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The pay-per-view numbers for WWE’s Crown Jewel on November 5 have been revealed.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the premium-live event held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia scored the lowest numbers for a WWE PPV ever.
Dave Meltzer reported:
“PPV numbers for the show were 6,500, the lowest for any WWE PPV show in history and down 39.7 per cent from Extreme Rules, although they were not going to do PPV numbers close to Extreme Rules out of the regular time slot, but this was also lower than prior Saudi Arabia shows had done and some of them were on Thursdays.
“It was also down 18.6 per cent in PPV buys from the 8,000 for the last Saudi Arabia show, Elimination Chamber. Granted PPV numbers aren’t that significant except when it comes to comparing interest in the different shows during the same time frame.”
Crown Jewel 2022 was the fourth edition of the premium-live event.
Although the PPV numbers were low for WWE, it is not the full picture as viewing habits have changed, with many fans tuning in on Peacock.
The PPV numbers can’t be taken as a measure of the overall success of the event.
WWE signed a 10-year deal in 2018 to host two “large-scale events” annually in Saudi Arabia, although that pattern was thrown off due to COVID-19.
The show on November 5 saw Roman Reigns successfully defend the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Logan Paul.
Elsewhere on the card, other feature matches included Brock Lesnar defeating Bobby Lashley before Lashley attacked Lesnar post-match, Drew McIntyre beat Karrion Kross in a Steel Cage match, Braun Strowman overcame Omos, and Bianca Belair defeated Bayley in a Last Woman Standing match to retain the Raw Women’s Championship.
WWE’s next premium-live event is Survivor Series WarGames on Saturday, November 26.
Check out the confirmed match card for the event so far at this link right here.
😲😲😲😲😲@LoganPaul amazed us all at #WWECrownJewel! pic.twitter.com/Rd88HPFxkT
— WWE (@WWE) November 6, 2022
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