WWE officially announces date for Crown Jewel 2023
WWE kicked off their annual schedule of Saudi Arabia visits with Night of Champions this year. The company finally provided an update on the second premium live event that will take place in the country. WWE has announced that its upcoming show in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be Crown Jewel. It will take place on November 4 next month in Riyadh.
During Fastlane 2023, WWE made the official announcement in a video package, stating the tagline to be Big Time. With more description, Crown Jewel was referred to as jaw-dropping, record-breaking, and history-making, considering their last five years of visit. The event powered by SNB under the Riyadh Season looks massive this time.
The venue for Crown Jewel is yet to be announced, but the promotion made it clear that it would be a stadium event. Like the previous iterations, this event will be streamed live on Peacock and WWE Network at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT for the US. It is likely that the tickets will go on sale in the coming week as soon as the venue is declared.
The upcoming premium live event in Saudi will likely feature top stars like John Cena and Jey Uso, as they have been prominently featured in the video package. Roman Reigns is rumored to defend his title against AJ Styles at the grand spectacle. This will probably be Cena’s last premium live event appearance in his two months’ continuous run.
Related: Massive spoilers about Roman Reigns’ potential opponent at Crown Jewel
WWE Night of Champions held in Jeddah earlier this year in May
WWE’s schedule of two visits to Saudi Arabia was somewhat delayed this year in May. Generally, WWE tends to wrap up their first event before WrestleMania, but this time was a bit different. May 2023 saw two events, starting with Backlash and month-end saw Night of Champions in Jeddah on May 27, 2023, at Jeddah Superdome.
The event was stacked and had three main event matches. The World Heavyweight Championship tournament final match kicked off the event with Seth Rollins’ victory over AJ Styles. The second match was between Brock Lesnar and Cody Rhodes, which was a rematch of Backlash.
The main event saw Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens defend their Undisputed Tag Team Titles against The Bloodline. The ending of the match changed the landscape of WWE with the implosion of Roman Reigns’ faction due to Jimmy Uso’s outrageous superkick. The event was an overall success, setting a benchmark for Saudi’s upcoming events.
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