Tag: Crown Jewel

Logan Paul Injured At Crown Jewel, Severity Of Injuries Still Unclear

At WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, Logan Paul unsuccessfully challenged Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns in the YouTuber’s third match.

Following the match, Logan informed fans that he suffered several injuries in the bout, including a torn meniscus, MCL and possibly a torn ACL.

The severity of Logan Paul’s injury he suffered at WWE Crown Jewel 2022 is still unclear as he is yet to get thoroughly examined.

On the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer reported that Logan is yet to get fully checked out.

“I got one message where they said that they didn’t know if he tore his ACL, but again, he hasn’t had it looked at. At first, he thought he did, but we’ll probably know more in a day or two. So, it may not be as bad, but it could be.”

If Paul has torn his ACL as feared, it will likely keep him out of the ring for a minimum six months.

Source: EWrestlingNews

WWE Crown Jewel 11/5/2022 (Results)

Brock Lesnar def. Bobby Lashley

WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship:
Damage CTRL def. Alexa Bliss & Asuka (c) to become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions

Nikki Cross helped Dakota and IYO take back the tag titles

Steel Cage Match:
Drew McIntyre def. Karrion Kross

The Judgment Day def. The O.C.

Braun Strowman def. Omos

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Match:
The Usos def. The Brawling Brutes (Butch & Ridge Holland)

RAW Women’s Championship Last Woman Standing Match:
Bianca Belair def. Bayley

We got an appearance from Bray Wyatt, and he said that he came from a “wrestling family” and was always expected to be the best. The crowd chanted that he was the best before Wyatt said that it came at a cost. Wyatt said that he was alone and that people only care about what he represented.

He said that he wanted to rewrite the ending of his story before Uncle Howdy showed up once more. He said that Wyatt would eventually go too far and everyone would see the real him. Howdy told Wyatt to not take the mask off next time before the segment cut out abruptly.

Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match:
Roman Reigns def. Logan Paul

Jake Paul was in his brother Logan’s corner

WWE Crown Jewel 11/5/2022 (Card)

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Start Time: 12 p.m.ET/9 a.m. PT

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Card

Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match:
Roman Reigns vs. Logan Paul

RAW Women’s Championship Last Woman Standing Match:
Bianca Belair vs. Bayley

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Match:
The Usos vs. Butch & Ridge Holland

Steel Cage Match:
Karrion Kross vs. Drew McIntyre

The Judgment Day vs. The O.C.

Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley

Omos vs. Braun Strowman

Bray Wyatt appears

“Credible Threat” On Saudi Arabia Expected within 48 Hours – Crown Jewel Note

The future of WWE’s Crown Jewel event remains uncertain amid reports of a possible attack on Saudi Arabia by Iran.

It was reported this week that the Saudi government has informed the U.S that an attack by Iran could be imminent.

In an update, an official who spoke to the Associated Press said there has been “a credible threat of an attack within Saudi Arabia soon or within 48 hours.”

WWE has been assured any attack from Iran would be nowhere near Riyadh, where Crown Jewel is scheduled to take place.

WWE has insisted that the show will go ahead as planned but has said they are monitoring the situation.

In a statement, Iran has denied plotting an attack.

“Western and Zionist regimes spread biased news aimed at creating a negative mood towards the Islamic Republic of Iran and destroying the current positive trends with regional countries.”

WWE’s crew heading to Riyadh is reported to be concerned over a possible attack.

Brian Alvarez spoke about this subject on Wrestling Observer Live, noting that there are concerns behind the scenes.

“There was a lot of trepidation. Normally the people going on the trip are trepidatious normally going in, but now you have this on top of everything else, so … it appears that the show must go on, and hopefully, everything turns out all right.”

Source: EWrestlingNews

Saudi Arabia Warned Of “Imminent Attacks,” Note About Crown Jewel

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Saudi Arabian government has shared intelligence with the United States that warns of an imminent attack from Iran. Saudi Arabia will play host to this weekend’s Crown Jewel pay-per-view event put on by WWE.

The report states that Saudi Arabia, the United States, and several neighboring states to the Kingdom have raised the level of alert for their military forces. Pwinsider is reporting that WWE have indicated that Crown Jewel will move forward as scheduled. It was also reported that the company have security protocols and emergency contingencies in place, and are hopeful that everything will go as planned.

Iran has accused the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and Israel of encouraging massive protests that have been happening in the country since September following the death of Mahsa Amini while she was in police custody. Amini was arrested by the nation’s morality police for not wearing a head covering.

Sources: EWrestlingNews and Wrestling Inc.

WWE Female Referee Makes History At Crown Jewel

WWE referee Jessika Carr made history at yesterday’s WWE Crown Jewel event from Mohammed Abdu Arena on The Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Carr worked two matches on the Crown Jewel card – the Hell In a Cell opener between Seth Rollins and the winner, WWE Hall of Famer Edge, plus the King of the Ring Tournament finals between Finn Balor and King Xavier Woods.

With the matches, Carr became the first female referee to call a WWE match in the Kingdom.

Carr tweeted on the opportunity and said she was blown away.

“I am so blown away at the opportunity that I was blessed with tonight. Thank you #CrownJewel I’ll absolutely share more of this in the days to come,” Carr wrote.

Carr was covered up in her referee gear, due to local religious laws, as were the female Superstars competing on the show – Doudrop, Queen Zelina Vega, SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks, and Bianca Belair. Natalya was also covered up for her in-ring segment with Titus O’Neil as they presented four breast cancer survivors for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Natalya responded to Carr’s tweet and wrote, “I am so proud of you @WWELadyRefJess. You’re truly a history maker!!!!!!!!!!! [zebra emoji] [two hearts emoji]”

Carr wrote back, “Love you Nattie [blue heart emoji]”

After a brief stint on the indies as a wrestler, WWE signed Carr to a deal in 2017, to work as the first female WWE referee since the 1980s. The first full-time female WWE referee in history came to the main roster from WWE NXT in December 2019.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Crown Jewel Results 10/21/2021

(KICKOFF – NON-TITLE MATCH)
The Usos defeated Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin

HELL IN A CELL MATCH
Edge defeated Seth Rollins

Mansoor defeated Mustafa Ali

WWE RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Randy Orton and Riddle (c) defeated AJ Styles and Omos

QUEEN’S CROWN FINALS
Zelina Vega defeated Doudrop

NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH/FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE
Goldberg defeated Bobby Lashley

KING OF THE RING FINALS
Xavier Woods defeated Finn Balor

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Big E (c) defeated Drew McIntyre

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Becky Lynch (c) defeated Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair

WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Roman Reigns (c) w/Paul Heyman defeated Brock Lesnar

WWE Crown Jewel 10/21/2021

DATE: October 21, 2021 12:00 pm
LOCATION: Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
AVAILABLE ON:Peacock, WWE Network (outside of the U.S.)

CARD

WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Big E (c) vs. Drew McIntyre

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks

HELL IN A CELL MATCH
Edge vs. Seth Rollins

WWE RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Randy Orton and Riddle (c) vs. AJ Styles and Omos

KING OF THE RING FINALS
Finn Balor vs. Xavier Woods

QUEEN’S CROWN FINALS
Zelina Vega vs. Doudrop

NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH
Bobby Lashley vs. Goldberg

Mansoor vs. Mustafa Ali

(KICKOFF – NON-TITLE MATCH)
The Usos vs. Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin

Brock Lesnar Vs. Roman Reigns Set For WWE Crown Jewel

Brock Lesnar vs. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns has been announced for the 2021 Crown Jewel event in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

WWE just announced Lesnar vs. Reigns for their return to Crown Jewel on Thursday, October 21. Paul Heyman is advertised to be in Reigns’ corner.

The WWE Universal Title will be on the line for Lesnar vs. Reigns if Reigns retains over “The Demon” Finn Balor at WWE Extreme Rules on September 26. Regardless of what happens at Extreme Rules, Lesnar vs. Reigns will still happen in Saudi Arabia.

WWE has also announced that Crown Jewel will air at 1pm ET on October 21. The event will air live via Peacock and the WWE Network.

WWE Crown Jewel will reportedly feature the finals of the 2021 King of the Ring tournament and the finals of the first-ever Queen of the Ring tournament, but that has not been announced as of this writing.

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1438634223909449733

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Backstage Notes From Vince McMahon’s Pre-RAW Meeting, Karl Anderson Called Out For Tweets, More

Vince McMahon called a backstage meeting at around 3pm ET on Monday before RAW to address the travel debacle coming out of WWE Crown Jewel.

Vince reiterated that there were no issues between the company and officials in Saudi Arabia, and that a mechanical issue prevented the plane from leaving when it was scheduled to, nothing else.

Vince opened the meeting up for questions from talents and nobody asked any questions, and nobody said anything about the story given to them on what happened in the Kingdom. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that there was a feeling that saying anything negative about the story given to them during the meeting wouldn’t do anyone good, and nobody spoke up. The Observer adds that the feeling on saying anything negative about the company’s Saudi story wouldn’t do anyone any good, was apparently the correct call.

Randy Orton said something during the meeting but he was just trying to break the tension by being funny. Vince responded and asked, “Anybody else want to just kiss my ass?”

The meeting was just about to wrap up when Triple H called out Karl Anderson for comments he made on Twitter, about who would be the locker room leader on Monday. As noted, Anderson tweeted, “Looking forward to seeing who the locker room leader is on Monday.. [popcorn emoji] [red heart emoji]”

Anderson reportedly didn’t say much of anything in response. There was apparently more heat to the Anderson situation as he and his wife also joked on Twitter about not going back to Saudi Arabia, but going back because they need a new pool or a second house. He tweeted, “Couldn’t pay me enough to go back .. Well that’s not true, I need a second pool, so…..”

Anderson’s wife responded, “2nd house!! Not a pool..but don’t ever go back AGAIN! We don’t need our daddy/papi/motherlover/absanderson/besttagteam etc. being held hostage while we’re at home worried to death [red heart emoji]”

You can see the Anderson tweets below.

WWE United States Champion AJ Styles spoke at the meeting but didn’t say much. Styles was very unhappy because the delay in the Kingdom caused him to miss one of his son’s wrestling matches. Rusev spoke some and mostly thanked Mark Carrano, WWE’s Senior Director of Talent Relations, for his work in quickly getting hotel rooms booked for everyone while they waited for a flight back to the United States. No one spoke about anything negatively, but there were some remarks about how at times during the debacle, the talents didn’t have access to Wi-Fi and were unable to contact their families.

Source: Wrestling Inc.