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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s coverage of WWE’s Crown Jewel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Your host is Joe Tessitore and he is joined by Big E and Peter Rosenberg.
They run through the card for today’s show.
We go to Cathy Kelley with Sami Zayn.
She asks about winning the title in Riyadh. He says there is nothing like the first time. He says it was exhilarating. He was happy that it happened in Riyadh because people were not completely behind him in the US. The second time, he proved it wasn’t a fluke. A title win doesn’t happen by accident. He says he feels like a made man twice for beating Cody Rhodes and CM Punk for the title.
Cathy asks about what he learned from Roman.
Sami says it was transformative. Roman would say it did nothing for him, but it worked for everyone. You have to take lessons from it. There were ups and downs. Sami says he wouldn’t be champion if he wasn’t in the Bloodline. Being a smart man to understand what he needed to do meant something.
Cathy talks about Roman’s comments about the titles.
Sami says Roman has a tendency to minimize what anyone else is doing. Roman can say the man makes the championship. Sami says bulls(***. This is the title that Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan held. He will not let Roman, the fans, or anyone minimize what this title means.
Cathy asks what does he need to do to win.
Sami says he only knows one style. He says he thinks he can beat Roman.
We take a look at the tag title match.
We take a look at the Women’s Crown Jewel Match.
We see the announcement by Rey Mysterio of the Team USA versus Team Mexico Survivor Series Match.
Joe mentions that Rey will be part of Team Mexico.
We take a look at the Last Man Standing Match.
Cody says, no pun intended, it is because of legacy. Randy is looking for number fifteen and Cody says he is looking for number four. Some might think it is superficial to say it is about the title, but that is not the case if you are familiar with this. He says he heard Randy say everything about his family. Randy thinks that Cody is hesitant. He says he does not think that Randy is telling the truth. There is something good inside Randy. He says he would love to get on the other side of this and that they can put this behind them. They might never be friends again. This is about the last man standing. Cody says he is at a disadvantage because he has never been in one of these matches.
We return to the tag title match.
Corey Graves talked to Chelsea Green.
Corey asks Chelsea to talk about winning the title. She says it was thirteen years in the making. She says she has been through so many ups and downs over her career. It went in slow motion when she climbed that ladder. Knowing what this moment felt for all of them, she cannot put it into words.
Corey asks about her friends and family and how it has helped her. Chelsea says she used to wrestle in front of twenty people and most were her family and they treated it like Wrestlemania. She talks about her support system.
Corey asks about Liv’s comments. Chelsea says she feels the way that Liv feels about her. She feels like the underdog. What happens if Liv beats the underdog? Nothing. What does it mean if Chelsea beats the greatest champion?
Corey asks about differences between her and Liv. Chelsea says she is in the position that Liv used to be. She does not mind that Liv underestimates her.
Corey asks if she expected to be in this moment. Chelsea says she wanted this for so long. She says he tries to be grateful for what she has achieved and to enjoy the moment. She needs to prove that she belongs.
The panel talks about the Men’s Crown Jewel Match.
CM Punk joins the panel.
Joe asks about his match with Kevin. Punk says he got beaten by a human ham sandwich who had his hand wrapped in a chain. Punk says he isn’t going to complain but he wants a rematch.
Big E asks if it helps him that his opponent usually despises him. Punk says it is irregular to agree with a minority that thinks that his opponents despise him. There is a lot of ex-girlfriend vibes. There is a lot of ego and jealousy.
Peter asks if he has more respect for one champion over the other. Punk says no because they both take short cuts. He hasn’t gotten his rematches. He won’t chase people who run from him. He is not waiting for Roman to come to work. He has taken some side quests. He did NXT and AAA. He wants to stay sharp. He says he isn’t running from challenges like Roman or Sami.
Jackie Redmond talked to Randy Orton.
She asks if he is surprised by Cody’s behavior. Randy says he has tried to do this for years. We are looking at the most dangerous version of Cody. He kicked Baron Corbin in the head and he has not been seen. He will not fall victim to Cody on Saturday. Randy says he is the last man standing of his OVW class. He is the last man standing from Evolution. He has been in a Last Man Standing match before while Cody has never been in one before.
She asks if Cody can go to the dark places that Randy can. Randy says Cody respects him too much to kick his head off his shoulders. Randy is the older brother. He will do the same thing he did at Wrestlemania and go on to being a fifteen time champion.
She asks what will it take to keep Cody down. Randy says he has to kick Cody harder. Maybe he didn’t want to go to that dark place at Wrestlemania and he held back. He will give Cody 100 percent of his foot in Cody’s face. Randy says he is done playing games.
Your announcers are Michael Cole and Corey Graves.
Match Number One: Last Man Standing Match: Randy Orton versus Cody Rhodes
Cody and Randy exchange punches. Randy with kicks but Cody sends Randy into the turnbuckles and he punches Randy. Randy with a kick and forearm followed by kicks in the corner. Randy chokes Cody in the corner and then he goes for a shoulder in the corner but Cody moves and Randy goes into the ring post. The referee makes his first count of the match and Randy falls to the floor to stop the count. Cody with a suicide dive that sends Randy into the ringside barrier. Cody with punches and Randy avoids being sent into the ring steps. Randy sends Cody into the steps. Randy with a back drop driver onto the announce table. Randy with a second one.
Randy waits for Cody to get up and he hits another back drop driver onto the announce table. Randy bridges the hood against the table and Randy with a back drop driver through the hood. The referee starts his count, but Cody gets up. Cody with a punch and Randy with a forearm to the back. They go into the crowd and exchange punches. Cody sends Randy into the bleachers and they continue to exchange punches and kicks. Randy hits Cody with a trash can. The referee starts his count. Cody is up and Randy hits Cody with the lid. Randy stands over Cody as the referee makes his count. Randy hits Cody again with the lid.3
Cody with kicks and he sends Randy over the ringside barrier. Cody rehydrates and he walks into a kendo stick shot in the midsection. Randy with more kendo stick shots. The referee starts his count again. Cody gets up and Randy swings and misses. Cody with a kick and he gets the kendo stick. Cody hits Randy many times with the kendo stick. Cody clotheslines Randy over the top rope to the floor. The referee starts his count but Randy gets back to his feet. Randy goes up the ramp and Cody stops him. Cody punches Randy. Cody kicks Randy in the ribs and he punches Randy as they go up the ramp to the stage. They exchange punches. Cody sends Randy into the entrance and the referee starts his count. Cody goes to the back and he returns with a trash can and he hits Randy in the head with it when Randy gets back to his feet. Cody with the lid to the head.
Cody comes from the back with a table and he sets it up. Cody hits Randy in the back with the trash can. Randy with a thumb to the eyes and Randy sends Cody into the table. Randy with a kick and he goes for a power bomb through the table and he sends Cody through the table. The referee starts his count. Cody beats the count and Randy is a bit surprised. Randy with a forearm to the back and they make their way back towards the ring. Randy with forearms across the chest. Randy with a European uppercut and he sends Cody back into the ring. Cody kicks Randy in the chest when Randy tries to enter the ring. Cody with an IEDDT to Randy. Cody goes up top and Randy stops him with a punch and it crotches Cody. Randy with punches and he sets for a superplex. Cody stops Randy and Randy with a head butt. Randy hits the superplex.
Randy with two clotheslines and then he ducks a clothesline from Cody and hits a power slam as Cody comes off the ropes. Randy hangs Cody in the ropes for an IEDDT. While the referee counts, Randy twists to the mat and sets for the RKO and Cody blocks it and Cody with a thumb to the eyes. Cody with punches and running forearms. Cody floats over and he hits a power slam. Cody goes for a Cody Cutter and he hits it. Cody with jabs and he sets for the Bionic Elbow and Randy with an RKO. Cody beats the count to get back to his feet. Cody falls to the floor and Randy throws the kendo stick away. Randy takes the top of the ring steps and he tries to hit Cody with it but Cody moves and Randy hits the ring post. Cody hits Randy with the ring steps.
Cody kicks Randy and he punches him. Cody puts Randy on the announce table. Cody punches Randy on the announce table. Cody looks under the ring and he pulls out a ladder. Cody with punches to Randy and he hits him with a kendo stick. Cody climbs the ladder and goes to the top. Cody goes for a frog splash off the ladder but Randy moves and Cody hits the table and it collapses. Both men get to their feet before the en count. Cody falls onto the remnants of the announce table. Randy with a European uppercut and he pulls Cody to the ring. Randy waits for Cody to get back to his feet long enough to do something. Randy decides it is time to set for the kick. Cody avoids the kick and Cody with a double jump Cody Cutter. Cody with CrossRhodes
Randy barely beats the count and Cody sends the ring steps into the ring and he gets a chair. Cody hits Randy in the ribs and back with the chair. Cody punches Randy. Randy lays on the steps and Cody has the chair and he stands over Randy and his positioning allows Randy to connect with a low blow. Cody gets back to his feet to beat the count and Randy goes for an RKO but Cody blocks it and hits CrossRhodes. Cody with another CrossRhodes. Cody holds on and hits a third CrossRhodes in this sequence. Cody stops the referee’s count before he can get to ten. Randy rolls over to his hands and knees. Cody backs up and he sets for the kick and he connects. Randy fails to beat the count.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
Match Number Two: World Tag Team Championship Match: The Vision versus Penta and Je’Von Evans
Evans and Austin start things off. They lock up and go into the corner. Austin with a kick and punches on the break. The referee pulls Evans out of the corner. Theory with a punch and he blows a kiss to Maxxine. Evans floats over on an Irish whip and he connects with punches. Penta tags in and he hits a super kick. Evans with a rana to Austin. Penta and Evans with a series of kicks and super kicks to send Bron to the floor. Penta and Evans with dives to the floor. Penta sends Austin back into the ring and Austin with a kick. Penta floats over and hits a lung blower. Evans tags in and he hits a frog splash and he gets a near fall. Bron pulls Evans to the floor and sends hi into the corner. Maxxine trips Penta and Austin with a back elbow. Austin tells Maxxine to get on the apron to distract the referee. Austin with punches to Penta.
Bron tags in and he punches Penta. Bron with an elbow and he gets a near fall. Bron with a hard Irish whip. Bron with shoulders in the corner. Bron puts Penta on the turnbuckles. Penta with punches and he sends Bron to the mat. Penta with a cross body for a near fall. Bron with a punch to Penta for a near fall. Bron with a rear chin lock into a dromedary clutch. Bron with a chin lock and body scissors. Penta with punches and forearms. Penta with a suer kick and a second one. Penta runs into a German suplex. Austin tags in and they hit a double suplex for a near fall. Austin knocks Evans off the apron and he mocks Evans. Austin punches Penta. Bron tags in and kicks Penta. Bron with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Bron runs into a super kick.
Evans and Austin tag in and Evans leaps over Austin for an Asai DDT on Bron. Evans with a springboard clothesline. Evans knocks Bron off the apron and then he goes for the rebound round kick but Austin catches Evans and hits Three Seconds Around the World. Bron tags in and he sets for the WARP spear but Evans with a kick and he punches Austin. Evans goes for a tag but Penta is not on the apron. Bron with a German suplex while Austin hits a rolling clothesline. Bron gets a near fall. Evans with a kick to stop the WARP spear. Evans sends Austin to the floor. Penta tags in and he kicks Bron and hits a wraparound bulldog. Penta with a headstand hesitation kick. Evans with a shooting star press for a near fall. Austin pulls Bron to the corner to make the tag. Evans escapes from Austin and Penta and Bron tag in. Bron with a clothesline. Penta with a kick and a springboard tornado DDT to Austin for a near fall when Maxxine puts Austin’s foot on the ropes. Maxxine gets on the apron and Bronson Reed pulls Penta to the floor. Reed with a Death Valley Driver onto the floor. Reed clotheslines Evans over the ringside barrier. Austin gets Penta on his shoulder and they hit a Doomsday Bulldog for a near fall.
The lights go out and Oba Femi makes his way to the ring with his full entrance as everyone in the ring watches.
Reed and Oba charge at each other and Oba with a running corkscrew uppercut and then he hits a toss power bomb off the stage through a table.
Penta comes off the turnbuckles and hits Bron on the floor. Penta with a Destroyer and Evans with a double jump cutter for the three count.
Winners: Je’Von Evans and Penta (new champions)
Match Number Three: Women’s Crown Jewel Championship Match: Liv Morgan versus Chelsea Green
They lock up and Liv with a shoulder tackle. Liv with a side head lock and Liv with a hip toss after blocking a hip toss from Green. Liv pats Green on the top fo the head and Green with a rollup for a near fall. Green misses a drop kick when Liv holds on to the ropes and Liv with a drop kick of her own. Liv offers her hand to help Green up and Green accepts. Liv kicks Green back to the mat. Green with a slap and Japanese arm drag. Green with a drop kick and Liv goes to the floor to regroup. Green with a forearm to knock Liv off the apron. Liv with a clothesline and she punches Green. Liv chokes Green in the ropes and kicks her in the ribs. Liv kicks Green in the corner.
Green with a knee in the corner and a drop kick. Green goes to the apron and Green with kicks. Liv holds on to the ropes on an O’Connor roll. Liv with a Codebreaker for a near fall. Liv sends Green shoulder first into the ring post. Liv with a single leg crab in the ropes. Liv gets a near fall. Liv slams Green’s head into the mat. Green with punches but Liv sends Green to the mat again. Liv with a suplex and she holds on for a second one. Liv holds on for the third amiga and hits it. Liv with an enzuigiri and she gets a near fall. Liv pie faces Green and kicks her in the back. Liv with punches to the lower back. Liv goes to the turnbuckles and Green gets up and slaps Liv. Green goes to the turnbuckles and Liv punches Green to the mat. Green goes back to the turnbuckles and hits a superplex.
Green with clotheslines and an enzuigiri. Green with a running double knee strike to the back. Liv blocks the sliding flatliner. Liv runs into knees in the corner. Green comes off the turnbuckles and Liv counters with a Codebreaker for a near fall. Liv goes for a lung blower but Green holds on to the ropes. Liv with a hip into the corner but Green sends Liv into the turnbuckles on a second attempt. Liv counters a Rough Ryder into a power bomb for a near fall. Liv with kicks to the head. Liv goes for an Unprettier but Green blocks it. Green avoids obLIVion and hits a German suplex. Green with a Rough Ryder for a near fall. They exchange forearms. Liv with the advantage but Green fights back. Green misses an elbow and Liv with a springboard Codebreaker for a near fall. Liv with a single leg crab.
Liv pulls Green into the center of the ring when Green tries to get to the ropes. Green gets to the ropes to force a break. Liv kicks Green. Liv goes to the turnbuckles and she comes off and is met with a super kick from Green. Liv goes to the floor and Green with a suicide dive. Green with another suicide dive. Green sends Liv back into the ring and Green goes up top. Green with a missile drop kick. Green goes for UnprettiHER but Liv escapes. Liv goes for obLIVion but Green escapes and hits UnprettiHER but Liv gets her foot on the rope to stop the count. Green goes up top and . .
Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez come to ringside and distract Green long enough to allow Liv to knock Green off the turnbuckles to the floor. Liv tells them that she has this and Liv sends Green into the ringside barrier. Liv with a Codebreaker and she goes for obLIVion but Green blocks it and gets a rollup for the three count.
.Winner: Chelsea Green
After the match, Paul Levesque presents Green with the belt and ring.
Chelsea tells everyone that we did this. It has been a long 13 years. She agrees with the fans that she deserves it. She has left blood, sweat, and tears in the ring. For thirteen years she didn’t belong and that she was a stepping stone for everyone. Now, we did it. You can call her the greatest women’s world champion of . . .
Liv attacks Green from behind.
Tiffany Stratton’s music plays and she attacks Liv from behind.
Tiffany gives the briefcase. She says she is going to cash in. Perez and Raquel come to the ring and Green stops them. Tiffany hits Green and says she is going to cash in.
Match Number Four: WWE Championship Match: Chelsea Green versus Tiffany Stratton
Tiffany with Prettiest Moonsault Ever for the three count.
Winner: Tiffany Stratton (new champion)
Match Number Five: Men’s Crown Jewel Championship Match: Roman Reigns versus Sami Zayn
Roman tosses Sami’s shirt to the floor after Sami throws it at him. Sami has some words for Roman before locking up. They lock up and Roman backs Sami into the corner. Sami pushes Roman on the break. Sami with a side head lock and Roman backs him into the corner. Roman paint brushes Sami on the break. They lock up and Sami with a side head lock. Roman with a shoulder tackle and a clothesline. Roman with punches. Roman with a side head lock. Sami sends Roman over the top rope to the floor. Roman returns to the ring and Sami with a clothesline to send him back to the floor. Sami with a punch and he sends Roman into the ringside barrier. Sami sends Roman into the ringside barrier again. Sami with a punch and he sends Roman into the announce table. Sami sends Roman back into the ring.
Roman with punches but Sami with a springboard leap frog and a clothesline for a near fall. Sami with a forearm and a European uppercut. Sami goes to the turnbuckles and he hits a double sledge for a near fall. Sami with more near falls. Sami goes back to the turnbuckles and Roman with an uppercut when Sami comes off. Roman with a clothesline and a flying clothesline. Roman with Never Ending Story to Sami. Roman with a running boot to the head. Roman with punches. Sami with punches and a kick. Sami goes for a suplex but he cannot get Roman up. Roman with a suplex and he gets a near fall. Roman chokes Sami in the ropes. Roman with Drive By for a near fall. Sami with a forearm and Roman kicks Samin in the back of the head. Roman with more kicks to Sami. Roman with forearms in the corner. Roman puts Sami on the turnbuckles and he punches Sami. Roman gets for a superplex. Sami blocks the superplex attempt and he connects with forearms to the back. Sami with a sunset slip power bomb for a near fall.
Sami goes for a Blue Thunder Bomb but Roman blocks it and connects with elbows. Sami goes for the Blue Thunder Bomb but Roman escapes and hits a uranage. Roman signals for the Superman punch and Sami moves and hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. Sami sets for the Helluva Kick but Roman goes to the floor. Sami with a flip dive onto Roman. Sami sends Roman back into the ring. Sami goes up top and Roman charges. Sami leaps over Roman and Roman with a Superman punch for a near fall. Roman punches Sami and Sami punches back. Roman with an uppercut and he hits a running clothesline into the corner. Sami misses a Helluva Kick and Roman with a Superman punch. Roman looks around and he sets for the spear. Sami with a Helluva Kick for a near fall. Sami sets for his own Superman punch and Sami misses and almost hits the referee. Roman is the one to knock out the referee with a Superman punch.
Sami with an exploder into the turnbuckles. Sami with a Helluva Kick but there is no referee in the ring. The second referee gets to the ring but Roman kicks out. Sami with a Helluva kick to the new referee. Sami goes to the floor and he gets a title belt. Sami prepares to hit Roman but Roman with a Superman punch and a spear. Roman with a cover and the first referee wakes up but he is not completely 100 percent so Sami kicks out. Roman monologues to Sami and Sami slaps Roman. Roman slaps back. Roman with punches. Sami with a forearm and Roman fires back. Roman with a series of punches and Sami wants more. Roman with another uppercut. Sami tells Roman he wants more. Roman with a Superman punch. Roman misses the Superman punch and Sami with the exploder into the turnbuckles. Roman with a Superman punch to stop a Helluva Kick. Sami with a Superman punch when Roman goes for a spear. Sami goes for a spear and Roman hits a spear. Roman with another spear for the three count.
Winner: Roman Reigns
After the match, Paul Levesque enters the ring and Sami stops him and he says there is something he needs to do.
Sami offers his hand to Roman and Roman does not do it right away so Sami yells at Roman and tells him to shake his hand. Roman knocks his hand away and . .
Roman hugs Sami. Roman raises Sami’s hand.
Paul gives Roman the Crown Jewel belt and ring.
Roman says there is only one thing left to do. He tells Saudi Arabia to acknowledge him.
We go to credits.
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