WWE Trying To Make Crown Jewel A ‘Must-Watch’ Show

WWE will be making it’s first trip back to Saudi Arabia since February 2020 on October 21, when WWE holds the WWE Crown Jewel event.

During WWE’s relationship with Saudi Arabia, many fans have not gone into the shows with much excitement, viewing them as very big house shows, where the stories will be dropped after.

Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Podcast said that WWE is aware of this perception of the Saudi Arabia shows, and are looking to change that but making Crown Jewel a show that the fans would want to see.

Zarian said:

“It’s a big show, they’re giving away big matches in Saudi Arabia. It’s a money deal for them. Will there be any long-term changes to their storytelling? Most of the time, no but maybe we’ll see some changes happen this time around. Because I know the big deal for them has been [that] they are very much aware that the Saudi show seems like a nothing show. It just seems like a very big house show with no longer-term repercussions. But they want to change that and make this a show you want to watch. One o’clock in the afternoon on a Thursday is maybe not the most peak viewership but they don’t give a sh*t about peak viewership. They don’t care about any of that because they make the same amount of money no matter how many people watch live or not on Peacock. I would not be surprised if they continue on with these stories and stuff.”

The currently announced match card for Crown Jewel certainly reflects that fact, with WWE announcing multiple big matches for the show, as well as reportedly holding the finals of the upcoming King of the Ring and Queen’s Crown Tournaments at the show.

Here is the currently announced card for the show:

• WWE Championship – Big E (c) vs Drew McIntyre
• Universal Championship – Roman Reigns (c) vs Brock Lesnar
• SmackDown Women’s Championship – Becky Lynch (c) vs Bianca Belair vs Sasha Banks
• Raw Tag Team Championship – RK-Bro (c) vs AJ Styles & Omos
• Goldberg vs Bobby Lashley – No Holds Barred

transcription via WrestlingNews.co

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