WWE HEADS to Saudi Arabia once again this Saturday when it hosts Crown Jewel live from the Mohammed Abdu Arena in Riyadh. The show is one of the marquee events for this year’s Riyadh Season, which started with the Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou fight last week.
In the show’s main event, LA Knight, the company’s hottest rising star, attempts to end Roman Reigns’s 1,000 day+ plus title region, while elsewhere on the card, Logan Paul seeks to get his hands on gold when he takes on Rey Mysterio.
Let’s take a look at some of the Crown Jewel odds and see who is likely to have their hands raised at the end of the night.
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👑WWE Crown Jewel odds for 2023
Let’s look at the odds for each match currently listed for WWE Crown Jewel 2023, as well as our thoughts on how each encounter might play out.
World Heavyweight Championship - Seth "Freakin" Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre
Seth Rollins’s World Heavyweight Championship reign continues to divide opinion, and while many fans would like to see the belt change hands on Saturday night, the chances of it happening are slim. Sky Bet currently has Rollins priced at 4/11 to keep his hands on the belt, while McIntyre is at 2/1.
Fatal 5-Way match for the Raw Women's World Championship - Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Nia Jax vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Zoey Stark vs. Raquel Rodriguez
This, along with the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match, feels like the easiest match of the night to predict. Ripley is priced at 1/10 with Unibet to retain her title, with Nia Jax being second at 10/3. Shayna Baszler, Raquel Rodriguez, and Zoey Stark are priced at 11/2, 7/1, and 9/1, respectively. Ripley is one of the hottest stars in the WWE right now, and Saturday’s match provides the company with the chance to showcase her dominance. Taking the belt off her makes zero sense from a creative perspective, so we think you can trust the bookies on this one.
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship - Roman Reigns (c) vs. LA Knight
As much as some fans would love to see LA Knight getting his hand raised in Riyadh this weekend, it is almost 100% not going to happen. Roman Reigns’s record-breaking run is not going to end on any show other than WrestleMania, and this is clearly reflected in his 1/12 pricing to win on Saturday with Unibet. LA Knight is the outsider at 9/2.
WWE United States Championship - Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Logan Paul
WWE has a chance to grab headlines on Saturday when Logan Paul competes with Rey Mysterio for the US Championship. Paul called Mysterio out following his DQ boxing victory over Dillon Dannis, and many fans feel Saturday is the perfect chance to pull the trigger on his first title reign in the company.
Mysterio has a ready-made feud to move into with Santos Escobar while putting the belt on someone as relevant as Logan Paul is a smart promotional move from the company. The bookies appear to agree with this, with Sky Bet having him as the narrow favourite to win at 2/7, with Mysterio priced at 5/2 to keep his title.
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship - Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bianca Belair
Bianca Belair will attempt to get her hands back on the WWE Women’s Championship following her return to the company last month when she takes on Iyo Sky at Crown Jewel. The match is one of the most difficult to predict, with the bookies currently having the champ as the favourite at 4/9, with Bianca at 31/20.
While Iyo Sky’s reign has not quite captured the imagination of the wider WWE audience, a prolonged chase for Bianca will likely build some momentum. She will be champion again before long, but we don’t think it will be in Saudi Arabia this weekend.
Singles match - John Cena vs. Solo Sikoa
John Cena’s match with Solo Sikoa is one of Crown Jewel’s most intriguing encounters. The storyline surrounding Cena is focused on the fact he has not been able to register a singles win since 2019, and with the writer’s strike over in Hollywood, this is likely to be his last match in the company for a while. The question is, does the WWE want to hand him a win on Saturday and end that story, or do they want to keep it going and reward him a win when he returns, perhaps at WrestleMania? The bookies also seem torn on this. Cena is the narrow favourite at 4/11, with Sikoa priced at 11/8. We’re going to back Sikoa here, with Cena taking some time off and returning during WrestleMania season to finish his story.
Singles match - Cody Rhodes vs. Damian Priest
Talking of finishing stories, Cody Rhodes continues to have random PLE matches with Judgment Day members as he waits to finish his own journey, presumably with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40. This is an interesting match to book, as a defeat does very few favours for Damien Priest and his World Heavyweight Championship aspirations.
However, it seems highly unlikely that Cody will take the loss here, with Sky Bet having him at 1/7 with Priest at 4/1. The WWE’s booking of the Money in the Bank briefcase has been poor in recent years, and it doesn’t look as though it is going to get any better soon.
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Where is WWE Crown Jewel held in 2023?
WWE Crown Jewel is being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event is part of Riyadh Season 2023, which started last weekend with Tyson Fury’s boxing match with Francis Ngannou.
📜 When was the Crown Jewel event first established?
The inaugural WWE Crown Jewel event was held in Riyadh in November 2018, with the event becoming a staple of the WWE Premium Live Event calendar ever since. The first edition of the show was headlined by the infamous tag-team match between DX and the Brothers of Destruction. There have been three more editions of Crown Jewel since then, each held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
How many appearances Logan Paul had with WWE?
Saturday’s match against Rey Mysterio will be Logan Paul’s seventh since he signed with the WWE in 2022; this includes multi-man matches like the Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank.
Logan has had four singles matches in this time, winning two and losing two. His last match was a winning effort against Ricochet at Summerslam this year.
📺 How to watch the 2023 Crown Jewel WWE event
Wrestling fans in the UK have two options for viewing this weekend’s show. The show will be available on TNT Sports Box Office on UK TV, with coverage kicking off at 5 p.m. The other option is watching the event live on the WWE Network, with the pre-show starting at 5 p.m. This costs £9.99 per month.
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