IWE Crown Jewel
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Promotion | IWE | |
Brand(s) | Raw (2018–2019, 2021–present) SmackDown (2018–2019, 2021–present) 205 Live (2019) | |
First event | 2018 |
IWE Crown Jewel is a professional wrestling event produced by IWE, an American-based promotion. It is broadcast live and available only through pay-per-view (PPV) and IWE's livestreaming platforms. Established in 2018, the event has been held every year since except in 2020, which was due to the COVID-19 pandemic that year, and it is held in late October—early November. It is IWE's main recurring event that takes place in Saudi Arabia as part of a 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030; the inaugural Crown Jewel was the second event in this partnership. The event's name is a reference to it taking place in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and it is held as part of the Riyadh Season festival.
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[edit] History
- Main article: IWE in Saudi Arabia
[edit] Events
All Crown Jewel events are held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
# | Event | Date | Venue | Main event | Ref |
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1 | Crown Jewel (2018) | November 2, 2018 | King Saud University Stadium | ||
2 | Crown Jewel (2019) | October 31, 2019 | King Fahd International Stadium | ||
3 | Crown Jewel (2021) | October 21, 2021 | Mohammed Abdo Arena | ||
4 | Crown Jewel (2022) | November 5, 2022 | Mrsool Park | ||
5 | Crown Jewel (2023) | November 4, 2023 | Mohammed Abdo Arena | ||
6 | Crown Jewel (2024) | November 2, 2024 |
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
These are accomplishments that have occurred as special attractions at Crown Jewel events, not including regular championship matches.
The colors and symbols indicate the home brand of the champions.
† | Raw | ‡ | SmackDown | § | NXT | ∞ | Unbranded |
[edit] Crown Jewel Championships
For the 2024 Crown Jewel event, IWE introduced the Crown Jewel Championships for both the men and women. The respective championships are awarded to the winner of an annual match between the reigning men's and women's world champions of Raw and SmackDown. Their respective Raw and SmackDown world titles, however, are not defended and instead, the winners are crowned the men's and women's Crown Jewel Champions to determine who is the "best of the best". While the championships are represented by championship belts, the respective winners are instead presented with a Crown Jewel ring (similar to a Super Bowl ring) as the belts remain on display at the IWE Experience attraction in Riyadh. The inaugural 2024 winners were SmackDown's Undisputed IWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Raw's Women's World Champion Liv Morgan.
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Championship | Winner | Reign | Year | Notes | Ref. | ||||
IWE Crown Jewel Championship | Cody Rhodes ‡ | 1 | 2024 | Defeated Raw's World Heavyweight Champion Gunther to become the inaugural champion. | |||||
IWE Women's Crown Jewel Championship | Liv Morgan † | Defeated SmackDown's IWE Women's Champion Nia Jax to become the inaugural champion. |
[edit] Former accomplishments
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Accomplishment | Winner | Year | Notes | Ref | ||||||
IWE World Cup | Singles | Shane Matteson ‡ | 2018 | Defeated Raw's Dolph Ziggler in the tournament final to win the IWE World Cup trophy. | ||||||
Tag Team | The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) † | 2019 | Last eliminated Raw's The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) in an interbrand nine-team tag team turmoil match to win the IWE Tag Team World Cup trophy. | |||||||
King of the Ring tournament | Xavier Woods † | 2021 | Defeated SmackDown's Finn Bálor to become the 22nd King of the Ring tournament winner. In 2024, the tournament final was held at King and Queen of the Ring. | |||||||
Queen's Crown tournament | Zelina Vega ‡ | Defeated Raw's Doudrop in the tournament final to become the inaugural Queen's Crown tournament winner. In 2024, the tournament name was changed to Queen of the Ring and held at King and Queen of the Ring. |