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With less than three weeks until WWE Crown Jewel 2026, we have official confirmation of two matches set to take place at the event.
As is tradition, the two men’s and women’s world champions from Raw and SmackDown will meet in this year’s Crown Jewel Championship matches as Sami Zayn takes on Roman Reigns and Liv Morgan faces off with Chelsea Green.
An additional three or four matches will be expected to take place on the show and Monday Night Raw has plenty of options in that regard.
Here are three matches from WWE Raw that we could see added to Crown Jewel 2026:
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Raquel Rodriguez (c) vs. IYO SKY
It has now been almost two months since we’ve seen Raquel Rodriguez defend her Women’s Intercontinental Championship on WWE TV, but based on what we saw during last week’s Raw, we may not have too much longer to wait for a title defense.
IYO SKY crossed paths with The Judgment Day’s Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez backstage and told Adam Pearce that “she thinks she’s found her next challenge” suggesting that “The Genius of the Sky” may be next in line for the Women’s IC Title.
With both Rodriguez and SKY in need of something to do this direction makes a lot of sense, and could potentially result in a new champion being crowned in Riyadh.
Lyra Valkyria vs. Bayley
Lyra Valkyria is another star who has very much been after a shot at the Women’s IC Title but has had one consistent road block on that path: her former tag team partner Bayley.
Bayley has been hell bent on screwing with Valkyria and getting revenge for what the Irish star did to her over the Summer, and it’s clear that the issue is only ever going to be fully resolved if they step into the ring against one another yet again.
If this match is to be the final chapter in their rivalry it deserves to be on a PLE stage. Also, if rumors are to be believed, we could also potentially see a “rare” stipulation added to the match, making it even more worthy of a spot on the Crown Jewel card.
Royce Keys vs. Jacob Fatu
The war between 946 and The Bloodline has dominated WWE Raw for the past two months, and last week saw an unexpected new addition to Royce Keys’ crew when Carmelo Hayes revealed himself to be the newest member of the group.
With Hayes’ addition, 946 have evened the odds numerically with The Bloodline, but that could soon change when Jacob Fatu makes his return to the fold.
Given that he was run over by Jaida Parker less than a month ago, it’s hard to know if we’ll see “The Samoan Werewolf” back between now and Crown Jewel, as WWE may instead be saving his return for the lead up to Survivor Series WarGames on November 28.
If that’s not the case, and WWE wanted another big match for the Crown Jewel card they could have Fatu and Keys attempt to settle their score one-on-one before they eventually stand opposite each other inside WarGames.
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