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Roman Reigns' chance to continue winning ways at Crown Jewel
Roman Reigns, right, and Sami Zayn, left, will clash for the men's Crown Jewel Championship at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. WWE

The eighth WWE Crown Jewel will take place Saturday (ESPN Unlimited, noon ET) at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Since its inception in 2018, the Crown Jewel premium live event has largely been held in Riyadh, with last year's event in Perth, Western Australia, as the only exception.

In 2024, WWE introduced the Crown Jewel championship, pitting the WWE and World champions against one another to determine titleholders in both the men's and women's divisions. This year, Undisputed WWE champion Sami Zayn will square off with World Heavyweight champion Roman Reigns and WWE Women's champion Chelsea Green looks to defeat the 2024 winner, Women's World champion Liv Morgan.

Another marquee battle on the card will continue the Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton saga, this time by way of a Last Man Standing match. The World Tag Team title will also be on the line as the Vision (Bron Breakker and Austin Theory) defend against Penta and Je'Von Evans.

Let's get caught up on key notes and stats heading into the show.

Men's Crown Jewel Championship: Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn

  • Reigns continues to roll in 2026. He is a perfect 7-0, with his most recent win coming over LA Knight last month at Money in the Bank. Reigns is approaching a full year without a loss. His last loss occurred at the Survivor Series: WarGames PLE on Nov. 29, 2025.

  • Reigns holds a 4-1 advantage over Zayn in televised WWE matches. Reigns first beat Zayn on the July 25, 2016, episode of "Raw" in a Fatal 4-Way match involving Zayn, Chris Jericho and Sheamus. But Zayn won the most recent televised meeting when he and Kevin Owens defeated Reigns and Solo Sikoa at Night of Champions in 2023.

  • If Reigns wins this match, it would be his fifth Crown Jewel win, breaking a tie with Seth Rollins for most all-time. Reigns won his first four Crown Jewel matches but has lost his last two, most recently to Bronson Reed in 2025.

  • Zayn is 1-4 in PLE matches in 2026. But he will be wrestling at the site of his only win, Riyadh, where he defeated Cody Rhodes and Gunther in a triple threat match at Night of Champions in June, capturing his first WWE championship.

  • Zayn has not lost a televised singles match since July 6, when he was defeated by CM Punk on an episode of "Raw" to lose the Undisputed WWE title. He reclaimed the belt from Punk on the Sept. 11 episode of "SmackDown" and is 4-0 in televised one-on-one bouts since the July loss.

  • Women's Crown Jewel Championship: Liv Morgan vs. Chelsea Green

    WWE Women's champion Chelsea Green will square off with Liv Morgan, who holds the Women's World Championship, for the Women's Crown Jewel Championship on Saturday. WWE
  • Morgan looks to be the first person to win two Crown Jewel championships. Morgan became the inaugural Women's Crown Jewel champion in 2024 when she defeated Nia Jax.

  • Morgan and Green have never faced off one-on-one. They've battled in multiple tag team matches (including at WrestleMania 39 in 2023) and twice in Fatal 4-Way bouts. The most recent such match occurred on the June 8 episode of "Raw" when Morgan defeated Green, Becky Lynch and Alexa Bliss.

  • Prior to winning the interim WWE Women's Championship at SummerSlam, Green was 0-7 in PLE matches. She'll now look to win her second straight PLE match and claim her second championship.

  • Morgan has won four of her five PLE matches in 2026. If she wins at Crown Jewel, she will have her most victories ever in a calendar year.

  • Last Man Standing match: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton

    Cody Rhodes goes head-to-head with Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing match in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. WWE
  • This will be Orton's 197th PLE match, the most in WWE history.

  • Orton has performed in multiple Last Man Standing matches, including four at PLEs, most recently at WrestleMania 36 in 2020 against Edge. Rhodes has never taken part in a Last Man Standing match.

  • From SummerSlam 2024 through Wrestlepalooza 2025, Rhodes was cruising at PLEs with a stellar 9-1 record. Since then, he's 1-6 at PLEs, with his most recent loss coming at this year's SummerSlam. Rhodes' lone PLE win during that span was against Orton in April at WrestleMania 42.

  • The Orton-Rhodes rivalry has a nearly 20-year history. Before aligning as part of The Legacy in 2008, they squared off for the first time in consecutive matches on "Raw" on July 16 and July 23 in 2007. Orton won both bouts.

  • Orton and Rhodes have faced off three times in singles PLE matches: Vengeance 2011, Night of Champions 2025 and WrestleMania 42. Rhodes holds a 2-1 advantage.

  • World Tag Team Championship: Bron Breakker and Austin Theory (c) vs. Penta and Je'Von Evans

    Penta will team up with Je'Von Evans to challenge The Vision (Bron Breakker and Austin Theory) for the World Tag Team Championship at Crown Jewel. WWE
  • Should Penta and Evans dethrone The Vision, not only will Evans claim his first WWE championship (including NXT), but he'll have won his first main roster PLE match. He is 0-4.

  • This won't be the first time these four have squared off. On the Oct. 5 episode of "Raw," Penta and Evans defeated the tag champs. However, it was a nontitle match.

  • It's been a while since Theory won a PLE match. On Saturday, it will have been two years, seven months and one day since his last PLE victory, which occurred at WrestleMania XL in 2024 when he and current NXT champion Grayson Waller captured the "SmackDown" Tag Team Championship.

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