WWE Crown Jewel 2026 is set for Nov. seventh at Riyadh Season Stadium in Saudi Arabia, where Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn meet in a champion vs. champion match. The winner takes the Men’s Crown Jewel Championship, and the show streams at noon ET on ESPN in the U.S. and on Netflix internationally. The only other bout on the official event page is Liv Morgan vs. Chelsea Green for the Women’s Crown Jewel Championship. Here are five predictions for the night, including two matches WWE has not added to the card.
Sami Zayn Wins The Men’s Crown Jewel Championship
Zayn regained the Undisputed WWE Championship from CM Punk on the Sept. 11 SmackDown in Mexico City. Punk had the Anaconda Vice locked in when Candice LeRae distracted the referee. Johnny Gargano tried to swing the belt and took a GTS for it. On the Sept. 18 SmackDown, Gargano pulled the referee out of the ring during Zayn’s first successful defense, a win over Kevin Owens.
The WWE.com preview notes World Heavyweight Champion Reigns has stopped letting family members interfere in matches. During the Oct. 19 opening segment on Raw, Reigns suggested Zayn might lose the undisputed title before Nov. seventh. LeRae and Gargano interfere again, and Zayn pins Reigns for the Men’s Crown Jewel Championship.
Liv Morgan Becomes The First Two-Time Women’s Crown Jewel Champion
Morgan won the inaugural Women’s Crown Jewel Championship on Nov. second, 2024, pinning Nia Jax at Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh. Stephanie Vaquer took the 2025 edition in Perth, Australia, by beating Tiffany Stratton. Morgan regained the Women’s World Championship at Money in the Bank on Oct. tenth, pinning Vaquer in a triple threat that included Becky Lynch.
Green has held the WWE Women’s Championship since winning a five-way ladder match on Night Two of SummerSlam, Aug. second. Nikki Bella challenges for the gold first, on the Oct. 30 SmackDown in Charleston, West Virginia. Morgan has interfered in Green’s matches on consecutive episodes of Raw, including the distraction behind an Oct. 12 loss to Roxanne Perez. Morgan beats Green with the Judgment Day in the corner, just as Dominik Mysterio and Raquel Rodriguez helped secure the 2024 win over Jax.
Penta Leaves Crown Jewel With His Briefcase Unopened
Penta won the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match on Oct. 10 in New Orleans. The deciding move was a Mexican Destroyer that sent Bron Breakker onto a ladder. The contract guarantees a world title match at any time within the next year. On the Oct. 12 Raw, Penta opened the show by vowing to become world champion, and Breakker speared Je’Von Evans later in the segment.
Austin Theory grabbed the briefcase on the Oct. 19 Raw while Penta faced Breakker. Evans knocked Theory down, took the case, and hit Breakker with it, setting up another Mexican Destroyer for the pin. Breakker and Theory keep Penta busy, and the contract stays in the briefcase through Nov. seventh.
Cody Rhodes Finally Lands The Punt On Randy Orton
Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton is not on the Crown Jewel card, but the feud is still active on SmackDown. Rhodes retained the Undisputed WWE Championship against Orton at WrestleMania 42 on April 18, and Orton answered with a post-match punt. Zayn won the title at Night of Champions on June 27, and Punk took it on the July sixth Raw. On Night One of SummerSlam, Aug. first, an Orton RKO helped Punk retain against Rhodes.
At Sunday Night’s Main Event on Sept. sixth in Atlanta, Rhodes lined up a punt and hesitated when Orton raised both hands. Orton answered with a low blow and an RKO for the pin. Rhodes promised Michael Cole in a Sept. 18 SmackDown sit-down that the Atlanta mistake would not happen again.
On the Oct. 16 SmackDown, Orton pulled Rhodes out of the ring during a match with Baron Corbin, which ended in a disqualification. Rhodes punted Corbin to close the show, then stared at Orton on the ramp. WWE adds the rematch to the Crown Jewel card, and Rhodes wins it with the punt left unused in Atlanta.
CM Punk And Kevin Owens Settle Their Feud On The Crown Jewel Card
Punk and Owens have cost each other title matches since September. Owens also swung the belt during the Sept. 11 title change and hit Punk. On Sept. 18, Punk hit Owens with the title during Zayn’s first defense. At Money in the Bank on Oct. tenth, Owens went straight at Punk after the opening bell, and neither man won the briefcase.
Punk asked general manager Nick Aldis for a match with Owens on the Oct. 16 SmackDown. Aldis said Punk and Owens needed to be at full health for an official bout and ordered the pair to stay apart until then. Crown Jewel gets the match once both men are cleared, and Punk wins it, repeating an Aug. 21 title defense against Owens in Toronto.
End Of My Crown Jewel Rant
The boldest call on this list is a Zayn win, and it makes sense. LeRae and Gargano helped Zayn take the title and hold onto it. Reigns turning away family help against that crew is a gamble. Morgan has a shot at history, since no woman has captured this title twice.
Penta does not need to cash in on Nov. seventh. The briefcase is good for a year, and Breakker and Theory are not going anywhere. Rhodes and Orton need one more match, and Punk and Owens require a referee who can keep the two apart. WWE should add both matches to the card. A two-match card is thin for Crown Jewel, and both stories are already built.
