Tag: Crown Jewel

Backstage News On Brock Lesnar Vs. Cain Velasquez Going Short At Crown Jewel, Tyson Fury – Lesnar

As seen at WWE Crown Jewel on Thursday, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar retained his title over Cain Velasquez in the opener. Lesnar won by submission in just 2 minutes and 3 seconds.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that the idea was always to do a short match, but with Cain’s knee in such bad shape, they decided to do the match were just about nothing happened.

The belief is that Cain needs knee surgery now, but there’s no word yet on when he will have it. It was reported back before he signed with WWE that he would likely undergo the surgery before making any commitment to a pro wrestling company as he was in talks with WWE, AEW and NJPW.

Cain is still scheduled to team with Rey Mysterio to face Andrade and Drew McIntyre at the WWE live event in Mexico City on Saturday, November 30. As we’ve noted, Cain has signed a lucrative, three-year deal with WWE but his future as a regular talent is up in the air at this point.

Regarding Tyson Fury making his WWE debut at Crown Jewel with the count out win over Braun Strowman, the Observer reports that an original idea discussed with Fury was for him to face Lesnar. That idea changed when they were able to sign Cain to a deal. Lesnar vs. Fury never got past early discussions. As noted, Fury is said to be open to working with WWE again in the future, but his match with Strowman was said to be a one-off, at least for now.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

 

WWE Talent Delayed From Leaving Saudi Arabia, In Danger Of Missing SmackDown

Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that  WWE talent has been delayed from leaving Saudi Arabia following Crown Jewel and are in danger of missing SmackDown.

According to multiple sources, the delayed has lasted for hours with WWE Superstars and employees being stuck on the plane the whole time.

It’s unclear what the exact reason for the delay is at this time, but it seems to be an issue with the plane. We’re told WWE has been working on coming up with backup strategies that would hopefully get some of the talent to Buffalo to appear on SmackDown. This would seem to be difficult though due to the length of the flight.

The delay was first reported on Fightful Select.

UPDATE: A second charter flight was put together for top talent that will hopefully get them to the show in time.

UPDATE 2: The second charter flight did take off, but it might not make it to Buffalo in time for SmackDown. Talent still in Saudi Arabia got hotels for the night.

WWE Crown Jewel Results 10/31/19 – New Champion

(Kickoff) 20-Man Battle Royal (Winner Faces AJ Styles for the United States Championship): WWE 24/7 Champion Sunil Singh, Mojo Rawley, Erick Rowan, R-Truth, Sin Cara, The Brian Kendrick, Titus O’Neil, Tony Nese, Akira Tozawa, Shelton Benjamin, Apollo Crews, Buddy Murphy, Andrade, Drake Maverick, Eric Young, Luke Harper, Cedric Alexander, Heath Slater, Humberto Carrillo, and No Way Jose –

Winner: Humberto Carrillo

During the match, R-Truth captured the WWE 24/7 Title from Sunil Singh after both were eliminated from the 20-man Battle Royal. Truth is now a 21-time 24/7 Champion. Singh won the title back on the October 21 RAW by pinning Truth.

 

WWE Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez –

Winner: Brock Lesnar by Submission

After the match, Lesnar keeps the submission applied as the referee tries to get him to break it. Rey brings a steel chair in the ring and smacks Lesnar over the back. That does nothing but angers Lesnar. Lesnar grabs Rey and easily tosses him out of the ring to the floor. Lesnar grabs the chair again and unloads on Cain with it as Heyman watches from ringside. Lesnar drops Cain on top of the chair with a F5. Rey comes back in the ring and unloads on Lesnar with chair shots. Rey gets the upperhand and continues with chair shots, nailing Lesnar all over his body and taking him down. Lesnar retreats from the ring and joins Heyman at ringside. Rey’s music hits as he stands tall and stares out at Lesnar as Cain recovers. We go to replays. Rey clutches his arm and looks out as Lesnar and Heyman stare back at him from the ramp. We get more replays. Lesnar points back at the ring from the stage and warns Rey that he’s going to get him.

 

Tag Team World Cup – Largest Tag Team Turmoil Match: The OC vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode vs. The Revival vs. The New Day vs. The Viking Raiders vs. Heavy Machinery vs. Lucha House Party vs. Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins vs. The B Team –

Winners: The OC (Gallows & Anderson)

 

Monsoor vs. Cesaro –

Winner: Mansoor

 

Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury –

Winner by Count Out: Tyson Fury

After the match, Fury stands tall and celebrates as we go to replays. Strowman comes back into the ring and nails the running powerslam on Fury in the middle of the ring. Strowman ends up making his exit as Fury plays to the crowd.

 

United States Championship: (C) AJ Styles vs. Humberto Carrillo –

Winner: AJ Styles

 

First-Ever Women’s Match in Saudi Arabia: Lacey Evans vs. Natalya –

Winner: Natalya

 

Team Hogan (Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ali, Ricochet & Shorty G) vs. Team Flair (Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, Shinsuke Nakamura & King Corbin) –

Winners: Team Hogan

 

Universal Championship – Falls Count Anywhere (Can’t be stopped for any reason): (C) Seth Rollins vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt –

Winner and New WWE Universal Champion: “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt

-After the match, Wyatt sits up over Rollins as his music hits. The lights suddenly go out and everything is black. The lights come back on but they’re flashing now as the eerie sound plays. We see The Fiend raising the WWE Universal Title on the entrance way as fans cheer. The lights go back out to pitch black.

https://twitter.com/WWEUniverse/status/1190003525176025088

WWE Crown Jewel 10/31/19

Today October 31, 2019 at 1:00 PM ET from King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Universal Championship – Falls Count Anywhere (Can’t be stopped for any reason): (C) Seth Rollins vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt

WWE Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez

Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury

Team Hogan (Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ali, Ricochet & Shorty G) vs. Team Flair (Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, Shinsuke Nakamura & King Corbin)

United States Championship: (C) AJ Styles vs. Winner of 20-Man Battle Royal

First-Ever Women’s Match in Saudi Arabia: Lacey Evans vs. Natalya

Monsoor vs. Cesaro

Tag Team World Cup – Largest Tag Team Turmoil Match: The OC vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode vs. The Revival vs. The New Day vs. The Viking Raiders vs. Heavy Machinery vs. Lucha House Party vs. Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins vs. The B Team.

(Kickoff) 20-Man Battle Royal (Winner Faces AJ Styles for the United States Championship): WWE 24/7 Champion Sunil Singh, Mojo Rawley, Erick Rowan, R-Truth, Sin Cara, The Brian Kendrick, Titus O’Neil, Tony Nese, Akira Tozawa, Shelton Benjamin, Apollo Crews, Buddy Murphy, Andrade, Drake Maverick, Eric Young, Luke Harper, Cedric Alexander, Heath Slater, Humberto Carrillo, and No Way Jose.

 

We will have the results tomorrow.

Crown Jewel To Feature First-Ever Women’s Match In Saudi Arabia

WWE announced on Wednesday that Natalya and Lacey Evans will face-off tomorrow at Crown Jewel in the first-ever women’s match to take place in Saudi Arabia.

The news was made official during a press conference at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.

This move is a big one for WWE, as the company has caught major heat from fans for their shows in Saudi Arabia over women not being allowed to perform at the events. WWE has been trying to change that and it led to Renee Young joining the announce team in Saudi Arabia last year.

It also almost led to Natalya wrestling there in June against Alexa Bliss, but Saudi officials decided against it during the final hour.

“I never thought I’d have the opportunity to do the things I’ve done with [WWE]. Tomorrow I get to show my little girl that hard work can bring you to history-making heights. I’m ready for this,” Lacey Evans tweeted in reaction to the news.

“The world will be watching. I am so incredibly proud to represent our women’s division tomorrow night at #WWECrownJewel. It’s time to bring your best, Lacey,” Natalya added.

Watch the announcement below.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Start Time Changed For Next Week’s WWE NXT UK Episode, Debut And Match Announced

Next Thursday’s WWE NXT UK episode on the WWE Network will have a special start time of 11am ET.

The usual start time for the show is 3pm ET on Thursdays.

The time change for next week is due to the WWE Crown Jewel event. NXT UK will serve as the Crown Jewel lead-in as the Kickoff pre-show is scheduled to begin at 12pm ET, live from Saudi Arabia. The Crown Jewel main card is scheduled to begin at 1pm ET.

The following matches have been announced for next Thursday’s NXT UK episode on Halloween:

* A-Kid makes his NXT UK debut

* Jordan Devlin vs. Dave Mastiff

A-Kid is a 22 year old indie star from Spain. He recently signed with WWE and won a dark match over Joseph Conners for his debut, at the October 4 TV tapings in Brentwood, Essex, England. He then faced Kassius Ohno the next night, which could be the match that will air as his official debut next week.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

 

Seth Rollins Out Of Team Hogan Vs. Team Flair Match At Crown Jewel

Seth Rollins was slated to pull double duty at WWE’s upcoming Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia … but that’s no longer the case.

WWE announced on Thursday that Rollins will no longer be competing in the “Team Hogan vs. Team Flair” tag match, in which he was set to team with Rusev, Ricochet and two other teammates in a 5-on-5 match against Randy Orton, King Corbin, Bobby Lashley, Shinsuke Nakamura and one more unannounced Superstar.

The Universal Champion will instead defend his title as advertised against “The Fiend” in a Falls Count Anywhere match at the same event, which goes down in Riyadh on October 31.

Team Flair Vs. Team Hogan Match Set For WWE Crown Jewel

WWE has announced a big Team Flair vs. Team Hogan ten-man tag match for WWE Crown Jewel 2019 in Saudi Arabia.

WWE Hall of Famers Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan will be the two coaches for the teams. Hogan’s Team Captain is WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins, while Randy Orton will be the Team Captain for Team Flair. The match was announced during MizTV on tonight’s RAW season premiere.

Crown Jewel 2019, which will air on the WWE Network, will take place on Halloween, Thursday, October 31, from the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. Others advertised for the event are The Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston, WWE United States Champion AJ Styles, Roman Reigns, Big E, Xavier Woods, “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman, Rey Mysterio and Mansoor Al-Shehail.

Crown Jewel 2019 will be a part of “Riyadh Season” that runs from October 15 through December 15. The Saudis will be holding 11 festivals during these two months, as a way to boost domestic and international tourism in the country, and Crown Jewel will be a part of the festivals. This will be WWE’s fourth big event under their ten-year deal with the Saudi General Sports Authority.

Regarding the Team Hogan vs. Team Flair match, Orton and Rollins will announce their partners over the next few weeks. Rusev will be on Team Hogan while King Baron Corbin is on Team Flair.