Below are some top WWE & AEW news stories of the day, involving Roman Reigns, LA Knight, John Cena & Bryan Danielson:
• According to Sports Illustrated, Roman Reigns is scheduled to defeat LA Knight in the main event of today’s Crown Jewel 2023 premium live event in Saudi Arabia to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
They also reported that currently there are no plans for Knight to win the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble match or go on to face Reigns for the Title in a rematch in the main event of WrestleMania 40.
This Crown Jewel match is going to be LA’s first ever WWE PPV / PLE main event.
• John Cena tweeted the following ahead of his match against Solo Sikoa today:
“Every moment matters. Every opportunity to prove yourself is worth giving your best. Let’s turn this math around. WWE Crown Jewel is must-win.”
Cena wants to end his 5-year singles PLE match losing streak today.
• AEW main eventer Bryan Danielson (who recently underwent surgery to fix a broken orbital bone) will face Kazuchika Okada at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 on January 4, 2024.
You can watch Bryan issue the challenge below:
An eye for an eye, an arm for an arm on the mind of the American Dragon!@bryandanielson has challenged Kazuchika Okada for Wrestle Kingdom 18!
International tickets: https://t.co/eRt6rYrRMe#njpw #njwk18 pic.twitter.com/UXhe2RlCvu
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) November 4, 2023
Bryan beat Okada in the main event of the AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2023 PPV earlier this year, but suffered a fractured forearm during this bout.
Below is the updated match-card for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18:
– Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada
– IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match: Sanada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
– IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. El Desperado
– IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match: Bullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) (c) vs. Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira)
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