WWE and Riyadh Season return in Saudi Arabia today.
WWE Crown Jewel 2024 goes down this afternoon, with the “Countdown to WWE Crown Jewel 2024” pre-show starting at 11am EST. / 8am PST., leading into the premium live event starting at 1/12c from Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
On tap for today’s show is Roman Reigns & The Usos vs. The Bloodline, Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair vs. Damage CTRL vs. Meta-Four vs. Chelsea Green & Piper Niven for the Women’s tag titles, LA Knight vs. Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes for the U.S. title, Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens, Seth “Freakin'” Rollins vs. Bronson Reed, Liv Morgan vs. Nia Jax for the WWE Crown Jewel Women’s title, and Cody Rhodes vs. GUNTHER for the WWE Crown Jewel Men’s title.
Featured below are complete WWE Crown Jewel results from Saturday, November 2, 2024. The following report was written by PWMania.com reporter Matt Boone (@MattBoone0709) as the show aired live from 11am – 5pm.
WWE CROWN JEWEL RESULTS – NOVEMBER 2, 2024
“WWE Then. Now. Forever. Together.” narrated by Paul “Triple H” Levesque starts things off as always. We then see a shot of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as Michael Cole welcomes us to the show.
The Riyadh Season signature quickly plays and then we shoot to the pre-show panel, where Cole, Corey Graves and Big E. welcome us to “Countdown To WWE Crown Jewel 2024.”
After they run down the lineup for today’s big show, we shoot to Cathy Kelley and others as part of the pre-show broadcast team, backstage for quick introductions. They shoot to a Joe Tessitore sit-down interview with GUNTHER.
When the Tessitore-GUNTHER sit-down chat wraps up, we head back to the pre-show panel, where Cole, Graves and Big E. weigh-in with their thoughts on the WWE Crown Jewel Men’s Championship showdown between GUNTHER and Cody Rhodes.
We see some arrival shots for the women’s talent involved in the four-way tag-team title tilt in today’s show. We then see the arrival of WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque, who will be appearing later in the pre-show. Jackie Redmond talks to Solo Sikoa, who tells her to mind her business about his talk with Sami Zayn.
From there, we shoot to a live interview with Seth “Freakin'” Rollins, who talks about his match against “Big” Bronson Reed. The panelists weigh-in with some more talk and then shoot to a video package for the Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens match.
Back live, Cathy Kelley is backstage with Kevin Owens for an interview. Owens brings up flipping a dune buggy three times as soon as he got to Saudi Arabia. He said Cathy was there and he has no doubt that Orton or Cody Rhodes paid off the driver to make that happen. He apologizes to Cathy for being collateral damage.
After the panelists react to Owens’ wild claims of a driver being paid to put him in a car wreck in Saudi Arabia, they sent things to Peter Rosenberg, who checks in from his in-home studio that he uses sometimes for his HOT 97 broadcasts. He talks more about the Orton-Owens bout and how Triple H spoke about protecting Orton from Owens.
Now we head to the Middle Eastern Social Media Team’s Nathalie Mamo, who sits down for an exclusive interview with WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque. He talks about the partnership between WWE and Saudi Arabia.
Once that wraps up, the pre-show panelists swap out with a new crew. Replacing Michael Cole and Corey Graves at the panel are Jackie Redmond and Sheamus. They introduce a Big E. main event menu in Saudi Arabia video package, which shows the former WWE Champion eating around the region.
Back to the panel, the panelists send us to a video package that looks at the scheduled showdown between The Bloodline trio of Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga against Roman Reigns, “Main Event” Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso.
Things head back to the panel, who introduce a special sit-down interview that Cathy Kelley conducted with Cody Rhodes on “The American Nightmare” bus. Nothing special there. When it wraps up, Nia Jax is interviewed backstage live, but doesn’t say much before telling Cathy she’s busy.
A video package airs to tell the story leading up to today’s WWE Crown Jewel Women’s Championship showdown between Nia and Liv Morgan, as well as the Tiffany Stratton Ms. Money In The Bank potential cash-in dynamic. We see a special look at the WWE Experience in Riyadh.
Carmelo Hayes, Andrade and LA Knight arrival footage is shown as the pre-show panelists talk about the WWE United States Championship triple-threat match. Backstage live, Cathy Kelley catches up with the birthday weekend “Mega Star” himself, who talks about his U.S. title defense in Saudi Arabia.
The Bloodline vs. Roman Reigns & The Usos
The Bloodline theme hits to kick off the premium live event portion of today’s show. Out comes Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa, the last of whom will be at ringside for this one.
The fans begin chanting “OTC! OTC!” On cue, Roman Reigns’ theme hits first for the opposition and out he comes accompanied by Jimmy Uso. Wonder if that was planned or an audible was called? Gotta think Jey Uso first, then “The OTC,” no?
The always energetic ring entrance for Reigns and Jimmy’s partner, “Main Event” Jey Uso, hits next. The Riyadh crowd gets YEET-happy as the former WWE Intercontinental Champion makes his way to the ring to join his brother and cousin for battle against his other brother and cousins.
Jey Uso and Tama Tonga kick things off for their respective teams, and it is The Bloodline who gets Jey down and pounds away at him to jump into the early offensive lead. Jey starts fighting back into the lead as fans chant “YEET!” with each shot that lands.
Jimmy tags in and The Usos hit some classic double-team offense as Jimmy settles in and picks up where Jey left off, taking it to Tama. As this continues, fans chant “We want Roman!” Roman sticks his hand out for a tag, but Jey tags Jimmy instead. They exchange tense stares as Jimmy tries reasoning with Jey.
Reigns finally tags in soon after to a big pop. Sikoa also tags in. The OTC and the new Tribal Chief stare at each other before exchanging punches in the center of the ring. Reigns rocks him with an uppercut, so Sikoa head-butts him. Reigns rebounds off the ropes with a pair of clotheslines.
Sikoa reverses a whip, but Reigns counters with a leaping clothesline. Reigns connects with a uranage and puts a one in the air. Reigns gets locked and loaded for a Superman Punch, but Sikoa counters. Reigns gets away and takes him down with a Superman Punch. Reigns goes to the corner and sizes Sikoa up.
Reigns charges for a Spear, but Sikoa kicks him in the face and hits him with a Samoan Spike! Sikoa covers for a two-count. Jimmy, just barely, breaks it up. Tonga runs in, but Jimmy sends him to the apron and superkicks him off. Fatu runs in and absorbs a superkick from Jimmy.
Fatu superkicks Jimmy and hits a spike DDT. Jey runs in and superkicks Fatu twice to send him out of the ring. Jey superkicks Sikoa and superkicks Fatu off the apron. Jey hits the ropes and hits Fatu with a suicide dive, but he catches Jey and head-butts him down.
In the ring, Reigns hits Sikoa with a Superman Punch. Reigns gets fired up in the corner. Tonga goes for some interference, but Reigns pulls him into the ring and lands him on top of the referee. Tonga Loa gets on the apron, but Reigns hits him with a Superman Punch.
Fatu intercepts Reigns and hits a head-butt. Fatu takes out the OTC with a spinning back elbow. Fatu follows up with a double jump moonsault on Reigns before taking the Usos out with a suicide dive. Reigns is writhing in pain on the mat. The referee slowly comes to.
Sikoa hits Reigns with a Samoan Spike. Sikoa grabs him and hits a second Samoan Spike for the win. After the match, The Bloodline beats Reigns down more and then Sami Zayn’s theme hits and the crowd explodes. He teases hugging Sikoa, but ends up laying him out instead.
Zayn goes to hit Sikoa with a big Helluva Kick, but accidentally hit Reigns instead. Sikoa laughs as he retreats with the rest of The Bloodline. Jimmy is yelling at Zayn for what happened. Jey tries playing peacemaker between the two.
Winners: The Bloodline
WWE Women’s Tag-Team Championship
Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill (c) vs. IYO SKY & Kairi Sane vs. Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson vs. Chelsea Green & Piper Niven
The pre-match package for our next match, which is the first title bout of the show, airs. We see the events leading up to the four-way showdown for the WWE Women’s Tag-Team Championships, with Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill defending against Damage CTRL duo IYO SKY & Kairi Sane, the Meta-Four team of Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson, as well as Chelsea Green & Piper Niven.
When that wraps up, Damage CTRL’s IYO SKY and Kairi Sane make their way to the ring first. They settle into the ring and then The Meta-Four team of Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend come out. Chelsea Green and Piper Niven make their way out after that, and then the championship team of Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair.
It’s time for our first of multiple championship clashes here at WWE Crown Jewel 2024 as part of Riyadh Season. Belair kicks things off for her team. After some back-and-forth action, things build to a big showdown between Cargill and Legend.
After some more back-and-forth action, we see Sane and SKY hit back-to-back high spots from the ring to the floor. Jackson and Legend hit a double team high spot that followed. Moments later, however, it was Cargill and Belair who hit a double-team Doomsday Device for the win to retain.
Winners and STILL WWE Women’s Tag-Team Champions: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill
Seth “Freakin'” Rollins vs. “Big” Bronson Reed
After the pre-match airs to set the stage for Seth “Freakin'” Rollins vs. “Big” Bronson Reed in our next match of the evening, we return inside the arena live where we hear the iconic sounds of, “BURN IT DOWN!!!”
The fans get their “WHOA-OH-OH-OH’s” on as “The Visionary” and “The Revolutionary” of WWE makes his way to the ring for the third match scheduled out of the seven expected for today’s show. The crowd are way into Rollins, as expected.
Rollins comes out with a mixture of denim and leather, in an homage to the gear Paul “Triple H” Levesque wore for his iconic return at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York after making his comeback from his first torn quad in the early 2000s. Only difference? Rollins’ is almost like a dress.
“Big” Bronson Reed’s theme hits next and as the Tsunami killer makes his way to the ring, Rollins exits the ring and runs up to meet him half-way up the entrance ramp. The fight is immediately on between these two. Reed nearly throws Rollins off the stage. Rollins fights back as they finally head towards the ring.
They eventually take their battle into the ring, and finally the bell sounds to get this match officially underway. Almost instantly Reed lays Rollins out and heads to the top-rope, where he connects with a Tsunami splash. Rollins hangs on, however, and the match continues. Reed continues to dominate as fans rally behind Rollins.
After a few moments, Rollins, who has a few cuts on his back from being slammed into the timekeeper’s area, chops away at Reed. Rollins goes for a Pedigree, but Reed counters with a back body drop attempt. Rollins tries to counter the counter with a sunset flip, but Reed sits down on top of him, knocking the wind out of Rollins. Reed puts Rollins in the corner and chops him.
Reed whips him to the opposite corner, and Rollins hits sternum-first. Reed gets Rollins to his feet and chops him back down. Reed chops Rollins, but Rollins starts getting fired up. Reed chokes Rollins on the top rope and punches him in the midsection. Rollins flips through a slam and tries to lift Reed, but he falls under Reed’s weight. Reed covers for a near fall.
Reed gets to his feet and stares down at Rollins. Reed clubs the back and chops the chest. Reed head-butts Rollins to the corner and drives his shoulder into the midsection. Reed backs up and charges, but Rollins knees him in the face. Reed is stunned. Rollins chops and punches Reed. Reed cuts him off with a knee to the midsection. Reed goes for a powerbomb, but Rollins counters into a DDT.
Rollins pulls himself to his feet and goes for a clothesline, but Reed doesn’t go down. Rollins tries again for the same result. Rollins hits the ropes and hits a clothesline, but Reed is still standing. Rollins comes off the second rope with a clothesline, but Reed still won’t go down. Rollins goes to the top rope, but Reed crotches him up there. Reed chops the chest and climbs to the second rope.
Reed hooks the head, but Rollins bites the fingers to get out. Rollins punches and head-butts Reed off the middle rope to the canvas. Rollins follows up with a frog splash and covers: 1… Reed kicks out! Rollins cannot believe it. Rollins superkicks Reed and elbows him in the face and the back of the neck. Rollins hits the ropes, but Reed avalanches him down. Reed connects with a sit-out powerbomb for a near fall! Reed cannot believe that he didn’t put Rollins away. Reed lifts Rollins and connects with a Death Valley Driver for another near fall.
Reed gets to his feet and is furious. Rollins inches to the corner. Reed chokes Rollins with his boot in the corner and puts him on the top rope. Reed climbs to the top rope and hits Rollins with a superplex! Reed covers: 1… 2… Rollins kicks out. The crowd lightly chants, “This is awesome.” Reed grabs Rollins by the hair and talks trash. Rollins says, “You should have finished me when you had the chance!” Rollins slaps him in the face twice. Reed clotheslines him down and heads to the top rope. Rollins rolls away in the opposite direction.
Reed gets off the top rope and hits Rollins with a senton splash. Reed heads back to the top rope, but Rollins rolls out of the ring. Reed gets down and goes to ringside. Reed grabs Rollins, but Rollins slaps him in the face. Reed bounces Rollins’ face off the commentary table. Reed grabs the steel steps and lifts them, but Rollins hits him in the knees. Reed falls and hits his face off the steel steps. Rollins then hits Reed with a Stomp on the steps. Reed gets in the ring before being counted out. Rollins immediately hits him with a Stomp, but Reed quickly crawls around. Reed slowly gets up, but Rollins comes off the top rope with a Super Stomp for the win.
Winner: Seth “Freakin'” Rollins
WWE Crown Jewel Women’s Championship
Nia Jax vs. Liv Morgan
The pre-match package airs to set the stage for our first of two inaugural WWE Crown Jewel Championship bouts. First up is the WWE Crown Jewel Women’s title tilt. Nia Jax makes her way out by herself first to pretty much a non-reaction from the Riyadh crowd.
Liv Morgan’s theme hits next and the fans finally make enough noise to be heard on the broadcast for the first time since Rollins/Reed ended. Morgan comes out by herself as well. No Raquel Rodriguez. No “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio.
The bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running with this one. Jax dominates most of the first several minutes of offensive action and then out of nowhere, Tiffany Stratton comes out and teases cashing in her Ms. Money In The Bank briefcase.
She stops short when she sees Nia is back up and coming at her asking what she’s doing. She begs off and Nia yells at her to go away. She begins doing so, but as the action continues, she teases turning around to cash-in again. Raquel Rodriguez and “Dirty” Dom-Dom end up out there.
Rodriguez stalks Stratton and now Stratton is begging off from her and Liv, until Nia attacks the two from behind. She rolls Liv back into the ring and hits a big avalanche on the ropes. She hits a big leg drop and drags her to the corner.
Dom slides in the briefcase and distracts the ref. While this is going on, Rodriguez knocks Nia off the ropes. Liv follows up with her Ob-Liv-ion finisher for the pinfall victory. With the win, Morgan is the first-ever WWE Crown Jewel Women’s Champion.
Winner and INAUGURAL WWE Crown Jewel Women’s Champion: Liv Morgan
Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton
It’s time for the final non-title bout of the evening, as the pre-match video package airs now to tell the complicated story leading up to the showdown between friends turned enemies Kevin Owens and Randy Orton. “The Prize Fighter” and “The Viper” do battle next.
Kevin Owens’ theme hits and out he comes wearing a “Cowboy” Bob Orton t-shirt. That is, of course, Randy Orton’s father. He settles in the ring and his music winds down. Orton’s iconic theme hits next and the Riyadh crowd sing the “Voices in my Head” theme at the top of their collective lungs. Particularly the “They talk to me!” line.
Owens attacks Orton as he is doing his arms out pose on the ropes for his entrance. He bashes a chair into the leg of Orton and then gets him out to the floor at ringside, where he proceeds to stomp the hell out of him. He clears off the commentary table and picks Orton up. Orton fights back, dumping Owens on the announce table.
Back in the ring, before the bell has even sounded to start this thing officially off, Owens hits the referee with a stunner. He grabs a chair but Orton fights back and takes it from him. Orton blasts Owens in the back with it, all-the-while selling his own knee.
The referee and other officials at ringside are waving things off, but Owens and Orton continue fighting, throwing officials away as they do so. They fight into the crowd after Orton and Owens take out Adam Pearce and other officials. Once in the crowd, Owens blasts Orton with a piece of equipment before leaping off a balcony and putting Orton through a table.
Winner: No Contest
WWE United States Championship
LA Knight (c) vs. Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes
It’s co-main event time. After a break, we return to Cole and Graves at ringside recapping what went down with Owens and Orton. Cole says they will try to give an update on Orton’s condition before the show is over.
We see a video package with some highlights of recent interaction between the three men involved in our next match of the evening, which features the WWE United States Championship on-the-line.
Carmelo Hayes makes his way to the ring first. After he settles inside the squared circle, his rival for the past seven matches, Andrade, makes his way out next. Finally, “The Mega Star” himself, LA Knight emerges for his latest title defense.
Things get started with Andrade and Melo brawling. LA watches as they trade chops. Andrade goes after Knight but he gets the first punch off, and the champ alternates shots on his challengers. He grabs them both but they escape and Knight eats a double superkick, falling out of the ring. Melo takes over and is shot into the ropes, he rolls over Andrade and then hits a springboard elbow to knock Andrade out.
Knight pulls Melo out of the ring and slams him repeatedly into the desk, then gets on the apron to deck Andrade. Slingshot shoulder tackle, he yanks Melo into the ring on Andrade and covers but Andrade breaks it up. He takes out LA Knight and hits a Spanish Fly on Melo off the second rope, then lays out LA Knight.
Andrade with charging knees into Melo, he sends a charging Knight to the floor and climbs up top — MOONSAULT to Knight outside the ring! Knight rolled in and Melo dives over the ropes onto Andrade, goes up top for Nothing but Net but Knight moves. Melo counters the BFT, Knight slammed down, Melo takes out Andrade and covers both but gets only two.
Melo stomps Knight and then goes for a Tornado DDT but is thrown off by Andrade. Canadian Destroyer! Andrade is up and climbs up top — Moonsault, they move, he lands on his feet and immediately hits a standing moonsault on the champ! Cover and Melo breaks it up. Melo with a chop to Andrade, stomp to Knight’s back. He stomps Andrade down in the corner and climbs to the top, pulling Andrade up — Spanish Fly by Andrade!
Cover gets a nearfall. Knight is up to the second rope, he leaps up and hits double elbows, then covers both challengers for two counts. Knight puts Andrade on the top and climbs but eats a back elbow. He is knocked to the mat, Melo kicks Andrade and climbs. They battle on the top, Knight leaps up and crotches himself but recovers and hits a belly to back superplex! Nothing But Net to Knight! Cover for one, two, thr-NO! Andrade breaks it up.
Andrade ducks a Melo clothesline and goes for The Message but Melo counters and knocks down Knight. Andrade pulls Melo up but Melo slips down and trips Andrade. He grabs Andrade and hits a huge BFT that plants Hayes face-first into the mat. Knight scores the pin to retain his U.S. title in an absolutely excellent match.
Winner and STILL WWE United States Champion: LA Knight
WWE Crown Jewel Men’s Championship
Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther
It’s main event time!
We see the gloved men in suits carrying the prestigious WWE Crown Jewel Championship belt to the ring as it’s time for our final bout of the evening. Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther for the inaugural men’s WWE Crown Jewel title.
Announced for Monday’s Raw, which will be taped in Riyadh this weekend, is Sheamus vs. Damian Priest vs. Dominik Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins in a Fatal-4-Way No. 1 Contender bout, with the winner earning the next shot at WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther.
From there, we return inside the arena where Gunther’s theme hits and the WWE World Heavyweight Champion emerges. “The Ring General” heads to the ring for the historic inaugural WWE Crown Jewel Championship main event of WWE Crown Jewel 2024. He settles inside the squared circle and his music wraps up.
Now the iconic sounds of Cody Rhodes’ catchy-ass entrance tune plays, and “The American Nightmare” emerges to an insanely loud reaction from the Riyadh crowd, who sings along with every word of his theme as he heads to the ring. The bell sounds, the ring announcer handles the final formal ring introductions, and then things get underway.
The two lock-up to get this one started, and then Gunther quickly wrenches the arm. Gunther backs Rhodes into the ropes and gives a clean break. Gunther applies a front facelock, but Rhodes counters with a hammerlock. Rhodes cinches it in and grounds Gunther. Gunther gets to his feet, so Rhodes twists the arm. Gunther hits an arm drag, but Rhodes comes right back with a snapmare. Rhodes applies an armbar. Gunther tries to fight out, but Rhodes takes him down with the armbar. Gunther fights up and lifts Rhodes, but Rhodes fights out and takes him down by the arm. Rhodes continues to twist the arm. Gunther backs him into the ropes and whips him off for a shoulder tackle.
Gunther connects with a side headlock takeover. Gunther cinches in the headlock on the mat. Gunther keeps him grounded for a few moments, but Rhodes soon begins to fight up. Rhodes tries to whip him off, but Gunther holds on. Gunther goes for a back suplex, but Rhodes flips through. Rhodes goes for a Cross Rhodes, but Gunther gets out. Gunther goes for a Sleeper Hold, but Rhodes escapes. We’re at a stalemate, and the crowd is going wild for this. They circle the ring and lock up. Gunther backs Rhodes to the corner and goes for a chop, but Rhodes blocks it. Rhodes jabs away at Gunther and goes for a Bionic Elbow, but Gunther viciously chops him down! Gunther taunts the crowd and begins to stomp away at Rhodes. Gunther chops Rhodes and sends him into the ropes.
Rhodes ducks a clothesline and hits a running forearm. Rhodes hits the ropes, and Gunther leapfrogs him. Rhodes puts the brakes on and drops down for an uppercut. Rhodes hits some clotheslines, but Gunther doesn’t go down. Rhodes knocks him out of the ring. Gunther gets on the apron, so Rhodes hits a springboard Disaster Kick. Rhodes signals for a suicide dive and charges, but Gunther runs in for a Sleeper Hold. Rhodes drives him out of the ring and goes for a suicide dive, but Gunther catches him and backs him into the apron for a chop.
Gunther then hits a scoop slam on the floor! Referee Chad Patton starts counting Rhodes out, but he beats the count before it is close. Gunther chokes Rhodes in the corner and is miffed at a “Let’s go Cody” chant. Rhodes slides through the legs and goes for a slam, but his back gives out. Gunther chops the spine and jumps on his back. Gunther taunts the crowd again. Gunther pulls him up and attacks him. Rhodes fights back with some strikes, so Gunther wipes him out with a stiff scoop slam. Gunther saunters around the ring and mocks Rhodes. Gunther punches Rhodes in the corner and whips him to the opposite corner. Gunther charges, but Rhodes boots him. Rhodes goes for a slam, but his back gives out. Gunther lands on top of him for a two-count.
The crowd loudly sings, “Ole!” Gunther applies a modified chicken wing submission, but Rhodes fights out. Rhodes leans against the ropes, so Gunther goes to the apron and boots him in the face. The crowd starts doing the wave. Gunther continues to attack the arm and head-butts him. Gunther punches Rhodes and knocks him out of the ring. Gunther is not pleased with the crowd. Gunther wrenches Rhodes’ arm as he gets in the ring and chops the chest a few times. Rhodes fights back and finally is able to hit Gunther with a scoop slam. Rhodes drops to his knees and gets the crowd going. Rhodes pulls him up for a delayed gourdbuster. Gunther quickly pops up and hits a scoop slam. Gunther heads to the top rope, but Rhodes cuts him off.
The crowd chants, “This is awesome!” Rhodes hits Gunther with a top-rope superplex. Rhodes slowly gets to his feet and hits the ropes for a running forearm. Rhodes slingshots over Gunther and hits a snap powerslam. Rhodes begins to hit Gunther with some stinging left jabs, followed by a Bionic Elbow. Rhodes is focused. A “Dusty” chant fires up. Gunther slowly gets up, so Rhodes drops him with a Cody Cutter. Rhodes covers 1… 2…, and Gunther kicks out! Rhodes’ chest is all blotchy from the chops. Rhodes signals for the end, and Gunther leans on the top rope. Rhodes hangs Gunther on the top rope and kicks him in the midsection a la Hardcore Holly, Rhodes’ first tag team partner. Rhodes goes for a Disaster Kick, but Gunther counters into a Boston Crab!
Gunther releases and applies a Sleeper Hold, but Rhodes quickly grabs the top rope. Gunther immediately takes him down with a German Suplex and reapplies the Sleeper Hold! The referee checks on Rhodes’ arm, but Rhodes holds it up. Rhodes fights up and hits a jawbreaker. Gunther grabs him, but Rhodes hits another jawbreaker. Rhodes counters into the Cross Rhodes. Rhodes is too exhausted to roll over and cover. The action continues and as Rhodes goes for a super cutter, Gunther counters into a sleeper hold, but Cody rolls through and gets the pin. Gunther punches the mat in anger. Gunther eventually shakes Cody’s hand. Paul “Triple H” Levesque and some Saudi leaders come into the ring for the presentation of Cody as the inaugural WWE Crown Jewel Champion.
Winner and INAUGURAL WWE Crown Jewel Men’s Champion: Cody Rhodes
