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D-Generation X was victorious in Shawn Michaels' return match as the defeated brothers of the Destruction, the Undertaker and Kane, in the end to a tepid pay-per-view plagued by trying circumstances.
D-Generation X prevailed over the Brothers of Destruction in Shawn Michaels' in-ring return.Credit: WWE.com
Crown Jewel was also newsworthy for crowning a new champion in Brock Lesnar, who squashed Braun Strowman with several F-5's from outside interference by Baron Corbin, and Shane McMahon's shocking World Cup victory in an apparent heel turn.
WWE Raw's viewership declined on the go-home show for Crown Jewel despite mainstream attention from Roman Reigns' controversial leukemia and WWE controversial deals with Saudi Arabia.
| Air Date | WWE Raw Viewership |
| October 29 | 2.472 million viewers |
| October 22 | 2.548 million viewers |
| October 15 | 2.397 million viewers |
| October 8 | 2.374 million viewers |
| October 1 | 2.302 million viewers |
WWE Crown Jewel Key Competition:
- Ellen
- Kathie Lee and Hoda
- Good Morning America
From the Forbes WWE Vault:
WWE Total YouTube Viewership for Crown Jewel Go Home Raw: 13,412,776 views (Down from 28002517)
- Most Wanted: D-Generation X Get the Drop on the Brothers of Destruction (2,994,620 views)
- Least-Viewed: Why Bobby Lashley will Dominate in the WWE World Cup Competition (100,378 views)
- Median Viewership: 284.123
Sell-Out Capacity for King Saud University Stadium: 22,000
Average WWE Jewel Jewel Ticket Price at the King Saud University Stadium: $ 16.66
WWE Crown Jewel Live Gate Estimated: $ 366.520
WWE Crown Jewel: Friday, November 2, 2018
Opening Segment With Hulk Hogan's Return
Crown Jewel's video package kicked off with the following narrative: "Tonight there lies a treasure, sought after by the strong, the daring and the relentless." Yes, that pretty much captures the spirit of WWE's intent to hold this pay-per-view in Saudi Arabia.
Michael Cole announced WWE was in King Saud University Stadium, with no mention of the words "Saudi Arabia." Kudos to those of you with the "under" on Saudi Arabia references on this show.
I would not be worried about Hulk Hogan slipping up and saying the name of the host city, because he probably thinks he's in the Silverdome.
Rey Mysterio def. Randy Orton WWE World Cup First Round Match
Rey Mysterio has a program with this version of Randy Orton where his tears at his mask like it Jeff Hardy's earlobe.
Randy Orton has five kids, Rey Mysterio, he has been taught to be a loser.
The Miz def. Jeff Hardy-World Cup First Round Match
Ring announcer Greg Hamilton reads the career highlights for every day WWE Superstar I get the feeling Bobby Lashley's will be the shortest.
Michael Cole noted Jeff Hardy has changed since his Hell in a Cell match with Randy Orton. The match saw Hardy take an insane risk in the climactic final spot. Sounds like the same ol 'Jeff to me.
Seth Rollins def. Bobby Lashley-WWE First-Round World Cup Match
Seth Rollins is still technically one-half of the Raw Tag Team Champions. WWE should make him and Dean Ambrose defends the titles, but in order to read in Ambrose.
Renee Young strayed from mentioning her heel husband Dean Ambrose like he was the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Lashley's braces ended up being quite long. His non-WWE accomplishments are so much more than anybody's WWE accomplishments.
Lashley looked really good in this game. Check that, Seth Rollins made Lashley look really good in this game.
Lashley is the king of dominating matches that he loses. This needed more Lio Rush.
Dolph Ziggler def. Kurt Angle-WWE World Cup First-Round Match
Kurt Angle came up in the WWE World Cup, losing in the first round to Dolph Ziggler.Credit: WWE.com
The loser of this match between two amateur wrestles gets more cauliflower ear.
Dolph Ziggler fancies Kurt Dolph Ziggler has trouble pronouncing the words "Shawn Michaels."
Kurt Angle may have lost a step but he's still one of the best workers on the WWE roster.
For Kurt Angle as a sentimental favorite, he could have won at least one match in this tournament.
The story of the second round of this tournament is "nobody is 100%"
The Bar def. The New Day-WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships
Cesaro and Sheamus retained the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships.Credit: WWE.com
The New Day entered on a magic carpet and it was better than Aladdin.
The Big Show is over seven-feet tall and his early contributions to this match were "come on, Cesaro, make that tag!"
The Miz def. Mysterio Rey-WWE World Cup Semi-Final Match
Corey Graves claimed The Miz knows Miz-Jitsu, but Jiu-Mizsu would be the catching name.
An otherwise good hit by this point in the card.
Both Miz and Mysterio worked effortlessly to get these fans into this game, but they were working on a bit of a frenzy.
Dolph Ziggler def. Seth Rollins-WWE World Cup Semi-Final Match
Dolph Ziggler defeated Seth Rollins in a World Cup Semi-Final matchup.Credit: WWE.com
The climactic sequences of this match was an acrobatic combination of rollups and nearfalls. By the finals, even the referee will not be 100%.
Dolph Ziggler and Seth Rollins always wrestle each other like it will be their last match. The irony is, they wrestle each other.
AJ Styles def. Samoa Joe-WWE Championship
AJ Styles retained the WWE Championship against Samoa Joe as his reign will extend 360 days.Credit: WWE.com
The video package for this game is more important than it was.
Styles had the home-field on SmackDown Live, but before this game started it felt like a Joe-leaning crowd.
Fans seemed to be in the lead and it was not for a lack of effort from Samoa Joe and AJ Styles.
AJ Styles has been champion for 360 days. Samoa Joe has never won a championship on the main roster. One of those facts would be easy to believe 10 years ago. Guess which one.
Brock Lesnar def. Braun Strowman-WWE Universal Championship
Roman Reigns kicked out of five F5's at WrestleMania, Braun Strowman kicked out of three. Maybe it's time for a new finisher.
Brock Lesnar is a monster who could legit beat anybody in the WWE locker room, but with rumors he is UFC-bound, every time he wins a big match it feels like the 1-2-3 Kid beating Razor Ramon.
Shane McMahon def. Dolph Ziggler WWE World Cup Final
Shane McMahon surprisingly won the WWE Best in the World Tournament.Credit: WWE.com
Shane McMahon inserting himself in a wrestling match to win the title of "best in the world" is one of the most Vince McMahon's things he's ever done.
The storyline of this match: Who's the best in the word, Shane McMahon or Dolph Ziggler?
After Dolph Ziggler lost to wrestling match Shane McMahon, he should have fired himself.
D-Generation X def. The Undertaker and Kane
Shawn Michaels is smaller and balder these days, but it's still Shawn Michaels in the ring.
Remember when fans last week were over the moon to see Lita and Trish back in action at WWE Evolution? Well, fans at Crown Jewel wildly cheering for Shawn Michaels is the all-male version of that.
Shawn Michaels bright spots aside, this match was a struggle, but one that was thoroughly enjoyed by King Saud University Stadium.
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D-Generation X was victorious in Shawn Michaels' return match as the defeated brothers of the Destruction, the Undertaker and Kane, in the end to a tepid pay-per-view plagued by trying circumstances.
D-Generation X prevailed over the Brothers of Destruction in Shawn Michaels' in-ring return.Credit: WWE.com
Crown Jewel was also newsworthy for crowning a new champion in Brock Lesnar, who squashed Braun Strowman with several F-5's from outside interference by Baron Corbin, and Shane McMahon's shocking World Cup victory in an apparent heel turn.
WWE Raw's viewership declined on the go-home show for Crown Jewel despite mainstream attention from Roman Reigns' controversial leukemia and WWE controversial deals with Saudi Arabia.
| Air Date | WWE Raw Viewership |
| October 29 | 2.472 million viewers |
| October 22 | 2.548 million viewers |
| October 15 | 2.397 million viewers |
| October 8 | 2.374 million viewers |
| October 1 | 2.302 million viewers |
WWE Crown Jewel Key Competition:
- Ellen
- Kathie Lee and Hoda
- Good Morning America
From the Forbes WWE Vault:
WWE Total YouTube Viewership for Crown Jewel Go Home Raw: 13,412,776 views (Down from 28002517)
- Most Wanted: D-Generation X Get the Drop on the Brothers of Destruction (2,994,620 views)
- Least-Viewed: Why Bobby Lashley will Dominate in the WWE World Cup Competition (100,378 views)
- Median Viewership: 284.123
Sell-Out Capacity for King Saud University Stadium: 22,000
Average WWE Jewel Jewel Ticket Price at the King Saud University Stadium: $ 16.66
WWE Crown Jewel Live Gate Estimated: $ 366.520
WWE Crown Jewel: Friday, November 2, 2018
Opening Segment With Hulk Hogan's Return
Crown Jewel's video package kicked off with the following narrative: "Tonight there lies a treasure, sought after by the strong, the daring and the relentless." Yes, that pretty much captures the spirit of WWE's intent to hold this pay-per-view in Saudi Arabia.
Michael Cole announced WWE was in King Saud University Stadium, with no mention of the words "Saudi Arabia." Kudos to those of you with the "under" on Saudi Arabia references on this show.
I would not be worried about Hulk Hogan slipping up and saying the name of the host city, because he probably thinks he's in the Silverdome.
Rey Mysterio def. Randy Orton WWE World Cup First Round Match
Rey Mysterio has a program with this version of Randy Orton where his tears at his mask like it Jeff Hardy's earlobe.
Randy Orton has five kids, Rey Mysterio, he has been taught to be a loser.
The Miz def. Jeff Hardy-World Cup First Round Match
Ring announcer Greg Hamilton reads the career highlights for every day WWE Superstar I get the feeling Bobby Lashley's will be the shortest.
Michael Cole noted Jeff Hardy has changed since his Hell in a Cell match with Randy Orton. The match saw Hardy take an insane risk in the climactic final spot. Sounds like the same ol 'Jeff to me.
Seth Rollins def. Bobby Lashley-WWE First-Round World Cup Match
Seth Rollins is still technically one-half of the Raw Tag Team Champions. WWE should make him and Dean Ambrose defends the titles, but in order to read in Ambrose.
Renee Young strayed from mentioning her heel husband Dean Ambrose like he was the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Lashley's braces ended up being quite long. His non-WWE accomplishments are so much more than anybody's WWE accomplishments.
Lashley looked really good in this game. Check that, Seth Rollins made Lashley look really good in this game.
Lashley is the king of dominating matches that he loses. This needed more Lio Rush.
Dolph Ziggler def. Kurt Angle-WWE World Cup First-Round Match
Kurt Angle came up in the WWE World Cup, losing in the first round to Dolph Ziggler.Credit: WWE.com
The loser of this match between two amateur wrestles gets more cauliflower ear.
Dolph Ziggler fancies Kurt Dolph Ziggler has trouble pronouncing the words "Shawn Michaels."
Kurt Angle may have lost a step but he's still one of the best workers on the WWE roster.
For Kurt Angle as a sentimental favorite, he could have won at least one match in this tournament.
The story of the second round of this tournament is "nobody is 100%"
The Bar def. The New Day-WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships
Cesaro and Sheamus retained the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships.Credit: WWE.com
The New Day entered on a magic carpet and it was better than Aladdin.
The Big Show is over seven-feet tall and his early contributions to this match were "come on, Cesaro, make that tag!"
The Miz def. Mysterio Rey-WWE World Cup Semi-Final Match
Corey Graves claimed The Miz knows Miz-Jitsu, but Jiu-Mizsu would be the catching name.
An otherwise good hit by this point in the card.
Both Miz and Mysterio worked effortlessly to get these fans into this game, but they were working on a bit of a frenzy.
Dolph Ziggler def. Seth Rollins-WWE World Cup Semi-Final Match
Dolph Ziggler defeated Seth Rollins in a World Cup Semi-Final matchup.Credit: WWE.com
The climactic sequences of this match was an acrobatic combination of rollups and nearfalls. By the finals, even the referee will not be 100%.
Dolph Ziggler and Seth Rollins always wrestle each other like it will be their last match. The irony is, they wrestle each other.
AJ Styles def. Samoa Joe-WWE Championship
AJ Styles retained the WWE Championship against Samoa Joe as his reign will extend 360 days.Credit: WWE.com
The video package for this game is more important than it was.
Styles had the home-field on SmackDown Live, but before this game started it felt like a Joe-leaning crowd.
Fans seemed to be in the lead and it was not for a lack of effort from Samoa Joe and AJ Styles.
AJ Styles has been champion for 360 days. Samoa Joe has never won a championship on the main roster. One of those facts would be easy to believe 10 years ago. Guess which one.
Brock Lesnar def. Braun Strowman-WWE Universal Championship
Roman Reigns kicked out of five F5's at WrestleMania, Braun Strowman kicked out of three. Maybe it's time for a new finisher.
Brock Lesnar is a monster who could legit beat anybody in the WWE locker room, but with rumors he is UFC-bound, every time he wins a big match it feels like the 1-2-3 Kid beating Razor Ramon.
Shane McMahon def. Dolph Ziggler WWE World Cup Final
Shane McMahon surprisingly won the WWE Best in the World Tournament.Credit: WWE.com
Shane McMahon inserting himself in a wrestling match to win the title of "best in the world" is one of the most Vince McMahon's things he's ever done.
The storyline of this match: Who's the best in the word, Shane McMahon or Dolph Ziggler?
After Dolph Ziggler lost to wrestling match Shane McMahon, he should have fired himself.
D-Generation X def. The Undertaker and Kane
Shawn Michaels is smaller and balder these days, but it's still Shawn Michaels in the ring.
Remember when fans last week were over the moon to see Lita and Trish back in action at WWE Evolution? Well, fans at Crown Jewel wildly cheering for Shawn Michaels is the all-male version of that.
Shawn Michaels bright spots aside, this match was a struggle, but one that was thoroughly enjoyed by King Saud University Stadium.
