WWE plans for Crown Jewel 2026 card: Four matches to be potentially booked for next month’s PLE

WWE

After WWE Money in the Bank has been and gone this Saturday, the company will turn its attention to Crown Jewel on November 7 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The event has become known for its champion vs. champion bouts, but it has often also put on at least another three matches on top of those.

Here are four matches that appear likely to be booked for next month’s Crown Jewel 2026 PLE.

Bron Breakker vs. Oba Femi

WWE Money in the Bank 2026 will see Oba Femi face one of his steepest challenges yet when “Big” Bronson Reed steps up to him one-on-one in New Orleans.

After The Vision forced Femi’s last major match with Bron Breakker at Sunday Night’s Main Event to end in a disqualification, WWE will surely be looking to give “The Ruler’ a definitive win over Reed this time around, despite it being his first televised match back since his lengthy injury absence.

If Femi does get past Reed in a clean manner, he should look to settle the score with Bron Breakker once and for all before moving on to other things, and Crown Jewel may be the stage for that to happen.

Kevin Owens vs. CM Punk

As well as deliver a golden ticket to world championship glory, this year’s men’s Money in the Bank ladder match will see the continuation of one of WWE’s most heated feuds when Kevin Owens and CM Punk both take part.

With Bron Breakker and Penta the frontrunners, it appears unlikely that either Punk or Owens will be taking the briefcase back home with them and that will most likely be down to them preventing each other from getting the win.

A blow-off match may be required to settle their score, and if WWE wanted to add extra stakes they could make it a number one contender’s bout for Sami Zayn’s Undisputed WWE Title given that he will be unable to defend his title in Riyadh. Which leads us onto our next entry…

WWE Men’s Crown Jewel Championship – Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn

WWE Money in the Bank 2026 will see Roman Reigns defend his World Heavyweight Championship in the main event against LA Knight.

While many fans are desperate for October 10 to finally be Knight’s time, it certainly feels more like blind hope than an expectation.

Reigns has been officially confirmed for Crown Jewel and reports have suggested that a match with Zayn at the event was a factor in Zayn winning the Undisputed WWE Title in the first place. And as much as Knight deserves a shot with a world title, it’s hard to deny that Reigns vs. Zayn is a highly intriguing match given their history together in The Bloodline.

WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Championship – Roxanne Perez vs. Chelsea Green

Now, this is the biggest gamble on the list as so much could change in both the Women’s World Title and WWE Women’s Title picture before we get to Crown Jewel. It all hinges on who walks out of New Orleans with the Money in the Ban contract, if it’s Roxanne Perez then she may very well cash-in that same night during Stephanie Vaquer, Becky Lynch and her Judgment Day stablemate Liv Morgan’s three-way.

If it’s someone like Tiffany Stratton or perhaps even Lash Legend, then we could see Chelsea Green displaced as champion in time for Crown Jewel. It really could go a lot of ways.

As much as it does feel like WWE are building towards Stratton betraying Green, Perez winning the briefcase and then the Women’s World Title offers up way more intrigue going forward. So, it should also be “The Prodigy” walking into Crown Jewel to take on Green for the Womwn’s Crown Jewel Championship.

To make sure you stay up to date with all the biggest wrestling and WrestleTalk news, follow us on Threads by clicking this link!

• wwe
• Crown Jewel

Share this article with friends