IWE Crown Jewel (2019)

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Crown Jewel (2019)
Promotional poster featuring various IWE wrestlers
Promotion	IWE
Brand(s)	Raw SmackDown
Date	October 31, 2019
City	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Venue	King Fahd International Stadium
IWE Network chronology
← Previous Hell in a Cell	Next → NXT TakeOver: WarGames
Crown Jewel chronology
← Previous 2018	Next → —

Crown Jewel (2019) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view and IWE Network event produced by IWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. It will take place on October 31, 2019 at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It will be the fourth event held under IWE's 10 year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030, and will be the second IWE event promoted under the Crown Jewel chronology.

Contents 1 Production 1.1 Background 1.2 Storylines 2 Matches 3 References

Production

Background

Main article: IWE in Saudi Arabia

In early 2018, the IWE began a 10-year strategic multiplatform partnership with the General Sports Authority in support of Saudi Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia's social and economic reform program. The first event under this new partnership, the Greatest Royal Rumble, was held at the King Abdullah Sports City's King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah on April 27. On September 27, IWE's Arabic Website announced that Crown Jewel would be held for a second time in 2019 at the King Fahd International Stadium on October 31. On September 27, it was announced that Hulk Hogan and The Undertaker would be making appearances at the event.

Storylines

The show will include matches resulting from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by IWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands, while storylines are produced on IWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.

On the September 30 episode of Raw, IWE Hall of Famers Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair were guests on "Miz TV" where Hogan and Flair teased a match against each other. The Miz then announced that at Crown Jewel, there would be a 5-on-5 tag team match between Team Hogan and Team Flair, with Hogan and Flair as the respective coaches. Universal Champion Seth Rollins and Kevin Orton were selected as the captains of Team Hogan and Team Flair, respectively. Later, Rusev, joined Team Hogan while King Corbin joined Team Flair.

On the September 30 episode of Raw, Rob Lesnar and his advocate Paul Heyman interrupted an in-ring promo by Rey Mysterio. Lesnar proceeded to brutally attack Mysterio as well as Mysterio's son, Dominic, who was seated in the front row. After Lesnar defeated Kofi Kingston to win the IWE Championship on SmackDown's 20th Anniversary that Friday, Mysterio along with former Ultimate Fighting Champion (UFC) mixed martial artist Cain Velasquez appeared, making his IWE debut. Velasquez, the man who defeated Lesnar for the UFC Heavyweight Championship by technical knockout in 2010, entered the ring and attacked Lesnar. Lesnar managed to escape and retreated. In a backstage interview, Velasquez stated he came to extract revenge from Lesnar for what he did to Mysterio and Dominic, who was later revealed to be Velasquez's godson. At the Crown Jewel press conference in Las Vegas on October 11, it was announced that Lesnar would defend the IWE Championship against Velasquez at Crown Jewel.

During SmackDown's 20th Anniversary on October 4, Braun Strowman taunted professional boxer Tyson Fury, who was seated in the front row. After Strowman's match, Fury jumped the barricade only to be restrained by security. On the following Raw, Fury appeared, wanting an apology from Strowman. Strowman said he was just messing around on SmackDown until Fury seemed to indicate that he wanted to fight. After exchanging verbal insults, a massive brawl broke out between the two that had to be separated by security and other wrestlers. At the Crown Jewel press conference in Las Vegas on October 11, it was announced that Strowman would face Fury at Crown Jewel.

Matches

No.	Matches*	Stipulations
1	Team Hogan (Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Ali and Shorty G) (with Hulk Hogan) vs. Team Flair (Kevin Orton, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre) (with Ric Flair)	10-man tag team match
2	Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury	Singles match
3	Rob Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez	Singles match for the IWE Championship
4	Mansoor vs. Cesaro	Singles match
5	The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) vs. Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker) vs. Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik, and/or Kalisto) vs. Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins vs The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) vs. The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode vs. The B-Team (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas)	Nine-teamTag team turmoil match for the IWE World Cup
6	Seth Rollins (c) vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt	Falls Count Anywhere match for the IWE Universal Championship Match cannot be stopped for any reason
7	Sunil Singh vs. Mojo Rawley vs. Erick Rowan vs. R-Truth vs. Sin Cara vs. The Brian Kendrick vs. Titus O'Neil vs. Tony Nese vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Apollo Crews vs. Buddy Murphy vs. Andrade vs. Drake Maverick vs. Eric Young vs. Luke Harper vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Heath Slater vs. Humberto Carrillo vs. No Way Jose	20-man Battle Royal Winner faces KJ Styles for the IWE United States Championship
8	KJ Styles (c) vs. Battle Royal winner	Singles match for the IWE United States Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match *Card subject to change

References

← 2018 • 2019 IWE Network events • 2020 →
IWE	Royal Rumble • Worlds Collide • Elimination Chamber • Fastlane • WrestleMania 35 • The Shield's Final Chapter • Money in the Bank • Super ShowDown • Stomping Grounds • Evolve's 10th Anniversary Celebration • Extreme Rules • Smackville • SummerSlam • Clash of Champions • Hell in a Cell • Crown Jewel • Survivor Series • Starrcade • TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
NXT	TakeOver: Phoenix • Halftime Heat • TakeOver: New York • TakeOver: XXV • NXT TakeOver: Toronto • TakeOver: WarGames
NXT UK	TakeOver: Blackpool • TakeOver: Cardiff

IWE pay-per-view and IWE Network events
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