Paul Heyman will cost Seth Rollins at WWE Crown Jewel, feels wrestling veteran: “It’s gonna backfire” (Exclusive)

WWE Crown Jewel is just around the corner, with the show taking place this Saturday on October 11, 2025. Emanating live from the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, it marks the first Crown Jewel event to take place outside of Saudi Arabia and is also the first event to take place in Australia since Elimination Chamber 2024.

One of the marquee matches on the card will see Seth Rollins face off against Cody Rhodes for the Crown Jewel Championship, and wrestling veteran Bill Apter has an interesting theory about the match's ending. This will be the first time Seth and Cody go up against each other since their iconic Hell in a Cell match at the namesake event in 2022.

Apter claimed on Sportskeeda Wrestling's Legion of RAW that Paul Heyman, fka Paul E. Dangerously, is going to cost Seth Rollins the match against Cody Rhodes. He said that Heyman's planning will backfire and Seth would end up losing to Cody once again.

"I didn't think it was rushed at all. It made me wonder what Paul E.'s involvement will be in that match, and I think whatever they're planning with Paul E. is going to decisively have Seth Rollins lose that match. It's gonna backfire." Apter said.

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This match between the two current World Champions has been built around Seth Rollins' inability to beat Cody since he returned to WWE. Seth has an abysmal 22-0 record against the Undisputed WWE Champion, losing all 22 of their matches, including live events.

They have faced each other thrice on screen, and Cody Rhodes has come out on top on every occasion. Heyman stated on the latest episode of WWE RAW that he would question his decision to betray Roman Reigns to side with Rollins if he lost to Rhodes once again, and that could affect the outcome of the match.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

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