Below are some top news stories following today’s WWE Crown Jewel premium live event (tap here for complete results), involving John Cena, Logan Paul & more.
• John Cena failed to break his 5-year televised singles match losing streak at WWE Crown Jewel 2023 in Saudi Arabia, where he lost to Solo Sikoa of The Bloodline.
Solo hit Cena with 10 back-to-back Samoan Spikes to pick up the biggest win of his career.
After the match, Cena teased his WWE retirement on Instagram, as he posted a photo of David Beckham from Beckham’s final game in 2013.
• At today’s WWE Crown Jewel 2023 premium live event, Logan Paul punched Rey Mysterio using brass knuckles and pinned him to win the United States Championship.
This was Logan’s first title win in WWE. After the match, Logan said to Rey that he did what he had to do.
WWE’s Chief Content Officer Triple H tweeted the following about Logan’s big win:
“Just 8 matches into his career, Logan Paul has cemented his place in the world of sports entertainment… and now, he’s got the hardware to prove it. Congratulations to your new U.S. Champion, ‘The Maverick’ Logan Paul.”
Logan replied:
“Thanks for believing in me boss 👊🏼”
• During the Crown Jewel broadcast, WWE confirmed the return of War Games at Survivor Series 2023.
• According to Brandon Thurston, Saudi Arabia paid WWE $50 million for today’s Crown Jewel 2023 premium live event, which is equivalent to about 3 WrestleManias-worth of ticket sales. Today’s event was WWE’s 10th premium live event in Saudi Arabia.
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