"WWE Crown Jewel will take place Saturday from the RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia (8 a.m. ET on ESPN Unlimited). The premium live event (PLE) will be headlined by a pair of matches for the men's and women's Crown Jewel championships. Undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes will challenge world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins in one match, and WWE women's champion Tiffany Stratton will face new women's world champion Stephanie Vaquer in another."
"Before this year, there have been six Crown Jewel PLEs. The 2025 version will be the first time the event is staged outside of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The first Crown Jewel took place Nov. 2, 2018. The show was headlined by D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) vs. the Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane). No one has participated in more Crown Jewel main event matches than Roman Reigns (3). Reigns is 4-1 overall at Crown Jewel and 3-0 in the main events."
"Rhodes will take on Rollins looking to earn his second consecutive Crown Jewel championship. In 2024, Rhodes defeated Gunther, the world heavyweight champion at the time. Rhodes is 2-0 at Crown Jewel, having also defeated Damian Priest in 2023. Rhodes is 5-1 overall at PLEs in 2025. His lone loss was at WrestleMania 41 in April when John Cena defeated him for the WWE championship."
WWE Crown Jewel takes place Saturday at the RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia, airing 8 a.m. ET on ESPN Unlimited. The event is headlined by men’s and women’s Crown Jewel championship matches: Undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes vs. world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins, and WWE women’s champion Tiffany Stratton vs. new women’s world champion Stephanie Vaquer. Before 2025 there were six Crown Jewel PLEs, and 2025 is the first staging outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The inaugural Crown Jewel occurred Nov. 2, 2018, headlined by D-Generation X vs. the Brothers of Destruction. Roman Reigns has the most Crown Jewel main events (3) and is 4-1 overall at the event. Rhodes is 2-0 at Crown Jewel and 5-1 at PLEs in 2025, while Rollins has a 3-3 Crown Jewel record and is 4-3 at PLEs in 2025.
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