WWE Crown Jewel Recap (11-2-24)
By: Xavier Jones
Headline Photo Credit: WWE
On Saturday, November 2, 2024, WWE traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for their annual Crown Jewel PLE. This Premium Live Event took place at the Mohammed Abdo Arena in front of a hyped crowd. Crown Jewel would be where family versus family is thrown down against one another, a Men’s and Women’s Inaugural Crown Jewel champion will be crowned, and bitter rivals go at it. The match cards for this PLE are of the following:
Bloodline 2.0 vs OG Bloodline:
Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, & Tama Tonga v Roman Reigns & The Usos
Women’s Tag Team Championship Fatal 4-Way match:
Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair v Damage CTRL v Chelsea Green & Piper Niven v Lash Legend & Jakarta Jackson
Seth Rollins v Bronson Reed
WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Championship match:
Liv Morgan v Nia Jax
Kevin Owens v Randy Orton
U.S. Championship Triple Threat match:
LA Knight v Andrade v Carmelo Hayes
WWE Men’s Crown Jewel Championship match:
Cody Rhodes v Gunther
Bloodline 2.0 v OG Bloodline
Jey Uso and Tama Tonga get things started in the match. Tama had the early advantage until Jey fights back and tags in his brother, Jimmy Uso. The Usos connect with a double team move on Tonga, but he manages to make the tag to Jacob Fatu. Fatu comes in and gains the upper hand on Jimmy. While being thrown into the ropes, Jey tags in and catches Fatu with a kick to the face. The Usos use a double-team move on Fatu before he makes the tag to Tama Tonga. Roman sticks his hand out looking for the tag from Jey, but he tags Jimmy into the match instead. Jimmy is distracted long enough for Tama to take control and make the tag to Jacob. The Samoan Werewolf beats down Jimmy and then makes the tag to Solo Sikoa. Solo continues the punishment on Jimmy and then tags in Tama. Jimmy makes it to his corner and tags in Jey as he proceeds to regain control of the match. Fatu enters the match and catches Jey with a pop-up Samoan Drop. Sikoa makes his way back into the ring, and the beatdown on Jey continues in their corner. The Bloodline 2.0 has been able to keep Jey on their side of the ring. Roman Reigns is tagged in and begins to take the fight to Solo. Reigns hits Solo with a Superman Punch. He then goes for the Spear, but is countered and gets hit with a Samoan Spike. Sikoa goes for the pin, but it is broken up by Jimmy for a two-count. The referee gets knocked out and the numbers game for the Bloodline 2.0 start to form. Reigns is distracted by Tonga and hits him with a Superman Punch. Jacob Fatu blocks the Superman Punch attempt on him and proceeds to take everyone out. Solo then hits two Samoan Spikes on Roman for the three count. The Bloodline 2.0 won the match and continued the beatdown of the OG Bloodline afterward. Sami Zayn comes down to the ring to make the save and to even up the odds. Solo finds himself in the middle of the ring surrounded by the Usos, Reigns, and Zayn. Roman goes for the Superman Punch at the same time Sami goes for a Helluva Kick and winds up hitting Roman instead of Solo.
Women’s Tag Team Championship Fatal 4-Way match
Bianca Belair and Iyo Sky start in this Fatal 4-Way match. They go back and forth until Sky tags Chelsea Green into the match. Belair tags in Jade Cargill and she shows off her strength by carrying Green over her head. Cargill is then tagged by Lash Legend and she tosses Green into her arms for a power slam. Each member of each team makes their way into the match, leaving Cargill and Legend as the only two in the ring. They show their power and exchange a pair of haymakers. Jade hits Green with her Jaded finisher, but her pin attempt is broken up at two. The team of Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend takes Damage CTRL out of the match. Piper Niven and Chelsea Green take out Legend and Jackson. After a mishap by Niven, the champs connect with the Doomsday Device for the three count. And still WWE Women’s tag team champions, Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill.
Seth Rollins v Bronson Reed
Before both competitors can make it in the ring, Seth Rollins and Bronson Reed begin to brawl on the ramp. Reed gets the upper hand in the brawl and throws Rollins into the ring, so the match can officially start. Bronson Reed connects with a Tsunami but misses the second one which is countered into a Stomp by Rollins for a two-count. Reed begins to punish Seth with massive strikes and slams. Rollins tries to gain some offensive momentum, but Reed can withstand everything thrown in his direction. Bronson connects with a spin-out Powerbomb for a near fall. He then hits Seth with a Death Valley Driver for another near fall. A defiant Rollins slaps Reed in the face twice but eats a clothesline for it. Bronson grabs the steel steps; however, Seth manages to connect with a Stomp onto the steps. He hits another Stomp while Reed climbs back into the ring. Rollins hits a Super Stomp from the top rope for the three count.
WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Championship match
Liv Morgan comes out as the aggressor against Nia Jax. That doesn’t last long as Jax uses her power to fight back. Nia gains a near fall after a Samoan Drop from the second rope. Morgan counters Jax with a Sunset Flip Powerbomb. While both competitors are down, Tiffany Stratton runs down to the ring with her Money in the Bank briefcase. Raquel Rodriguez comes out of nowhere to stop Stratton. Dominik Mysterio distracts the referee long enough for Raquel to run interference on Nia Jax. This allowed Liv Morgan to hit Ob-LIV-ion on Nia for the three count. And new WWE Women’s Crown Jewel champion, Liv Morgan! Triple H comes down to the ring to present her with the championship.
Randy Orton v Kevin Owens
Before the match could even start, Kevin Owens attacked Randy Orton with a chair. Orton manages to fight back and hits a backbody drop onto the announce table. KO hits Orton with the chair again and then connects with a Stunner to the referee. Both GMs from Raw and Smackdown come down to the ring to stop the brawl. Orton hits Adam Pearce with an RKO before the fight continues through the crowd. Both competitors are laid out and the match never takes place.
U.S. Championship Triple Threat match
Andrade and Carmel Hayes go after one another forgetting about LA Knight. He steps in between the two before getting kicked out of the ring. Andrade takes down Hayes with an Inverted Spanish Fly from the second rope. The action continues to be back and forth between all the competitors. With Hayes and Andrade down, LA Knight connects with a double Elbow Drop from the top rope for a two-count. Carmelo hits Nothing But Net on Knight for a near fall. LA Knight counters a Face Buster into a double BFT on both competitors for the three counts. And still U.S. champion, LA Knight! YEAH!
WWE Men’s Crown Jewel Championship match
Cody Rhodes and Gunther start the match at a slow pace just to feel each other out. Their chain wrestling has the crowd fully invested in their match. Cody blocks a chop from Gunther and attempts the Bionic Elbow, but Gunther blocks that with a chop. The Ring General is targeting the back of Rhodes. Cody struggles to muster up any offense because of the damage done to his back. Gunther is living up to the name of Ring General. Rhodes connects with a superplex from the top rope. Cody drops Gunther with the Bionic Elbow and then hits the Cody Cutter for a near fall. Gunther places Rhodes in the Boston Crab to apply more pressure on his back. The Ring General switches to a Sleeper Hold on Cody trying to get him to submit. The American Nightmare hits the Cross Rhodes to escape the Sleeper Hold. Gunther connects with a Powerbomb for the near fall. Cody hits another Cross Rhodes for a two-count. Gunther reverses a Super Cody Cutter into another Sleeper Hold, but Cody reverses it into a rollup for the three count. This finish was similar to the Bret Hart and Roddy Piper finish from WrestleMania 8. And new WWE Men’s Crown Jewel champion, Cody Rhodes! Triple H comes out to the ring to present him with the title. Liv Morgan makes her way to the ring as both inaugural champions celebrate to close out the show.
The next Premium Live Event for WWE is Survivor Series: WarGames. This event takes place at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on November 30, 2024.
