8 predictions for the WWE Crown Jewel match card

WWE tours Saudi Arabia for the second time this year having announced a pay-per-view named Crown Jewel taking place in Riyadh on the 2nd of November.

The company has announced a World Cup Championship tournament and a blockbuster main event for the show featuring Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar in a Triple Threat Match for the Universal Championship. Here are some predictions for Crown Jewel's match card.

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#1 Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler vs Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose vs The Authors Of Pain (RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS)

RAW tag team championship

Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler are the current tag team champions and are involved in a feud with Rollins and Ambrose. Now, with Drake Maverick aligning himself with the AOP and revealing that he is going to make the AOP Raw tag team champions, it shouldn't be some kind of joke.

With AOP on the roll right now, it would be refreshing to see all of these A class teams going against each other in Saudi Arabia.

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#2 New Day vs The Bar (SMACKDOWN LIVE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS)

SD Live tag team championship

New Day and The Bar are set to collide at the Super Show-Down pay-per-view, and there is no way these two fantastic teams will be finished with each other after just a match.

After all, The New Day are the longest reigning tag team champions in the history of the WWE, and The Bar ended their legendary run as tag team champs. So these teams must throw another great bout at Crown Jewel.

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#3 Cedric Alexander vs Lio Rush (CRUISER-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP)

Lio Rush

Cedric Alexander has proven his worth against everyone from Mustafa Ali to Drew Gulak and Buddy Murphy.

Murphy poses a serious threat to Alexander come Super Show-Down, but if Alexander comes out victorious, the only man who deserves a shot at the title is Lio Rush. He is way too talented for his age, and is very charismatic. A match between these two guys would be an instant classic.

#4 Finn Balor vs Jinder Mahal (Intercontinental Championship)

IC title match

The only match that would make sense for the Intercontinental Championship is this one. Somebody has to strip the title off Rollins before Crown Jewel because he is likely to be involved in the tag team mix.

Kevin Owens is involved in a feud with Bobby Lashley and his recent loss against Rollins should remove him from the mid-card title scene for now.

With Raw lacking credible heels at the moment, this match is made on the assumption that Jinder Mahal's character is reinvigorated and he becomes laser focused and dethrones Rollins. Then as his opponent at Crown Jewel, fan favourite Balor steps in, he too isn't involved in an intriguing storyline at the moment.

#5 Shinsuke Nakamura vs Rey Mysterio (US CHAMPIONSHIP)

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With SmackDown live clearly having a shortage of babyfaces, Rey Mysterio should likely end up on SmackDown as he has signed a two year deal with the WWE, and should challenge Nakamura for the US title.

A match between these two wrestling legends would be worth watching, and this first time ever match should delight the fans in Saudi Arabia as well.

#6 Samoa Joe vs Daniel Bryan (WWE Championship)

WWE Championship

It has been announced that Daniel Bryan vs The Miz will take place at Super Show-Down in Melbourne, Australia. It would in fact be a match in which the stakes couldn't get any higher; it would be a #1 contendership match for the WWE Championship.

It would make sense for Joe and Bryan to win their respective matches at Super Show-Down and pave the way for this bout. This would be a decent match and is not going to leave the fans in disappointment.

#7 D Generation X vs The Brothers Of Destruction

This would be epic

Triple H, The Undertaker, Kane, and The Heart Break Kid Shawn Michaels sharing the same ring together in 2018 is nothing short of a dream come true. A ton of emotions would be involved in this match-up and it would be very interesting to watch.

Fans of all generations would be invested in seeing this match. Some may be nostalgic, while others would not be able to get over the fact that Michaels came out of retirement. In either case, this match would strongly draw viewers.

#8 World Cup Finals: AJ Styles vs Kenny Omega

This would be a great encounter

No match could get bigger than this one. The mere thought of these two titans colliding gives goosebumps to a fan who knows the history they have with one another. The World Cup tournament gives a perfect reason for these two to collide in WWE.

It suits the purpose of the World Cup, that is to determine who the best in the world is. WWE may never get this opportunity again, and this might be the best time for this match to happen with Styles and Omega being in the prime of their careers.

It's an absolute guarantee that everybody, whether watching at home or in the arena, would be on their feet when these two gods of pro wrestling bring out the best in each other.