WWE Crown Jewel
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WWE Crown Jewel is a professional wrestling event produced by WWE, an American-based promotion. It is broadcast live and available only through pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE's livestreaming platforms. Established in 2018, the event has been held every year since except in 2020, which was due to the COVID-19 pandemic that year, and it is held in late October—early November. It is WWE's main recurring event that takes place in Saudi Arabia as part of a 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030; the inaugural Crown Jewel was the second event in this partnership. The event's name is a reference to it taking place in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and it is held as part of the Riyadh Season festival.
History
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In early 2018, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE began a 10-year strategic multiplatform partnership with the Ministry of Sport (formerly the General Sports Authority; renamed in 2020) 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] A follow-up was held on November 2 titled Crown Jewel, which was held at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia; the show was headlined by the first (and so far only) "WWE World Cup" tournament, and a tag team match between D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H) and The Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker).[5]
A second Crown Jewel event was then held the following year on October 31, 2019, at Riyadh's King Fahd International Stadium, thus establishing Crown Jewel as a recurring event for the Saudi Arabian partnership and held in Riyadh. Simultaneously, Riyadh launched the annual Riyadh Season festival earlier that same month, with Crown Jewel becoming a part of the festivities.[6] Because of COVID-19 pandemic-related regulations, a Crown Jewel was not held in 2020; however, the event returned in 2021 and took place on October 21 at the Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh.[7] The 2021 event was also the first Crown Jewel to livestream on Peacock's WWE Network channel, following the merger of the American version of the WWE Network under Peacock in March that year.[8]
On May 23, 2022, WWE announced that the 2022 Crown Jewel would be held on Saturday, November 5.[9] The event was held at Mrsool Park, marking the second Crown Jewel to be held at this venue after the inaugural 2018 event, which was held there when it was previously referred to as King Saud University Stadium (renamed in 2020).[10] The 2023 event was confirmed to be held at the Mohammed Abdu Arena, marking the second Crown Jewel held at this venue after the 2021 event.[11]
The 2024 event introduced the Crown Jewel Championships for men and women. This was announced to be an annual match for Crown Jewel, contested between the reigning men's and women's world champions of Raw and SmackDown.[12] The inaugural winners were SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Raw's Women's World Champion Liv Morgan.[13]
Events
All Crown Jewel events are held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Championships and accomplishments
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These are accomplishments that have occurred as special attractions at Crown Jewel events, not including regular championship matches.
The colors and symbols indicate the home brand of the champions.
| † | Raw | ‡ | SmackDown | § | NXT | ∞ | Unbranded |
Crown Jewel Championships
For the 2024 Crown Jewel event, WWE introduced the Crown Jewel Championships for both the men and women. The respective championships are awarded to the winner of an annual match between the reigning men's and women's world champions of Raw and SmackDown. Their respective Raw and SmackDown world titles, however, are not defended and instead, the winners are crowned the men's and women's Crown Jewel Champions to determine who is the "best of the best". While the championships are represented by championship belts, the respective winners are instead presented with a Crown Jewel ring (similar to a Super Bowl ring) as the belts remain on display at the WWE Experience attraction in Riyadh.[12] The inaugural 2024 winners were SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Raw's Women's World Champion Liv Morgan.[13]
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| Winner | Reign | Year | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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Cody Rhodes ‡ | 1 | 2024 | Defeated Raw's World Heavyweight Champion Gunther to become the inaugural champion. | [13] | |||
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Liv Morgan † | Defeated SmackDown's WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax to become the inaugural champion. | ||||||
Former accomplishments
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| Accomplishment | Winner | Year | Notes | Ref | ||||||
| WWE World Cup | Singles | Shane McMahon ‡ | 2018 | Defeated Raw's Dolph Ziggler in the tournament final to win the WWE World Cup trophy. | [18] | |||||
| Tag Team | The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) † |
2019 | Last eliminated Raw's The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) in an interbrand nine-team tag team turmoil match to win the WWE Tag Team World Cup trophy. | [19] | ||||||
| King of the Ring tournament | Xavier Woods † | 2021 | Defeated SmackDown's Finn Bálor to become the 22nd King of the Ring tournament winner. In 2024, the tournament final was held at King and Queen of the Ring. | [20] | ||||||
| Queen's Crown tournament | Zelina Vega ‡ | Defeated Raw's Doudrop in the tournament final to become the inaugural Queen's Crown tournament winner. In 2024, the tournament name was changed to Queen of the Ring and held at King and Queen of the Ring. | ||||||||
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