WWE Crown Jewel is aprofessional wrestlingevent produced byWWE, an American-basedpromotion. It is broadcastlive and available only throughpay-per-view (PPV) and WWE'slivestreaming platforms. Established in 2018, the event has been held every year since except in 2020, which was due to theCOVID-19 pandemic that year, and it is typically held in late October—early November. Since 2024, the event has been centered around the men's and women'sCrown Jewel Championship matches, held between the respective men's and women's world champions of WWE'sRaw andSmackDownbrand divisions to determine who is the better champion.
Asecond Crown Jewel event was then held the following year on October 31, 2019, at Riyadh'sKing Fahd International Stadium, thus establishing Crown Jewel as a recurring event for the Saudi Arabian partnership and held in Riyadh. Simultaneously, Riyadh launched the annualRiyadh Season festival earlier that same month, with Crown Jewel becoming a part of the festivities.[6] Because ofCOVID-19 pandemic-related regulations, a Crown Jewel was not held in 2020; however, the eventreturned in 2021 and took place on October 21 at theMohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh.[7] The 2021 event was also the first Crown Jewel tolivestream onPeacock's WWE Network channel, following the merger of the American version of the WWE Network under Peacock in March that year.[8]
On May 23, 2022, WWE announced that the2022 Crown Jewel would be held on Saturday, November 5.[9] The event was held at Mrsool Park, marking the second Crown Jewel to be held at this venue after the inaugural 2018 event, which was held there when it was previously referred to as King Saud University Stadium (renamed in 2020).[10] The2023 event was confirmed to be held at the Mohammed Abdu Arena, marking the second Crown Jewel held at this venue after the 2021 event.[11]
Due to the2026 Royal Rumble taking place in Riyadh as part of the 2025–2026 Riyadh Season, WWE would hold only one event in Saudi Arabia for 2025 with 2026 having three events.[14] As such, a Crown Jewel was not scheduled for Saudi Arabia in 2025, and instead, the2025 Crown Jewel, also promoted as Crown Jewel: Perth, was scheduled forPerth, Western Australia at theRAC Arena on October 11, 2025, marking the first Crown Jewel to not be held in Saudi Arabia.[15] This came after WWE had announced that they would be returning toAustralia sometime in 2025 due to the large success of the2024 Elimination Chamber, which was also held in Perth. This was also the first Crown Jewel to livestream onNetflix in most international markets after the WWE Network in those areas merged under the platform in January 2025,[16] as well as the first to livestream on theESPN app in the United States, as WWE's contract with Peacock to air main roster PPV and livestreaming events expired at the conclusion ofClash in Paris in August 2025.[17][18]
Established in 2024, the WWE Crown Jewel Championships are the prize of an annual match between the reigning men's and women's world champions of WWE's Raw and SmackDown brands. The respective Raw and SmackDown world titles, however, are not defended and instead, the winners are crowned the men's and women's Crown Jewel Champions to determine who is the better champion. While the championships are represented by championship belts, the respective winners are instead given a Crown Jewel ring (similar to aSuper Bowl ring) as the belts remain on display at the WWE Experience attraction in Riyadh—the winners get to celebrate with the belts and do media with them following the event before the belts are returned to Riyadh.[12] The inaugural winners were SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Raw's Women's World Champion Liv Morgan.[13] The 2025 winners were both of Raw's world champions,World Heavyweight ChampionSeth Rollins and Women's World ChampionStephanie Vaquer.[24]
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