WWE presents its latest Saudi Arabian Premium Live Event this Saturday with Crown Jewel. Interestingly, it’s the first Crown Jewel event to not feature Brock Lesnar, who hasn’t had a match since losing to Cody Rhodes back at SummerSlam. With LA Knight taking on Roman Reigns, Logan Paul going for the US title, and a lot more, however, the card is more than stacked enough to succeed without him. As always, we’re here with everything you need to know about WWE’s latest event, along with predictions for every match from our experts:
WWE Crown Jewel 2023 date and start time
WWE Crown Jewel will air live on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 1pm ET from Mohammed Abdu Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
How to watch WWE Crown Jewel 2023
WWE Crown Jewel will stream on Peacock in the United States, and the WWE Network elsewhere.
WWE Crown Jewel 2023 full card and predictions
Sami Zayn vs. JD McDonagh (Kickoff Show)
Shane: JD “Don’t Google Me” McDonagh just isn’t on the same level as Sami Zayn. Preshow or not, I don’t see him picking up a big win on a PLE.
Winner: Sami Zayn
Jay: Sami Zayn. Saudi loves Sami and this is a pre-show match to warm up the crowd. There’s no reason not to have him win.
Winner: Sami Zayn
Cody Rhodes vs. Damian Priest
Shane: I have to admit that Damian Priest is actually starting to feel like a superstar worthy of a main event position. It’s been a slow build but for some reason it’s working. It’s never save to bet against Cody Rhodes, but I think a big win over Cody would do Damian a world of good heading into the latter part of the year.
Winner: Damian Priest
Jay: There is no way Cody loses and Priest losing makes more sense for his character right now. The whole angle with Priest now is that The Judgment Day is becoming an anchor for him as was highlighted by the formerly Dashing Cody Rhodes. So I fully expect a botched run-in from Dominik or Finn to lead to a loss for Priest.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
John Cena vs. Solo Sikoa
Shane: it’s been like 2000 days since Cena’s last singles win or something like that, right? So going a little longer won’t kill him.
Winner: Solo Sikoa
Jay: John Cena could put over every single member of the AIPT writing staff and he’d still be John Cena. I’d love to see him win a match but there’s way more upside to having Solo Sikoa win here.
Winner: Solo Sikoa
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Nia Jax vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Zoey Stark vs. Raquel Rodriguez for the Women’s World Championship
Shane: This match was set up either to have Rhea lose the title without being pinned or to have Rhea win in a dominating fashion. I hope it’s the latter. Rhea doesn’t need to lose the Women’s World Championship yet, taking the pin fall or not. And plus, who are they going to really give the title to? Nia Jax? Please.
Winner: Rhea Ripley
Jay: Rhea is taking this and continuing her lackluster reign. I don’t mean to throw stones as Rhea is a top draw in the women’s division and is jewel in the crown (see what I did there) for WWE. But, her reign has been awful. She rarely defends the belt. The last noteworthy match she had was with Zelina Vega at Backlash that was only remarkable for Vega’s reception from the crowd. She has elevated neither herself nor anyone in the division. She’s likely to spin her wheels till she gets to Becky Lynch or Bianca at Mania.
Winner: Rhea Ripley
IYO SKY (c) vs. Bianca Belair for the WWE Women’s Championship
Shane: I’m pretty sure I said this last time I made a prediction regarding IYO SKY’s WWE Women’s Championship, and that it’s the fact that I still don’t feel that her title reign has really kicked off yet. Rhea feels almost too big of a star for her belt, but IYO almost doesn’t feel big enough for hers. IYO is an incredible talent. She can really go in the ring when given the chance, but she’s getting the Bianca treatment as far as her reign is going – great matches, but no real storyline or program to sink her teeth into. With all that in mind, I am still going to predict IYO winning this match, but I’m hoping something changes in the future.
Winner: IYO SKY
Jay: IYO is taking this and keeping the belt till Mania. I hope we get a triple threat with Damage CTRL imploding but who knows.
Winner: IYO SKY
Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Logan Paul for the United States Championship
Shane: I am absolutely terrified that Logan Paul is going to win the United States Championship. IF he was a full time performer, I wouldn’t have that much of an issue with him winning, personal opinions being put aside. However, the fact that he isn’t a full time performer, the United States championship is on the same brand as the often absent WWE Universal Championship, and because IYO SKY can’t carry the load of being the only champion actively performing on SmackDown, I’m predicting a Rey Mysterio victory.
Winner: Rey Mysterio
Jay: This is tough but I think Logan Paul. I mean, think of the headline: “Logan Paul beats Rey Mysterio for US Title in Saudi Arabia.” It’s like someone was drunk playing mad-libs. Plus, his notoriety would actually help elevate the title, he’s a worthy wrestler, and will probably show up more than Lesnar or Reigns ever did with bigger belts. Why not?
Winner: Logan Paul
Seth “Freakin” Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship
Shane: Seth’s reign has been getting pretty stale here recently and Drew winning would be a nice shot in the arm for Raw.
Winner: Drew McIntyre
Jay: Seth Rollins is Sisyphus. No matter how hard he tries when he is holding a top championships, fans will lose interest. Then once he loses the belt, he works his ass off to reinvent his character and prove himself worthy to get fans to the point where they clamor for him to regain the top belt. But then those same fans will turn on him, AGAIN, as soon as he gets his hand on another top belt. He is trapped in an eternal cycle of winning and losing top championships due to the fickle nature of his fanbase and, unfortunately, we are deep in a period of ambivalence with Seth Rollins. He will likely retain the belt here, but I would love it if Drew won the belt and then immediately lost it to Damian Priest via Money in the Bank cash-in. I think it would all three men’s situation way more interesting but Seth will likely take it.
Winner: Seth “Freakin” Rollins
Roman Reigns (c) vs. LA Knight for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
Shane: It blows my mind that just over a year ago, LA Knight was stuck with the Max Dupri character and here we are today getting ready to watch him main event a PLE against Roman Reigns. It’s pretty cool to see what can really happen in 365 days. But, the Megastar is still going to get demolished by my Tribal Chief.
Winner: Roman Reigns
Jay: Roman Reigns. Honestly, just have him keep it till he breaks Hogan’s record and then have him lose to MJF at WrestleMania 42 in 2025.
Winner: Roman Reigns
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