WWE Crown Jewel Results 11/4: Reigns Vs. Knight, Rollins Vs. McIntyre And More
Welcome to our WrestlingInc.com live WWE Crown Jewel 2023 viewing party. Today's show comes from the Mohammed Abdu Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Here is what's in store for today:
- Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. LA Knight
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
- WWE Women's World Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Nia Jax vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Zoey Stark
- WWE Women's Championship: IYO SKY (c) vs. Bianca Belair
- WWE United States Championship: Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Logan Paul
- John Cena vs. Solo Sikoa
- Cody Rhodes vs. Damian Priest
- Kickoff Match: Sami Zayn vs. JD McDonagh
Kickoff: Sami Zayn vs. JD McDonagh
The crowd is hot for Zayn as JD backs into the ropes to start. Zayn grabs hold of the left arm and twists him around. JD breaks free and strikes Zayn before applying a headlock. Zayn monkey flips JD into a rough landing before he delivers 10 punches in the corner. JD turns things around and takes Zayn up top but he doesn't get the suplex. Zayn leaps off and JD catches him with a big dropkick, cover. Zayn leaps over JD and clobbers him with a big clothesline.
JD, now showing his battle wounds, manages to turn Zayn inside out and goes for the cover. JD goes for a moonsault off the top but Zayn catches him with a boot. Exploder suplex in the corner lands. Helluva Kick connects, followed by Blue Thunder Bomb for the win.
Winner: Sami Zayn
World Heavyweight Title: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
Lock up to start and then they split. Rollins goes for a headlock. McIntyre gets his separation and gloats a bit early before delivering chops to the chest. Rollins dumps Drew out and delivers a knee strike off the apron. Rollins goes for a dive back out and Drew catches him with a belly-to-belly throw on the floor. Back inside, Drew lands a spinebuster and goes for the jackknife cover. Rollins gets up and they trade chops. McIntyre catches Rollins with a kick to the midsection in the corner.
Rollins tries to knock Drew down with clotheslines but adds in some kicks to get the job done. Senton followed by moonsault from Rollins, cover. Rollins hits Falcon Arrow, goes for the cover again. Drew goes up top but Rollins chases and lands a suplex. McIntyre pulls out a suplex of his own for a nearfall. Rollins goes for a buckle bomb but his back gives out, allowing Drew to hit Future Shock for another nearfall. The ref checks on Seth and then Seth pulls Drew into a roll up.
Seth clotheslines Drew to the floor and then dives out. Drew then backs Seth back-first into the steps. Drew picks Seth up and drops him on the apron with a side slam to do more damage. Back inside, Rollins manages a pedigree, two count. Rollins goes for a stomp but Drew backs him to the corner then tosses him twice with a belly to belly. Neckbreaker follows. Rollins nails the stomp for a nearfall. Rollins tries for a corkscrew but Drew hits a Claymore in response, another nearfall. Drew misses another Claymore, Rollins hits pedigree and the stomp. He's slow to cover and secures the win.
Winner: Seth Rollins (c)
Damian Priest runs down with his briefcase and a referee. Before it's made official, Sami Zayn attacks him from behind and takes off with the briefcase in hand. Priest runs through the crowd after him. Rollins stands tall in the ring with his title.
WWE Women's World Title Five-Way
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Nia Jax vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Zoey Stark
Rhea gets the longest entrance of the group. Nia rolls out first, allowing Rhea to strike Raquel. Shayna and Zoey try pinning Rhea and then each other. Nia pulls Raquel out and sends her into the post. Ripley dropkicks the remaining field before Nia trips her off the apron. Nia punches Shayna then powerslams Stark. Everyone weakens Nia allowing Shayna to land the German suplex. With Nia out, the four others square off as Raquel/Baszler and Stark/Rhea duke it out.
Raquel delivers big clotheslines to the field, then scoop slams. Rhea escapes a choke slam and then drives Zoey into the corner. Baszler is dropped on her face. Nia returns and comes face to face with Rhea. They slug it out before Rhea does a spinning kick. Nia hits a Thesz Press and continues to unload on her, leg drop and cover. Zoey breaks it but gets headbutted. Zoey leg drops Nia then gets pounced by Raquel. Baszler grounds Raquel into a leg hold before Rhea also gets trapped. Shayna puts Nia in the clutch for three holds at the same time.
Zoey kicks Shayna to break it up. She heads up top only for Rhea to cut her off. Raquel joins Rhea and tries to slam Zoey but Baszler runs up for a superplex tower of doom. Nia splashes on Baszler but Raquel pulls Shayna away from the AnNialator. Rhea pulls Raquel off Nia and they get in a shoving match. They boot each other and both go down. Stark bumps Rhea and Raquel off the apron and then leaps out onto three of them. Missile dropkick onto Rhea back inside. Z360 on Rhea, Nia breaks it. Raquel attacks Nia in the corner and slams her to the mat, Rhea breaks the cover.
Baszler stops Riptide and traps Rhea in the clutch. Raquel boots Shayna when Rhea ducks, headbutt to Raquel. Rhea hits Baszler with Riptide but Zoey breaks it. Zoey places Rhea on top for strikes. Rhea reverses Zoey into Riptide and slams her onto Raquel who tried pinning Shayna. Rhea pins Shayna to retain.
Winner: Rhea Ripley (c)
WWE confirms that WarGames is returning at Survivor Series.
John Cena vs. Solo Sikoa; MizTV Segment
Cena targets the right arm out of the gate and traps Solo in a hold on the mat. They fall out of the ring briefly before Cena wraps Solo's arm in the ropes. Sikoa headbutts Cena to gain space and then stomps on him. Solo pulls out a spin kick and then does a sit out in the corner. Cena goes for an AA, but Sikoa escapes and kicks him down for a cover. Solo charges the corner with a hip attack. Cena crawls up Solo and Solo goes for the spike. Cena ducks and drags him into the STF.
Sikoa hits a belly to belly slam, cover again. Cena fires up with shoulder tackles and then the back drop for Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena goes for AA but Solo counters with Samoan Drop, cover. Solo does another corner hip attack. Cena leaps off the top with a crossbody into a cover. Solo gets off Cena's shoulders again and kicks. Cena lands a chokeslam, cover. Sikoa hits Spinning Solo, but Cena kicks out. Solo goes for the spike but Cena blocks it and takes him down into the STF again.
Solo gets out and lands the spike but both men are down. Solo lands a third Samoan Spike, followed by a fourth. Solo unloads with more strikes and then pins Cena for the win.
Winner: Solo Sikoa
Cena receives a standing ovation and high remarks from Michael Cole on his way out.
MizTV
The Miz comes down to the ring for a special edition of MizTV. He welcomes out Saudi Arabia's own Ibrahim Al Hajaj. Before they can really get started, Grayson Waller interrupts. After back and forth, Al Hajaj kicks Waller before Miz hits Skull Crushing Finale. Al Hajij then prepares for The People's Elbow and connects.
US Title: Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Logan Paul
After taking in the crowd, they lock up but Rey is backed into the corner and the ref gets Paul off of him. Rey with a waistlock but Logan switches it to a wrist lock. Logan flips Rey over his back but then Rey goes for a roll up. Paul kicks Rey in the gut but Rey pops out of the corner with a takedown. Paul rolls out to regroup. Logan leap frogs over Rey but Rey stops himself from a second. Rey spins around Logan to set up the 619. Paul bucks Rey to the apron where Rey climbs up top for the crossbody.
Paul rolls through it and carries Rey into the corner followed by a rolling senton. Springboard moonsault lands, cover. Paul throws Rey into the turnbuckle again and then does a waistlock takedown to keep the champ grounded. Paul hits a side slam and then presses Rey above his head before dropping him again. Standing frog splash into a cover. Paul traps Rey in a shoulder/backbreaker but Rey gets out by slinging Logan down. Paul charges the corner but Rey evades, sending Paul into the post and out to the floor.
Rey dives through the ropes onto Paul. He continues his comeback in the ring with a few aerial moves and pinfall attempts. Paul manages Buckshot Lariat only for a two count. Rey takes Logan down into a crossface until Paul reaches the bottom rope. Rey throws kicks and goes for a moonsault but Logan catches him in midair and does a powerslam, cover. Paul hits a moonsault fallaway slam into a cover for a two. Logan mocks Eddie but Rey avoids the splash. Rey flips Logan into the rope again but Logan blocks 619.
Rey goes up top but Logan cuts him off. Rey turns it around into a sunset bomb followed by Code Red for a nearfall. One of Logan's friends hands him brass knuckles at ringside. Rey shoves Logan into the corner and the brass knuckles go flying. The friend crawls over to retrieve them but Santos Escobar hops in his way. Escobar proceeds to chase the guy out, allowing Rey to dropkick Logan into the ropes. Paul grabs the knucks but Rey hits 619 anyway. Rey goes for the springboard but Paul catches Rey with a knockout punch and pins for the win.
Winner AND NEW US Champion: Logan Paul
WWE Women's Title: IYO SKY (c) vs. Bianca Belair
It doesn't take long for the action to spill outside where Belair throws Iyo around into the apron. Back inside, Belair hits a stalling suplex followed by a springboard moonsault for a cover. Bianca takes Iyo to the corner for 10 punches. Iyo slips out and tries to pull the pony tail. Belair lands a dropkick and kips up. She charges the corner but nobody's home. Iyo dragonscrews the right knee and then continues targeting it. Belair lands a suplex but Iyo chops the knee again.
Iyo traps Bianca in a leg lock as The EST tries punching her way out. Iyo goes for a missile dropkick but Belair dodges. Bianca tosses Iyo with a fallaway slam. Bianca drops Iyo on her knee, cover. Belair takes Iyo up top but Iyo slips under and shoves Bianca to trap her in a tree of woe. Sky dropkicks the right knee and Belair is in agony, cover. Iyo tries a stretch muffler but Belair counters with an inverted suplex, cover. They exchange blows in the center as they get to their feet.
Belair gets Iyo up but Iyo tries for the double stomp. Belair manages to drop Iyo on her face. Belair goes up top by Bayley appears at ringside. Belair lands on her back and Iyo covers. Iyo seems annoyed that Bayley is there. Iyo slips out of KOD to the apron. Belair is sent to the apron instead as Iyo delivers a few knees to knock her off. Iyo climbs up and lands the moonsault on the floor. Missile dropkick back inside for a cover. Bianca hits a spinebsuter, cover. Iyo slips out of the ring to send Bianca into the ropes.
Iyo leaps back in but Belair face plants her. Bayley distracts the ref while Belair tries to pin. Belair clocks Bayley and then clotheslines Iyo out on the other side. Belair launches herself onto Bayley and then Iyo clocks Bayley when Belair ducks. Belair sends Iyo into the barricade and then back inside. Bayley grabs Belair's leg but Belair punches her. Belair goes for KOD but Kairi Sane stops her and hits a spinning backfist. Kairi leaps off the barricade and splashes Belair. The ref starts counting Belair out but Belair gets in at nine. Iyo lands the moonsault and covers for the win.
Winner: IYO SKY (c)
Kairi hits the Insane Elbow on Belair as Bayley watches in shock.
Damian Priest vs. Cody Rhodes
Preist attacks Cody before he fully finishes his entrance. The ref calls for the bell as Cody launches with a forearm strike. They head outside where Priest kicks Cody in the midsection. Priest re-enters the ring with a double axe hammer. Priest throws kicks and strikes but Cody cuts him off with a couple blows. Priest hits a spinning punch and then plants Cody with a flatliner, cover. Priest splashes in the corner with an elbow but Cody follows it with a dropkick.
They trade blows in the center before Cody hits a scoop slam. Cody clears the announce desk but Priest surprises him with a clothesline on the floor. Cody avoids Razor's Edge and sends Priest into the post. Cody dives out of the ring to get Priest on the desk. Priest claps Cody's head and hits Reckoning on the table. Back inside, Cody hits Cross Rhodes. Finn runs down as both men struggle to get up. The ref tries getting Finn out as Cody clocks JD. Priest hits South of Heaven chokeslam for a nearfall.
Finn summons Dominik from the back but Jey Uso comes out to neutralize. Rhodes hits the Bionic Elbow but it doesn't finish it. Priest hits a step up enziguri followed by another kick from the apron. Cody hits a big Cody Cutter, nearfall. Cody gets Priest up for three Cross Rhodes to finish it.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
Universal Title: Roman Reigns (c) vs. LA Knight
Reigns goes right after Knight but Knight counters with a spinning neckbreaker. Reigns stops Knight's momentum by throwing him face first in the corner. Knight manages to dropkick Reigns' legs to turn it around again. Knight launches back in the ring and then slams Reigns. Knight launches out of the ring with a clothesline but Reigns soon trips Knight into the steps. Back inside, Reigns keeps Knight grounded with a head hold. Reigns explodes with a clothesline, cover.
Reigns charges the corner with a clothesline. Knight pulls out a bulldog to get Reigns off of him. Knight and Reigns trade blows in the center until Knight hits a big clothesline. Knight drops him with a DDT, nearfall. Knight stomps on Reigns in the corner to hype the crowd back up. Reigns hits a Rock Bottom for a two. Knight avoids the punch and drops Reigns with a neckbreaker. He goes for the elbow drop but Reigns catches him with a Superman Punch for a nearfall.
Knight leapfrogs over Roman's spear, sending him into the turnbuckle. Knight puts Roman up top and they struggle with punches. Roman headbutts him off but Knight runs right back up for a superplex. Elbow drop lands, kickout. Solo Sikoa appears on the ramp as Jimmy pulls Roman out on the other side. Knight pulls Jimmy but Roman punches him. Roman spears for a nearfall. Reigns unloads with strikes and then locks Knight in the guillotine. Knight powers his way up but Reigns locks it back in.
Knight breaks free and hits BFT, but Jimmy puts Roman's foot on the rope. Knight rolls out and chases Jimmy before bouncing him off the Arabic announce table. Reigns goes after them and he falls into the trap. Knight whips Reigns into the post. Jimmy tries a superkick but Knight dumps him through the announce desk before Reigns spears Knight through the barricade. Inside, Reigns spears Knight for the three.
Winner: Roman Reigns (c)