single match.

This match could be also a controversial competition due to the latest WWE Draft whose results will come into force after Crown Jewel.

According to the WWE Draft picks, Big E will stay in Raw, while McIntyre will be moved to SmackDown where the WWE Universe Champion Reigns stands. Meanwhile, every roaster should contain only one world champion.

Regarding Smackdown Women's Championship, the title will see a triple threat match between the Man, Becky Lynch who will be drafted to Raw, Biance Blair who will be also drafted to Raw, and the Boss, Sasha Banks, who will stay at Smackdown.

The final WWE championship title that would be on the line is RAW Tag Team titles. The champions RKO Bro: Randy Orton and Riddle will defend the titles against their Raw-based enemies AJ Styles, and Omos.

A single match was scheduled between Mostafa Ali and the Saudi WWE superstar Mansour who looks forward to continuing his record of victories in his homeland.

Moreover, the finals of the King of the Ring will see a competition between Finn Balor, and Xavier Woods, while the final of the Queen of the Ring will see a match between Zelina Vega, and Doudrop.

Regarding the No Hold Bars match, it will be between Goldberg, and Bobby Lashley after their fight escalated in Summerslam as Lashley injured Goldberg, and attacked his son.

Media reports highlighted that Goldberg's son will be in the venue which teased his possible participation at the match.

The main event, Hell in a Cell segment, it will witness writing the final chapter in the seven-year-fight between Seth Rollins, and the Hall of Famer, Rated R Super Star Edge.

After the show, all changes announced by WWE Draft will be brought to action including moving McIntyre from Raw to Smackdown, Edge and Rollins from SmackDown to Raw, Blair and Lynch to Raw from Smackdown, Balor from SmackDown to Raw, and Mansour and Ali from Raw to SmackDown.

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