WWE Crown Jewel History: Every Event, Main Event and Crown Jewel Champion
WWE Crown Jewel returns on November 7, 2026, in Riyadh, at a new venue that is still to be announced. Since 2018 it has given fans dream matches, surprise returns, controversial finishes and, since 2024, the Crown Jewel Championship, where the champions of Raw and SmackDown meet to decide who is the best.
Here is the full history of WWE Crown Jewel: every event, every main event, every Crown Jewel Champion and the biggest moments from each year.
Every WWE Crown Jewel event
| Year | Date | Venue | Main event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | November 2 | King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh | D-Generation X def. The Brothers of Destruction |
| 2019 | October 31 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt def. Seth Rollins (c) for the Universal Championship |
| 2021 | October 21 | Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh | Roman Reigns (c) def. Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship |
| 2022 | November 5 | Mrsool Park, Riyadh | Roman Reigns (c) def. Logan Paul for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship |
| 2023 | November 4 | Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh | Roman Reigns (c) def. LA Knight for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship |
| 2024 | November 2 | Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh | Cody Rhodes def. Gunther for the men's Crown Jewel Championship |
| 2025 | October 11 | Perth Arena, Perth, Australia | Seth Rollins def. Cody Rhodes for the men's Crown Jewel Championship |
| 2026 | November 7 | New venue in Riyadh (to be announced) | Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn for the men's Crown Jewel Championship |
There was no Crown Jewel in 2020. The 2025 event in Perth was the first Crown Jewel held outside Saudi Arabia.
Every Crown Jewel Champion
Triple H introduced the Crown Jewel Championship in 2024. The top men's and women's champions from Raw and SmackDown face each other, and the winner is crowned Crown Jewel Champion. Their own titles are not on the line.
| Year | Men's winner | Beat | Women's winner | Beat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cody Rhodes | Gunther | Liv Morgan | Nia Jax |
| 2025 | Seth Rollins | Cody Rhodes | Stephanie Vaquer | Tiffany Stratton |
| 2026 | Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn | Liv Morgan vs. Chelsea Green |
If Liv Morgan beats Chelsea Green this year, she will be the first two-time Crown Jewel Champion.
Crown Jewel 2018
The first Crown Jewel was built around nostalgia and a tournament. Shawn Michaels wrestled his first match since retiring in 2010, teaming with Triple H as D-Generation X to beat The Undertaker and Kane in the main event.
- Brock Lesnar beat Braun Strowman for the vacant Universal Championship, which Roman Reigns had given up weeks earlier when he revealed his leukemia had returned.
- Shane McMahon replaced an injured Miz in the WWE World Cup final and beat Dolph Ziggler to win the tournament.
- AJ Styles kept the WWE Championship against Samoa Joe.
Crown Jewel 2019
The 2019 event made history. Natalya beat Lacey Evans in the first women's match ever held in Saudi Arabia. It also had one of the most criticized main events of the era: "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt beat Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship in a Falls Count Anywhere match that could not be stopped for any reason.
- Team Hogan, captained by Roman Reigns, beat Team Flair.
- Brock Lesnar beat UFC star Cain Velasquez to keep the WWE Championship.
- Boxer Tyson Fury beat Braun Strowman by countout.
- Saudi wrestler Mansoor beat Cesaro.
Crown Jewel 2021
The first Crown Jewel in two years started Roman Reigns' run of main events. He beat Brock Lesnar to keep the Universal Championship, with Paul Heyman at the center of the story.
- Xavier Woods beat Finn Bálor to win the King of the Ring tournament, and Zelina Vega beat Doudrop to win the first Queen's Crown.
- Edge beat Seth Rollins inside Hell in a Cell.
- Big E kept the WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre, and Becky Lynch kept the SmackDown Women's Championship against Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks.
- Goldberg beat Bobby Lashley.
Crown Jewel 2022
Logan Paul surprised a lot of people with how good he was in the main event, but Reigns beat him to keep the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
- Brock Lesnar beat Bobby Lashley.
- Damage CTRL's Dakota Kai and IYO SKY won the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship from Alexa Bliss and Asuka.
- Drew McIntyre beat Karrion Kross in a steel cage match, and Bianca Belair kept the Raw Women's Championship against Bayley in a Last Woman Standing match.
Crown Jewel 2023
Reigns completed his three-year run of Crown Jewel main events by beating LA Knight. Solo Sikoa beat John Cena, and Logan Paul won the United States Championship from Rey Mysterio.
- Seth Rollins kept the World Heavyweight Championship against Drew McIntyre, and IYO SKY kept the WWE Women's Championship against Bianca Belair.
- Rhea Ripley won a fatal five-way to keep the Women's World Championship.
- Cody Rhodes beat Damian Priest, and Sami Zayn beat JD McDonagh.
Crown Jewel 2024
The Champion vs. Champion era began. Cody Rhodes beat Gunther to become the first men's Crown Jewel Champion, and Liv Morgan beat Nia Jax to become the first women's Crown Jewel Champion.
- Solo Sikoa's Bloodline beat Roman Reigns and The Usos, the first of Reigns' two straight Crown Jewel losses.
- Seth Rollins beat Bronson Reed, and LA Knight kept the United States Championship in a triple threat.
Crown Jewel 2025
For the first time, Crown Jewel left Saudi Arabia, heading to Perth Arena in Australia. Seth Rollins beat Cody Rhodes for the men's Crown Jewel Championship, and Stephanie Vaquer beat Tiffany Stratton for the women's title.
- Bronson Reed beat Roman Reigns.
- John Cena beat AJ Styles in one of the final matches of his farewell tour.
Crown Jewel records and trivia
- Most Crown Jewel main events: Roman Reigns, 3 (2021, 2022 and 2023), and he won all three.
- Roman Reigns is 4–2 at Crown Jewel. 2026 will be his seventh appearance at the event.
- Cody Rhodes is the only wrestler to compete for the men's Crown Jewel Championship twice, winning it in 2024 and losing to Seth Rollins in 2025.
- Liv Morgan can become the first two-time Crown Jewel Champion this year.
Crown Jewel 2026
This year's card is headlined by two Champion vs. Champion matches: Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn and Liv Morgan vs. Chelsea Green. Cody Rhodes faces Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing match, and The Vision defend the World Tag Team Championship against Penta and Je'Von Evans.
For the start time, how to watch and our predictions, read our Crown Jewel 2026 preview. For the history behind the main event, see Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn: the full history, and for the other big grudge match, Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton: the full history. The latest on the location is in our Crown Jewel status update.
