WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event
The 2023
Crown Jewel
was the fifth
Crown Jewel
professional wrestling
pay-per-view
(PPV) and
livestreaming
event
produced by the American company
WWE
. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's
Raw
and
SmackDown
brand divisions
. The event took place on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at
Mohammed Abdu Arena
in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
, marking the second Crown Jewel held at this venue after the
2021 event
. It was the 10th event that
WWE held in Saudi Arabia
under a 10-year partnership in support of
Saudi Vision 2030
.
Eight matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. In the main event, which was the main match from SmackDown,
Roman Reigns
defeated
LA Knight
to retain the
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
. In what was Raw's main match,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
defeated
Drew McIntyre
to retain the
World Heavyweight Championship
, which was also the opening bout. In another prominent match,
Logan Paul
defeated
Rey Mysterio
to win SmackDown's
WWE United States Championship
. The event also saw the return of
Kairi Sane
to WWE; her last WWE match was in July 2020, however, she had remained with the company until December 2021 as a Japanese ambassador. Saudi Arabian actor and comedian Ibrahim Al Hajjaj also made an appearance.
This was also the final WWE event to be officially distributed on
Blu-ray
and
DVD
in Europe, as well as the penultimate release in the United States, as WWE opted not to renew
Fremantle
's contract for home video releases after 2023 and shut down
their home video division
at the end of the year. Crown Jewel had a 2-disc release on December 12 in the United States, December 18 in the United Kingdom, and December 22 in Germany.
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Production
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Background
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In early 2018, the American
professional wrestling
promotion
WWE
began a 10-year strategic multiplatform partnership with the
Ministry of Sport
(formerly General Sports Authority) in support of
Saudi Vision 2030
,
Saudi Arabia
's social and economic reform program.
[2]
[3]
Crown Jewel
was then established later that same year as one of the recurring events in this partnership to be held in
Riyadh
, the capital of Saudi Arabia, in late October?early November. Officially announced on October 7, 2023, the fifth Crown Jewel, and 10th overall event in the Saudi Arabian partnership, was scheduled to be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the
Mohammed Abdu Arena
, marking the second Crown Jewel held at this venue after the
2021 event
.
[4]
[5]
The event aired on
pay-per-view
worldwide and was available to
livestream
on
Peacock
in the United States and the
WWE Network
in most international markets, and it featured wrestlers from the
Raw
and
SmackDown
brand divisions
.
[6]
[7]
The 2023 Crown Jewel was first promoted by Saudi Arabia's
Riyadh Season
in September, which advertised
John Cena
for the event. It was also reported that WWE would have other attractions along with Crown Jewel, including a theme park dark ride and an
Undertaker
-themed walk-through, among other things.
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Storylines
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The event comprised eight matches, including one on the pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,
[9]
[10]
while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows,
Monday Night Raw
and
Friday Night SmackDown
.
[11]
On the October 9 episode of
Raw
, while
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
was celebrating his successful
World Heavyweight Championship
defense at
Fastlane
, he was confronted by
Drew McIntyre
, who wanted a title match. Despite complaining about feeling fatigue from his Fastlane defense, Rollins accepted, believing it was for that night. However, McIntyre stated that he wanted to face a healed up Rollins and suggested the match for Crown Jewel, which Rollins accepted.
[12]
At
Payback
,
Rhea Ripley
defeated
Raquel Rodriguez
to retain the
Women's World Championship
.
[13]
During a rematch on the September 11 episode of
Raw
, however,
Nia Jax
made a surprise return to WWE?her first appearance after a brief return at the
Royal Rumble
in January?and attacked Rodriguez, which allowed Ripley to retain her championship. However, Jax also attacked Ripley after the match.
[14]
Jax then interfered in a
tag team match
that involved
Shayna Baszler
and
Zoey Stark
the following week.
[15]
Over the next few weeks, Ripley, Rodriguez, Baszler, and Jax would interfere in each other's matches and brawl with each other.
[12]
These eruptions would come to a head during the season premiere of
Raw
on October 16, as following another brawl between the women which also involved Stark, Raw General Manager
Adam Pearce
announced that Ripley would defend the Women's World Championship against Jax, Baszler, Stark, and Rodriguez in a
fatal five-way match
at Crown Jewel.
[16]
After endorsing
LA Knight
at Payback,
[13]
and then teaming with him at Fastlane to defeat
The Bloodline
(
Jimmy Uso
and
Solo Sikoa
),
[17]
John Cena opened the season premiere of
SmackDown
on October 13; however, he was interrupted by Sikoa,
Paul Heyman
, and the return of Bloodline leader and the
Undisputed WWE Universal Champion
,
Roman Reigns
, who had taken a vacation shortly after
SummerSlam
in August. Reigns gave Cena the option to leave the ring voluntarily or they would make him leave; however, Cena stated that he acknowledged Reigns and that he was not there to challenge him for the title as he had not earned the opportunity. Cena then introduced Knight as a worthy challenger. Knight came out and berated Reigns and noted his own rise to stardom in Reigns' absence. Uso then attacked Knight from behind only for Knight to throw him out of the ring. Reigns then ordered Sikoa to handle Knight, and the two faced each other in the main event where Uso tried to interfere once again, however, he was impeded by Cena, and Knight subsequently defeated Sikoa. Following the match, Reigns attacked Knight.
[18]
On October 20, it was announced that Reigns would defend the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Knight at Crown Jewel.
[19]
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On
SmackDown
that night, after realizing he had not won a televised
singles match
since
April 2018
and teasing retirement, Cena called out anyone to face him, which prompted Sikoa to come out and a brawl ensued.
[21]
On October 27, a match between the two was announced for Crown Jewel.
[22]
After winning his
boxing match
at
MF & DAZN: X Series 10 ? The Prime Card
on October 14,
Logan Paul
, whose last WWE match was at SummerSlam in August, challenged
Rey Mysterio
for the
United States Championship
. Mysterio responded that Paul could find him any Friday on
SmackDown
.
[23]
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Paul then appeared on the October 20 episode and recounted that he already defeated Mysterio in a tag team match at
WrestleMania 38
in April 2022, which was Paul's first WWE match. Mysterio then came out and accepted Paul's challenge for the United States Championship at Crown Jewel.
[21]
For months,
Cody Rhodes
had been at odds with
The Judgment Day
(
Finn Balor
,
Damian Priest
,
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio
, and Rhea Ripley), and their accomplice,
JD McDonagh
. At Fastlane, Rhodes and
Jey Uso
defeated Balor and Priest to win the
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship
,
[17]
however, Balor and Priest regained the titles in a rematch during the season premiere of
Raw
on October 16.
[16]
The following week, as Balor and Priest were celebrating winning back the titles, Rhodes interrupted them. After Priest taunted and called Rhodes a failure, Rhodes challenged Priest to a match that night, however, Priest denied since he already had a match scheduled against Uso. Priest in turn challenged Rhodes to a match at Crown Jewel, which Rhodes accepted.
[25]
At SummerSlam,
Bianca Belair
won the
WWE Women's Championship
, but immediately after the match,
Damage CTRL
's
Iyo Sky
cashed-in her
Money in the Bank contract
and defeated Belair to win the title.
[26]
On the August 18 episode of
SmackDown
, after Belair defeated Damage CTRL (Sky and
Bayley
) in a tag team match, Bayley and Sky viciously attacked Belair backstage with chairs, injuring Belair's knee (
kayfabe
).
[27]
Two months later on the October 20 episode, after Sky successfully defended her championship against
Charlotte Flair
, Sky and Bayley attacked Flair, and Belair made a surprise return, saving Flair.
[21]
The following week, Belair announced that after talking with SmackDown General Manager
Nick Aldis
, she would get her rematch for the WWE Women's Championship against Sky at Crown Jewel.
[28]
Since mid-July,
Sami Zayn
would also be embroiled in a rivalry against The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, and Rhea Ripley) and their accomplice, JD McDonagh. During this time, Zayn and
Kevin Owens
would lose the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship to Balor and Priest at Payback,
[13]
and failed to regain them in a rematch.
[29]
Following that, Owens was traded to SmackDown while Zayn remained on Raw and continued his rivalry with The Judgment Day. On the October 30 episode of
Raw
, as Ripley, Mysterio, and McDonagh were in the ring, Zayn interrupted and stated that despite the fact that he was alone, he would continue to fight The Judgment Day until the group ended. Following that, Zayn managed to escape from an attempted beatdown from Judgment Day. Later that night, a match between Zayn and McDonagh was announced for the Crown Jewel Kickoff pre-show.
[30]
Event
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Pre-show
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On the Crown Jewel Kickoff pre-show, Sami Zayn faced JD McDonagh. During the match, Zayn delivered a lariat to McDonagh for a nearfall. McDonagh then performed a Spanish Fly on Zayn for a nearfall. As McDonagh attempted a moonsault, Zayn countered with a big boot. In the end, Zayn delivered a corner exploder suplex, the Helluva Kick, and a Blue Thunder Bomb on McDonagh to win the match.
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Preliminary matches
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The actual pay-per-view opened with Seth "Freakin" Rollins defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Drew McIntyre. During the match, McIntyre delivered a vertical suplex to Rollins for a nearfall. Rollins then delivered a flying knee strike on McIntyre. As Rollins attempted a suicide dive, McIntyre caught him and performed an overhead belly-to-back suplex. Rollins performed a Pedigree on McIntyre for a nearfall. In the climax, as Rollins attempted a Phoenix Splash, McIntyre dodged it and performed the Claymore Kick on Rollins for another nearfall. As McIntyre attempted another Claymore, Rollins countered with a superkick and delivered the Pedigree and the
Curb Stomp
to McIntyre to retain the title. Following the match, McIntyre immediately departed backstage while Rollins sat in the ring. Damian Priest then came out and attempted to cash-in his Money in the Bank contract, however, Sami Zayn appeared from the crowd and shoved Priest into the ring post to prevent the cash-in. Zayn then ran off into the crowd with Priest's briefcase.
[31]
Next, Rhea Ripley defended the Women's World Championship against Shayna Baszler, Nia Jax, Raquel Rodriguez, and Zoey Stark in a fatal five-way match. In the closing moments, Ripley performed the Riptide on Baszler and Rodriguez attempted to pin Baszler. Ripley broke up the pin by delivering an avalanche Riptide on Stark onto Rodriguez and Baszler and then pinned Baszler to retain her title.
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After that, John Cena faced Solo Sikoa. Cena began to target Sikoa's entire right arm in an attempt to prevent him from using the Samoan Spike. In the closing stages, Sikoa delivered a spinning heel kick to Cena for a nearfall. As Sikoa attempted a Samoan Spike, Cena escaped and applied the STF on Sikoa, however, Sikoa reversed it into a pin attempt for a nearfall. As Cena attempted the Attitude Adjustment, Sikoa escaped and delivered a Samoan Drop and a running corner hip attack on Cena for a nearfall. Sikoa then delivered a Samoan Spike to Cena. Sikoa then delivered two more Samoan Spikes to Cena, who managed to still get up. Afterwards, Sikoa attacked Cena with several Samoan Spikes and pinned him to win the match. Following the match, the crowd gave Cena a standing ovation as he emotionally walked to the backstage area, further teasing a retirement.
[31]
Following this, Raw's
The Miz
hosted a "Miz TV" segment with special guest, Saudi Arabian actor and comedian Ibrahim Al Hajjaj, who starred in the 2022 Saudi wrestling comedy
Sattar
. They were interrupted by SmackDown's
Grayson Waller
, who wanted to turn the segment into "The Grayson Waller Effect". Miz and Waller argued and Hajjaj sided with Miz. After a scuffle, Miz hit the Skull Crushing Finale on Waller, followed by Hajjaj performing the People's Elbow on him.
[31]
[32]
Next, Rey Mysterio defended the United States Championship against Logan Paul. In the opening stages, Mysterio delivered a headscissors takedown to Paul. Paul then performed a rolling senton and a springboard moonsault to Mysterio for a two count. Mysterio attempted a moonsault, but Paul caught him and delivered a powerslam and a Buckshot Lariat. Paul then performed a moonsault fallaway slam to Mysterio for a nearfall. A member of Paul's entourage then appeared and gave Paul
brass knuckles
, but Mysterio kicked it away. Mysterio's
Latino World Order
stablemate
Santos Escobar
then came out and chased Paul's ally, but Escobar left the brass knuckles on the ring apron, which Paul retrieved. Mysterio then delivered a 619, but as he attempted a springboard splash, Paul impeded him with a One Lucky Punch with the brass knuckles and pinned Mysterio to win his first title in WWE.
[31]
In the fifth match, Iyo Sky defended the WWE Women's Championship against Bianca Belair. In the closing stages, Belair delivered an alley-oop powerbomb and a German suplex to Sky for a two count. Sky then performed the Orihara moonsault and a springboard dropkick to Belair for a nearfall. Belair then delivered the Glam Slam, but as she went for the pin, Sky's Damage CTRL stablemate Bayley came out and distracted referee
Jessika Carr
. As Carr was distracted, Belair attempted the
Kiss of Death
to Sky through an announce table, but
Kairi Sane
made her surprise return to WWE and delivered the Uraken to Belair. Sky then performed the Over the Moonsault to Belair and pinned her to retain her title. After the match, Sky and Sane attacked Belair, with Sane performing the Insane Elbow to Belair.
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In the penultimate match, Cody Rhodes faced Damian Priest. In the closing stages, Rhodes delivered a Disaster Kick to Priest for a two count. Priest then delivered a lariat and the Reckoning to Rhodes on the announce table. As Priest tried for another Reckoning, Rhodes reversed it into a Cross Rhodes. Finn Balor and JD McDonagh then came out and distracted the referee, allowing Priest to deliver the South of Heaven chokeslam to Rhodes for a two count. "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio then came out with a steel chair, but Jey Uso appeared and impeded him with a superkick and another superkick to Balor, and then chased all three out with the steel chair. Rhodes then delivered a Cody Cutter, a Bionic Elbow, and three Cross Rhodes to Priest and pinned him for the win.
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Main event
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In the main event, Roman Reigns (accompanied by Paul Heyman) defended the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against LA Knight. In the opening stages, Knight delivered a swinging neckbreaker and a baseball slide dropkick to Reigns. Knight then performed a slingshot shoulder tackle to Reigns for a two count. Reigns then delivered an Uranage, but as he attempted a Superman Punch, Knight caught him and hit a fireman's carry neckbreaker. As Knight tried for a leaping elbow drop, Reigns moved out of the way and delivered a Superman Punch for a nearfall. Knight then delivered a superplex and a leaping elbow drop to Reigns for a two count. Solo Sikoa then came out to distract the referee, allowing Jimmy Uso to pull Reigns out of the ring. Reigns then delivered another Superman Punch and the
Spear
to Knight for a nearfall. Reigns locked in a guillotine choke, but Knight reversed it and hit the Blunt Force Trauma (BFT) for a two count, after Uso had put Reigns' foot on the rope (unbeknownst to the referee). Knight then repeatedly slammed Uso and Reigns' respective heads onto the announce table. Uso then attempted a superkick to Knight, but Knight caught him and delivered a belly-to-back suplex to him onto the announce table. Reigns then immediately performed a Spear to Knight through the barricade and another Spear to Knight inside the ring and pinned him to retain the title. This win marked Reigns' third retention of the
WWE Universal Championship
at three consecutive Crown Jewel events, and second with the
WWE Championship
.
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Aftermath
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The following episode of
Raw
opened with World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins, who praised Drew McIntyre. He then invited Sami Zayn to the ring to thank him for preventing Damian Priest from cashing in his Money in the Bank contract at Crown Jewel. To show his gratitude, Rollins offered Zayn a title match, which occurred later that night. After Rollins retained the title, a brawl ensued with The Judgment Day (Priest, Finn Balor, and "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio) and JD McDonagh, which also brought out Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso, subsequently leading to Raw General Manager Adam Pearce scheduling a
WarGames match
at
Survivor Series: WarGames
, pitting the team of Rollins, Rhodes, Uso, and Zayn against The Judgment Day and McDonagh.
[33]
The following week, McDonagh was made an official member of The Judgment Day and later that night, McIntyre assisted Balor and Priest in retaining the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship in a rematch against Rhodes and Uso, turning
heel
for the first time since 2020.
[34]
McIntyre was subsequently added to Judgment Day's WarGames team with
Randy Orton
returning from an 18-month hiatus to be the fifth member of Rhodes' team.
[35]
Following Rhea Ripley's retention of the Women's World Championship over Zoey Stark, Raquel Rodriguez, Nia Jax, and Shayna Baszler, a
battle royal
was scheduled for the following
Raw
to determine Ripley's next challenger at Survivor Series: WarGames. Stark, Rodriguez, Jax, and Baszler all participated, with Stark last eliminating Baszler to win.
[33]
SmackDown
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On the following
SmackDown
, LA Knight addressed his loss to Roman Reigns and claimed that had it not been for Jimmy Uso, he would have become the new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. He also stated that he was not done with The Bloodline and would eventually win the championship. A match between Knight and Uso was also scheduled for the next episode,
[36]
where Knight defeated Uso.
[37]
Rey Mysterio, along with his LWO stablemates, claimed that had Logan Paul not cheated and used brass knuckles during their match, he would still be the United States Champion. Fellow LWO stablemate
Carlito
interrupted and blamed Santos Escobar as he had left the brass knuckles on the ring apron. Escobar then left the ring in disbelief of the accusation and later turned on Mysterio by injuring Mysterio's left knee and striking it with the steel steps.
[36]
The following week, after a confrontation between Escobar and the rest of the LWO, a match between Carlito and Escobar was scheduled for Survivor Series: WarGames.
[37]
However, on the following week, Escobar viciously injured Carlito during a brawl, resulting in
Dragon Lee
replacing Carlito for the match.
A worried Bayley addressed the return of Kairi Sane and the future of Damage CTRL. WWE Women's Champion Iyo Sky and
Dakota Kai
claimed that they brought Sane in to make their group stronger. Sane then praised Bayley for her leadership of Damage CTRL and also stated that she had forgiven Bayley, referring to Sane's last WWE TV appearance in July 2020 when Bayley viciously attacked her. The group then embraced only for Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, and
Asuka
to interrupt with Belair stating that she assumed wrong of Sky, believing that Sky could defend her championship without help. Later, Damage CTRL (Bayley, Sky, and Sane) faced Belair, Flair, and Asuka which saw Asuka turn on Belair and Flair and join with Damage CTRL, subsequently reuniting
Asuka with Sane
. They then attacked Belair and Flair, as well as
Shotzi
, who attempted to make the save.
[36]
The following week, Damage CTRL challenged Belair, Flair, Shotzi, and a partner of their choosing, later revealed to be Raw's
Becky Lynch
, to a WarGames match at Survivor Series: WarGames which was accepted.
[37]
On the November 17 episode of
SmackDown
, Paul Heyman praised Solo Sikoa's win over John Cena. He said that Cena would not be coming back to WWE or even Hollywood thanks to Sikoa.
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Reception
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The event received mixed reception. Writing for
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
,
Dave Meltzer
was mixed-to-positive. He gave the pre-show bout 3.25 stars, the World Heavyweight Championship match 4.5 stars, the Fatal five-way match for the Women's World Championship 3.25 stars, the Sikoa-Cena match, United States Championship match, and Rhodes-Priest match all received 3.5 stars, the Women's Championship 3 stars, and the main event 3.5 stars.
[38]
However, as a part of the 2023
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards
, Crown Jewel was named "Worst Major Wrestling Show", becoming the second Crown Jewel event to win the award, after
Crown Jewel's 2018 event
.
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