WWE announced Tuesday that Crown Jewel was back on the premium live event calendar.
Crown Jewel will take place on Nov. 7 at Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD, furthering the partnership between WWE and Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority. Before the announcement, it was unclear whether Crown Jewel would take place in 2026.
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It will be the second time in the event’s history that it is held in Saudi Arabia. The first one in 2024 took place there, while the second one was held in Perth, Australia, last year.
Crown Jewel is one of the more unique premium live events of the year. It will feature the men’s and women’s champions of the Raw and SmackDown brands going up against each other, respectively, for the Crown Jewel Championship and the Crown Jewel ring.
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Cody Rhodes defeated Gunther and Seth Rollins beat Rhodes on the men’s side in the last two years. Liv Morgan defeated Nia Jax in 2024 and Stephanie Vaquer took care of Tiffany Stratton last year on the women’s side.
Plans could very well change for this year’s show but if the event were to begin tomorrow Roman Reigns would battle CM Punk in a WrestleMania 42 rematch for the men and Liv Morgan would take on Chelsea Green for the women. It’s definitely a long way to go for these champions to keep their titles going into Crown Jewel, but not impossible.
Punk is facing challenges from four members of SmackDown – Rhodes, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and Randy Orton, and could very well lose the belt at any time. Reigns has a matchup with Penta in Mexico City later this month to defend his title, but LA Knight is also nipping at his heels to get a shot at the championship.
Morgan has come under fire from fellow wrestlers for not being a fighting champion. However, she defeated Iyo Sky at SummerSlam. She has Vaquer and Becky Lynch gunning for her gold as well. Green has been injured as of late and might have to take care of Jax to get through to the next chapter of her reign.
WWE now has Sunday Night's Main Event, Money in the Bank, Crown Jewel, Survivor Series: WarGames and Wrestlepalooza: Perth on the calendar for the latter part of the year.