WWE Crown Jewel 2026 Results: Reigns Wins, Stratton Cashes In

Cody Rhodes def. Randy Orton (Last Man Standing)

The opener was the most violent thing on the show. Kendo sticks, a powerbomb through a table, and Cody crashing through the announce desk after a leap off a ladder that Orton simply walked away from. Cody even hit Orton with his own hanging DDT, which felt like a message.

The finish is the bit people will talk about all week. Orton dodged a chair shot on the ring steps with a low blow, Cody answered with three Cross Rhodes, and then he did the thing he'd refused to do for months: he punted Orton in the head. Orton didn't beat the ten count, per WWE's results. CBS Sports noticed the Riyadh crowd didn't want Cody to win, which is a strange place for the face of the company to be. We think that's the point.

Penta & Je'Von Evans def. The Vision (World Tag Team Championship)

New champions. Bron Breakker and Austin Theory had Maxxine Dupri and then Bronson Reed helping out, and The Vision hit a Doomsday Device on Penta that he somehow kicked out of. Then Oba Femi showed up, threw Reed off the stage through a table, and Evans won it with the OG Cutter on Theory, per WWE.

Penta is also still Mr. Money in the Bank, so he's a tag champion holding a briefcase. That's a fun problem for WWE to have.

Chelsea Green def. Liv Morgan (Women's Crown Jewel Championship)

Liv was trying to become the first two-time Women's Crown Jewel Champion, and Judgment Day's Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez came out to help her get there. It didn't work. Green won by pinfall, per CBS Sports and ESPN. Honestly, we were happy for about ninety seconds.

Tiffany Stratton def. Chelsea Green (WWE Women's Championship, Money in the Bank cash-in)

Stratton ran down to help her friend fight off Judgment Day, then hit Green with the briefcase and cashed in. One cover later she was WWE Women's Champion, per WWE and CBS Sports. Green walked in with one title and left with a different one. Brutal, and very wrestling.

Roman Reigns def. Sami Zayn (Men's Crown Jewel Championship)

The main event went long and went back and forth. Sami hit a Blue Thunder Bomb, two Helluva Kicks and even his own version of the Superman Punch. Reigns accidentally wiped out the referee, Sami got a near fall the second official only just reached, and then Sami kicked that referee too, per WWE's results.

Sami tried to finish it with the title belt and couldn't. Reigns hit two Spears and won. Afterwards Roman turned down a handshake, then pulled Sami into a hug instead, per WWE. CBS Sports read it as Reigns finally giving Sami the respect he'd been after. We read it as the start of something. Either way, nobody in IST went to bed early.

Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn

We've followed these two for the best part of four years and it still works. Sami went from "Honorary Uce" inside the original Bloodline to the one guy Roman couldn't shake off, and when it all blew up they fought over the Undisputed WWE Championship. Then in 2024 the old gang patched things up long enough to win WarGames at Survivor Series. Wrestling is weird like that.

This time both of them walk in with gold. Reigns took the World Heavyweight Championship from CM Punk at WrestleMania, and WWE keeps pointing out that he's been doing it with no family interference. Sami has gone the opposite way since winning back the Undisputed WWE Title. WWE's phrase is "questionable tactics".

Sami nearly didn't make it to Riyadh with his belt. On SmackDown on 30 October his title defence against Trick Williams got restarted as a No Disqualification match after Johnny Gargano, Candice LeRae and Lil Yachty got involved, and he still came out of it as Undisputed WWE Champion, per WWE's SmackDown results.

Honest take: a squeaky-clean Roman makes us nervous.

Liv Morgan vs. Chelsea Green

Chelsea Green is WWE Women's Champion. We're still a bit giddy typing that.

She won it at SummerSlam in a Five-Way Ladder Match against Tiffany Stratton, Jade Cargill, Charlotte Flair and Lash Legend. Then she held on to it against Nia Jax while working through a broken orbital bone, which is the sort of detail that turns a comedy act into somebody people genuinely root for.

Liv's a four-time Women's World Champion now. She got the title back at Money in the Bank by beating Stephanie Vaquer and Becky Lynch in a Triple Threat, and Green turned up on Raw the very next night to get in her face. Liv also has a history with this show. She won the first Women's Crown Jewel Championship in 2024.

There was a scare on SmackDown on 23 October. Green had to defend her title against Liv's Judgment Day stablemate Roxanne Perez, and a Perez win would've wrecked this match. Green won with the Un-Pretty-Her after IYO SKY came in to deal with Raquel Rodriguez, per WWE's SmackDown results. Liv jumped her straight after, so this one's properly personal now.

A week later she survived again. Nikki Bella hit the Rack Attack on 30 October, but Green's leg was through the ropes, and she rolled Nikki up for the win moments later, per WWE. Liv came out after the bell to mouth off, and Tiffany Stratton, who's holding the Money in the Bank briefcase, looked ready to cash in on Liv before Judgment Day jumped her. So that briefcase is hanging over Saturday too.

Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton (Last Man Standing)

This one got made on SmackDown on 23 October. Orton opened by needling Cody about whether he'd ever really put him down, Cody wanted the fight right there, and general manager Nick Aldis offered Crown Jewel instead. Cody added the stipulation himself: Last Man Standing, as F4W reported. WWE.com has it on the card.

Quick catch-up if you've lost track. Cody beat Orton to keep the Undisputed WWE Title at WrestleMania 42, and Orton punted him after the match. Orton then won their rematch at Sunday Night's Main Event in September. Cody's been showing a nastier side lately, punting Baron Corbin on SmackDown, and it looks like he wants to give his old mentor the same treatment.

Last Man Standing means no pinfalls and no disqualifications. You win by leaving the other guy unable to answer a ten count. With these two, expect it to get messy.

The Vision (c) vs. Penta and Je'Von Evans (World Tag Team Championship)

Bron Breakker and Austin Theory put the World Tag Team titles on the line against Penta and Je'Von Evans. WWE confirmed it on 27 October, and WWE.com says Raw general manager Adam Pearce made it after the 26 October episode of Raw.

This feud has been brewing on Raw for over a month. Theory cost Evans his singles match with Breakker on 21 September, Breakker speared both challengers a week later, and Evans then beat Theory using The Vision's own brass knuckles in a non-title tag match on 5 October. That's all from WWE's match preview.

Our take: Evans flies like the rules of physics are optional, Penta is Penta, and Breakker is the scariest man on Raw. Put it early on the card and it'll wake everyone up.

2018 to 2023: the Riyadh years

The first one was on 2 November 2018 at King Saud University Stadium. Shane McMahon won a WWE World Cup tournament that night. DX also wrestled The Brothers of Destruction, a match that would have sold out any arena on earth in 1999 and felt slightly surreal in 2018. A year later the heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury got in the ring with Braun Strowman.

2021 handed out actual crowns. Xavier Woods won King of the Ring and Zelina Vega won the first Queen's Crown. After that Crown Jewel became Roman's stage, with main events against Logan Paul in 2022 and LA Knight in 2023.

2024: a title of its own

WWE gave the show its own prize in 2024, the Crown Jewel Championship. Two world champions from different brands meet to settle who's top. Cody Rhodes beat Gunther and Liv Morgan beat Nia Jax to win the first ones. WWE says the belt carries 50 carats of diamonds. Very Riyadh.

2025: the Perth detour

Last year was the odd one out. The 2026 Royal Rumble had been booked for Riyadh, so Crown Jewel went to Perth, Australia, on 11 October 2025. Seth Rollins finally beat Cody Rhodes one-on-one after three losses to him since Cody's WWE return, and he did it using the Rolex that Cody had gifted him. Stephanie Vaquer beat Tiffany Stratton. John Cena picked up his 100th PLE win against AJ Styles.

Roman Reigns also hit Bronson Reed with a cricket bat in an Australian Street Fight. Reed won anyway. We will be bringing this up forever.