The WWE Crown Jewel 2022 is set to begin at Mrsool Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, November 5. It will be broadcast live.
The Premium Live Event produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment is set to have a series of live matches play out. Headlining the event will be the showdown between Undisputed Universal Champion Roman Reigns against YouTuber-turned-entertainer Logan Paul.
However, the entire Saudi kingdom has been put on high alert after intelligence shared with the United States found that Iran was likely to attack energy infrastructure in the Middle East.
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But that isn’t going to stop the PLE from happening, even as countries surrounding Saudi Arabia push their security to high alert. The Saudi Kingdom has deployed its military to help support the other services. According to a PW Insider report, the PLE will begin and go on as per schedule with added security protocols and contingencies in place.
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The WWE hasn’t made any announcements regarding the PLE or the situation in Saudi Arabia so far but it looks likely that the event will go off without a hitch for the country which has hosted the PLE since 2018.
Here are all the events that will be happening at the Premium Live Event starting on Saturday, November 5.
Roman Reigns (C) vs Logan Paul: Undisputed Universal Title
Bianca Belair (C) vs Bayley: Raw Women’s Championship in a Last Woman Standing Match
The Usos (C) vs Brawling Brutes: Undisputed Tag Team Titles
Alexa Bliss and Asuka (C) vs Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai: Women’s Tag Team Titles
Brock Lesnar vs Bobby Lashley
The OC vs. The Judgment Day
Braun Strowman vs. Omos
Karrion Kross vs Drew McIntyre: Steel Cage Match
