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Crown Jewel (2019)
Promotional poster featuring Braun Strowman, Tyson Fury, Brock Lesnar, and Cain Velasquez
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
205 Live
DateOctober 31, 2019
CityRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium
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Crown Jewel (2019) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brands that will take place on October 31, 2019 at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1] It will be the second WWE event promoted under the Crown Jewel chronology and the fourth held under WWE's 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030.

Production

Background

Main article: WWE in Saudi Arabia

In early 2018, WWE began a 10-year strategic multiplatform partnership with the General Sports Authority in support of Saudi Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia's social and economic reform program.[2][3] The first event under this new partnership, the Greatest Royal Rumble, was held at the King Abdullah Sports City's King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah on April 27.[4][5] In September, a followup titled Crown Jewel was announced to be held on November 2, 2018.[6][7] WWE's Arabic Website announced on September 27, 2019 that a second Crown Jewel event would be held at the King Fahd International Stadium on October 31.[8] WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan and The Undertaker were announced to be making appearances at the event; however, it was later revealed that The Undertaker would not be appearing.[9]

Storylines

The show will include matches resulting from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brands,[10][11] with storylines produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, Friday Night SmackDown, and 205 Live.[12]

On the September 30 episode of Raw, Hulk Hogan and fellow WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair were guests on "Miz TV" where Hogan and Flair teased a match against each other. The Miz then announced that at Crown Jewel, there would be a 5-on-5 tag team match between Team Hogan and Team Flair, with Hogan and Flair as the respective coaches. Universal Champion Seth Rollins and Randy Orton were selected as the captains of Team Hogan and Team Flair, respectively. Later that night, Rusev joined Team Hogan while King Corbin joined Team Flair.[13] On the October 14 episode of Raw, Ricochet was added to Team Hogan, while Bobby Lashley and Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura were added to Team Flair.[14] That same episode, Rollins was scheduled to defend his Universal Championship at the event and was subsequently removed from the tag team match.[15][16] On the following SmackDown, Hogan revealed that Ali and Shorty G (shortened from Shorty Gable) were added to his team. Later, Roman Reigns was announced as Rollins' replacement as Team Hogan's captain.[17] Drew McIntyre was revealed as the final member of Team Flair on the following Raw.[18]

On the September 30 episode of Raw, Brock Lesnar and his advocate Paul Heyman interrupted an in-ring promo by Rey Mysterio. Lesnar proceeded to brutally attack Mysterio as well as Mysterio's son, Dominic, who was seated in the front row.[13] After Lesnar defeated Kofi Kingston to win the WWE Championship during SmackDown's 20th Anniversary that Friday, Mysterio, along with former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial artist Cain Velasquez, appeared, making his WWE debut. Velasquez, the man who defeated Lesnar for the UFC Heavyweight Championship by technical knockout (TKO) in 2010 at UFC 121, entered the ring and attacked Lesnar, who managed to escape and retreated.[19] In a backstage interview, Velasquez stated he came to extract revenge from Lesnar for what he did to Mysterio and Dominic,[20] who was later revealed to be Velasquez's godson.[21] At the Crown Jewel press conference in Las Vegas on October 11, it was announced that Lesnar would defend the WWE Championship against Velasquez at Crown Jewel.[22]

Amid Braun Strowman's match during SmackDown's 20th Anniversary on October 4, Strowman taunted professional boxer Tyson Fury, who was seated in the front row. Later during that match, Strowman brutally slung Dolph Ziggler into the barricade, which knocked Fury back into his seat. Fury jumped the barricade only to be restrained by security.[19] On the following Raw, Fury appeared, wanting an apology from Strowman. After exchanging verbal insults, a massive brawl broke out between the two that had to be separated by security and other wrestlers.[21] At the Crown Jewel press conference in Las Vegas on October 11, it was announced that Strowman would face Fury at Crown Jewel.[22]

At Hell in a Cell, the Universal Championship Hell in a Cell match between defending champion Seth Rollins and "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt ended by referee stoppage, thus Rollins retained. The Fiend, thought to be injured, proceeded to further attack Rollins after the match.[23] On the October 11 episode of SmackDown (the first night of the 2019 WWE Draft), a match between Rollins (representing Raw) and Roman Reigns (representing SmackDown) was scheduled to determine which brand would earn the first draft pick of the night. Rollins won by disqualification due to The Fiend's interference, also earning Raw the first draft pick; The Fiend was later drafted to SmackDown.[24] Although Rollins was drafted to Raw on the second night of the draft, a championship rematch between Rollins and The Fiend was scheduled for Crown Jewel as a Falls Count Anywhere match. That same night, Wyatt as his normal self hosted a segment of Firefly Fun House, but it was interrupted by Rollins, who appeared inside the fun house, attacked Wyatt, and set the fun house ablaze.[14] On the following SmackDown, a further stipulation was added in that the referee cannot stop the match for any reason.[17]

At Super ShowDown, NXT's Mansoor, a Saudi native, won WWE's largest standard battle royal.[25] On October 14, a match between Mansoor and Cesaro was announced for Crown Jewel.[26]

On the October 14 episode of Raw, the largest tag team turmoil match in WWE history was scheduled for Crown Jewel with the winning team receiving the WWE World Cup and being called "the best tag team in the world". Nine teams were announced for the match: The New Day (represented by Big E and Kofi Kingston; Xavier Woods was injured prior to the event[27]), Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker), Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik, and/or Kalisto), Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder, The O.C. (represented by Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson), Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode, The B-Team (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas), SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder), and Raw Tag Team Champions The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar).[14]

On October 23, a 20-man battle royal was scheduled for Crown Jewel with the winner receiving a United States Championship match against AJ Styles, also at the event.[28]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Team Hogan (Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Shorty G, and Ali) (with Hulk Hogan) vs. Team Flair (Randy Orton, King Corbin, Bobby Lashley, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Drew McIntyre) (with Ric Flair)10-man tag team match[29]
2Braun Strowman vs. Tyson FurySingles match[30]
3Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Cain VelasquezSingles match for the WWE Championship[31]
4Mansoor vs. CesaroSingles match[32]
5The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston)[27] vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) vs. Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker) vs. Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik, and/or Kalisto) vs. Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder vs. The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) vs. The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode vs. The B-Team (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas)Nine-team Tag Team Turmoil match for the WWE World Cup[33]
6Seth Rollins (c) vs. "The Fiend" Bray WyattFalls Count Anywhere match for the WWE Universal Championship
Match cannot be stopped for any reason[34]
7Sunil Singh vs. Mojo Rawley vs. Erick Rowan vs. R-Truth vs. Sin Cara vs. The Brian Kendrick vs. Titus O'Neil vs. Tony Nese vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Apollo Crews vs. Buddy Murphy vs. Andrade vs. Drake Maverick vs. Eric Young vs. Luke Harper vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Heath Slater vs. Humberto Carrillo vs. No Way Jose20-man Battle Royal
Winner faces AJ Styles for the WWE United States Championship[35]
8AJ Styles (c) vs. Battle Royal winnerSingles match for the WWE United States Championship[35]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change


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