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WWE Crown Jewel is just a day away and is scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia. The event was filled with negativity from the very start, but it escalated quickly in the last few weeks.
What started with no participation of women superstars, an alleged murder later became an event funded by blood stained money. Let's not dwell much into the politics and stick to the event in hand.
After Roman Reigns' shocking announcement on RAW, there was already a huge void on the match card. Later that week, John Cena and Daniel Bryan refused to go to Saudi Arabia, and have since been replaced by Bobby Lashley and Samoa Joe respectively.
The dent in star power may force WWE to make more efforts to keep the fans interested in the event. Here are the possible shocks that can transpire during the event.
#5 Samoa Joe wins the WWE championship
Daniel Bryan won the right to face AJ Styles for the WWE championship in a #1 contenders match against the Miz at the Super Showdown. He went on to build his feud, for the dream match, on Smackdown.
Last week, reports came that Daniel Bryan has refused to work at Crown Jewel which put the dream match for the WWE championship between him and AJ Styles at a halt. On the latest episode of Smackdown, Bryan got his promised title shot in which he failed to win the championship. He was later attacked by Samoa Joe when Joe took out both AJ Styles and Bryan and put them to sleep. Thus, writing off Bryan from Crown Jewel.
Smackdown General Manager Paige granted AJ Styles a match against Samoa Joe for the WWE title at Crown Jewel.
Samoa Joe has feuded with AJ Styles over several pay-per-views for the WWE championships but always came short. This may be the best time for him to win the championship from Styles.
As Joe is a monster in his own right, with Survivor Series as the next PPV, Joe can face Braun Strowman in a champion vs champion match with a clear heel-face dynamics.
#4 Both Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio lose in the first round
Kurt Angle was the general manager of RAW before he was sent on a vacation in Kayfabe. Actually, it was to allow him to train to return full time in the ring. The World Cup marks the return of Kurt Angle to the ring full time, not as the general manager, but as a wrestler.
Also, Rey Mysterio made his comeback to the ring of WWE during the 1000th episode of Smackdown. Rey is a big name for WWE because he is a legend in the business and a face to tap the huge Mexican market.
Both these legends are prominent members of this industry and are expected to win the first match, if not the whole tournament. If both of them get eliminated in the first round itself, then the tournament remains interesting till the end.
#3 Women's tag titles get unveiled
Even though every wrestling related thing concerning women in Saudi Arabia is an equivalent of a 'sin' this could be one of the best things to happen on the pay-per-view.
WWE is in a bad position with its image literally on the verge of a cliff due to its 10-year deal with Saudi Arabia. The rights for women has always been an issue whenever the company visits the kingdom. The introduction of the women's tag titles can do wonders for WWE's Public Relations. For a publicly traded company, it's a goldmine of a chance to retain its stock value, at the same time, bring more investors and capital into the company.
WWE can clean its image, with the women's tag titles regarded as the symbol of the change that WWE ensured everyone to bring in Saudi Arabia through its 10-year deal. It further clears the way for WWE to showcase their event in the country without any negative backlash.
For a strict country, which has recently allowed women to drive their own vehicle, the introduction of the titles won't bother them much as long as Vince McMahon does the unveiling without any women present around the ring.
#2 Dolph Ziggler wins the World Cup
Eight superstars have qualified for the World Cup, with four members from each brand. But, among all the eight participants, Dolph Ziggler has the least chance of winning the tournament. Nobody expects him to win the tournament, at most he is expected to win a one-off match, and that too with some shenanigans.
John Cena was the previous favourite superstar to win the World Cup but after he refused to participate in the tournament, things are bound to shake up. With such a star out of the tournament, something unexpected needs to happen.
It would be a real swerve if he wins the whole tournament. It would reestablish him and bring some relevance back and could become a major talking point. Moreover, the Best in the World tag suits a heel more, which Ziggler could brag about in future.
#1 NWO invades the main event
The main event of Crown Jewel is going to unveil the second chapter in the feud of the legends. The match is going to feature D-Generation X taking on the Brothers of Destruction. The match came to an end when HHH won the match against the Undertaker and showed signs of respect but both the Brothers of Destruction launched an attack on Triple H and Shawn Michaels.
The match marks the in-ring return of Shawn Michaels after eight long years and hence a loss is far-fetched. However, at the same time, the Undertaker has already taken a pinfall loss and even if Kane gets pinned, its a second loss in a row for the Undertaker which signals the end of the feud.
Hulk Hogan has already confirmed that he would be present at Crown Jewel. But, if the whole NWO arrives at the show and invades the main event, it is going to be a mark out moment and at the same time, it will allow Undertaker and Shawn Michaels to carry their feud on to Survivor Series.
