Today’s WWE Crown Jewel 2023 premium live event is airing LIVE from the Mohammed Abdu Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is WWE’s 10th Saudi Arabia PLE. Below is the match-card:
– Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match: Roman Reigns (c) vs. LA Knight
– John Cena vs. Solo Sikoa
– World Heavyweight Championship Match: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
– United States Championship Match: Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Logan Paul
– Cody Rhodes vs. Mr. Money In The Bank & Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion Damian Priest
– WWE Women’s Championship Match: IYO SKY (c) vs. Bianca Belair
– Fatal 5-Way Match For The Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Nia Jax vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Zoey Stark vs. Raquel Rodriguez
– Sami Zayn vs. JD McDonagh [Kickoff Show]
On the Kickoff Show, Sami Zayn defeated JD McDonagh with a Helluva Kick, followed by a Blue Thunder Bomb.
Sami Zayn def. JD McDonagh
This was a rough match for McDonagh:
The main PLE show starts with the World Heavyweight Championship match between Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre.
McIntyre worked on Rollins’ injured back. After back and forth action, McIntyre went for the Claymore Kick, but Rollins countered with a Superkick and hit the Stomp. Rollins went for the cover, but McIntyre kicked out.
Seth went for a Phoenix Splash, but Drew moved out of the way and hit a Claymore Kick! Drew went for the cover, but Seth kicked out at 2.5!
Rollins hits a a Pedigree, followed by a Stomp to defeat The Scottish Warrior.
Seth Rollins (c) def. Drew McIntyre to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
Drew left disappointed and out came Damian Priest to cash-in his Money In The Bank contract! However, Sami Zayn attacked Priest and stopped him from cashing-in. Sami stole Damian’s MITB briefcase and ran away.
Up next is the Fatal 5-Way for the Women’s World Championship. The defending champion Rhea Ripley got a special entrance for this match.
After back & forth action, Raquel was about to pin Shayna, but Rhea dropped Zoey on top of them both with a Riptide from the second rope to break the pinfall attempt. Rhea then pinned Shayna to win.
Rhea Ripley (c) def. Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark, Raquel Rodriguez and Nia Jax in a Fatal 5-Way Match to retain the Women’s World Championship
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