Welcome to our live coverage of WWE Crown Jewel, broadcasting from the Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We’ll be bringing you all the action from this highly anticipated event.
Our live coverage kicks off at 11 AM ET, so be sure to join us as we follow the action and share your thoughts in the comments section below. Don’t forget to spread the excitement on social media!
The Countdown To WWE Crown Jewel Kickoff Pre-Show opens up with a shot of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the Mohammed Abdo Arena, the site of tonight’s WWE Crown Jewel PLE. We then see the arrivals of Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes and WWE World Heavyweight Champion “The Ring General” GUNTHER from earlier today.
We also see the arrivals of WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan and WWE Women’s Champion “The Irresistible Force” Nia Jax.
Michael Cole then welcomes us to the show and he introduces Corey Graves and Big E. The panel then runs through the card for tonight’s Crown Jewel PLE.
Cathy Kelley and Jackie Redmond then provide some updates on the OG Bloodline and the new Bloodline and the panel discusses the massive 6-Man Tag Team Match.
We then see WWE World Heavyweight Champion “The Ring General” GUNTHER being interviewed by Joe Tessitore earlier in the week. Tessitore asks about the King of the Ring Match with Randy Orton and GUNTHER says Orton was a big challenge. GUNTHER then talks about Orton’s pedigree. GUNTHER then says if he beat Orton it would change his career. GUNTHER then says he is a bit ahead of Cody Rhodes. Joe then asks what makes Rhodes a different kind of challenge. GUNTHER says Rhodes comes with the support of everybody. GUNTHER then says it would benefit the company if their poster boy wins instead of the person doing his own thing. GUNTHER is then asked if he is using that for motivation and GUNTHER says that is what he does. GUNTHER then says when Rhodes wakes up after being choked out, he will realize he is the secondary champion. Tessitore then asks how much GUNTHER wants to hold that title belt. GUNTHER says it is materialistic, but it will allow him to say he is the number one champion in the company. Tessitore then asks how is he better now than when he was the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion. GUNTHER says he has been able to outclass everyone he stands in the ring with over the last month.
We then see the arrivals of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions “The EST Of WWE” Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill and their challengers.
We then get a video package looking at the rivalry between Seth “Freakin” Rollins and “Big” Bronson Reed.
We then head to the back, where Cathy Kelley stops Seth “Freakin” Rollins to ask him about his match with “Big” Bronson Reed. Kelley asks Rollins how he feels. Rollins says he is not 100 percent, but has that stopped him before. Rollins then says he is ready to fight. Rollins then says this fight is a big test. Rollins then says this is one of the biggest tests of his career. Rollins then says it isn’t about slaying this monster, it is about who he is and what he has left in the tank. Rollins then says he has his eyes on big things. Rollins then says is he the Seth Rollins who is ready for another run at the World Championship.
We then get a video footage of Big E taking us on a tour of the food of Riyadh.
We then get a video package looking at the rivalry between “The Viper” Randy Orton and “The Prize Fighter” Kevin Owens.
We then head to the back, where Cathy Kelley is interviewing Kevin Owens. Kelley asks Owens how he is feeling. Owens thanks Kelley for pointing out that he was silenced. Owens then says WWE had a number of activities and he was in a dune buggy accident. Owens then says the driver was paid off by Cody Rhodes or Randy Orton. Owens then says everyone is against him since he attacked the Golden Boy, but Rhodes deserves it. Owens then says he is being forced to fight his friend. Owens then says he loved Randy Orton. Owens then says tonight he will make Orton feel worse than he did coming out of the dune buggy. Owens then apologizes to Kelley for being collateral damage. Owens then says this is all Orton’s fault.
Peter Rosenberg then talks about the match between Randy Orton and Kevin Owens.
We then see WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque being interviewed yesterday by Nathalie Mamo. Triple H is asked about this being the 12th WWE event in Saudi Arabia and the partnership and the effect on WWE. Triple H says this stemmed from the vision to bring the best entertainment from around the world. Triple H then says people didn’t know what to expect at first, but it has grown. Triple H then says they went from asking if they could bring women to work the shows to them being put on the billboards and having more women added to the show. Triple H is asked about the WWE Experience and Riyadh being the home for the exhibit. Triple H says The Saudi Arabian government wanted it to be a permanent facility. Triple H then says Riyadh is the perfect place to host this. Triple H then says it can be a focal point of Riyadh Season. Triple H is then asked about the Crown Jewel Championship matches. Triple H says when he grew up there were champions in different organizations and people would say what if. Triple H then says there is no better place than Saudi Arabia to do the best of the best. Triple H then says it had to be the most elaborate championship. Triple H then says the championships will stay in Saudi Arabia so people can see the belts and the history. Triple H then says they never look at what they have done, they look at what they can do better. Triple H then says they are looking at how to make the next one bigger. Triple H then says they try to over deliver every time they come to Saudi Arabia and when they leave, people feel they saw the greatest show they could see and it will be better next time. Triple H is then asked if WWE is here to stay in Saudi Arabia and he says yes.
The panel then talks about how the women’s division’s presence at these shows has grown. Big E then picks Nia Jax to win the Women’s Crown Jewel Championship Match. Corey Graves also picks Nia Jax and Michael Cole brings up Tiffany Stratton and her promise to cash-in.
We then take a look at the Kickoff show from yesterday.
Jackie Redmond and Sheamus then joins Big E on the panel and we take a look at Big E’s tour of the food of Riyadh once again.
We then get a video package looking at the rivalry between the OG Bloodline and the new Bloodline.
We then get a video package looking at the rivalry between Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes and WWE World Heavyweight Champion “The Ring General” GUNTHER.
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