At WWE Crown Jewel 2021, Universal Champion Roman Reigns used questionable tactics to survive Brock Lesnar, SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch bested Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair, WWE Champion Big E overcame Drew McIntyre, Edge outlasted Seth Rollins inside Hell in a Cell, Goldberg took apart Bobby Lashley in a Falls Count Anywhere No Holds Barred Match, Xavier Woods defeated Finn Bálor to win the King of the Ring Tournament, Zelina Vega defeated Doudrop to win the Queen’s Crown Tournament and so much more.
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SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Usos defeated The Hurt Business. (kickoff Show)
The Usos got The Bloodline rolling by opening WWE Crown Jewel with a victory over the re-formed Hurt Business.
The current SmackDown Tag Team Champions and former Raw Tag Team Champions set the tone for WWE Crown Jewel with a fiercely contested kickoff match.
Jey Uso brought the fight to Cedric Alexander in the early goings until a DDT took one-half of the SmackDown Tag Team Champs off his feet, allowing Alexander to tag in Shelton Benjamin. The re-formed Hurt Business proceeded to dismantle Jey for several minutes before a step-up enzuigiri from Jey created enough space for Jimmy to tag into the match.
The bout quickly broke down from there, leading to a flurry of superkicks from The Usos on Alexander and Benjamin, which paved the way to an Uso Splash to Alexander to seal the victory. (Via WWE.com)
The current SmackDown Tag Team Champions and former Raw Tag Team Champions set the tone for WWE Crown Jewel with a fiercely contested kickoff match.
Jey Uso brought the fight to Cedric Alexander in the early goings until a DDT took one-half of the SmackDown Tag Team Champs off his feet, allowing Alexander to tag in Shelton Benjamin. The re-formed Hurt Business proceeded to dismantle Jey for several minutes before a step-up enzuigiri from Jey created enough space for Jimmy to tag into the match.
The bout quickly broke down from there, leading to a flurry of superkicks from The Usos on Alexander and Benjamin, which paved the way to an Uso Splash to Alexander to seal the victory. (Via WWE.com)
Edge defeated Seth Rollins. (Hell in a Cell match)
Seth Rollins and Edge culminated their intense rivalry in a brutal Hell in a Cell showdown in which Edge survived more than won.
The Rated-R Superstar took it right to Rollins at the onset, dodging an attempted dive through the ropes to send Rollins flying into the cage. Edge then began to brutalize Rollins, throwing him into the stairs and grabbing a chair rung to lock in the crossface.
Rollins managed to block the hold with an elbow to the jaw, paying Edge back with his own slams into the cage and punishing him with multiple chair shots. Rollins even looked for the Con-Chair-To, but Edge slid out of the way.
As Rollins set up on the top rope, The Ultimate Opportunist seized his moment by shoving Rollins off the post and into the cage, which sent The Visionary of Drip bouncing off the steel and crashing through a table at ringside.
After a miraculous kickout from Rollins, Edge beat him down with an Edge-o-matic on the steel steps before diving from the top rope with a chair in hand to crush Rollins.
Rollins caught Edge by surprise with a Pedigree and looked for the stomp, only to have Edge counter with a buckle-bomb and a Spear for a two-count. Stunned, Edge looked for another way to end Rollins, bringing in a ladder and a table, but he fell victim himself after Rollins countered with a sunset-flip powerbomb from the ladder to send Edge crashing through the table.
Three superkicks from Rollins brought Edge to his knees, but that was not enough for an incensed Rollins, as he wrapped his foot in a steel chain for one more vicious superkick. As Rollins looked for one final stomp on the chair, Edge rolled out of the way to hit a chair-assisted low blow.
Edge then grabbed the chain to lock in the crossface, and just when it looked like Seth was going to tap, Edge let go of the hold in search of a more satisfying ending. Instead, he flipped the script with a stomp to Rollins on the chair for the victory. (Via WWE.com)
The Rated-R Superstar took it right to Rollins at the onset, dodging an attempted dive through the ropes to send Rollins flying into the cage. Edge then began to brutalize Rollins, throwing him into the stairs and grabbing a chair rung to lock in the crossface.
Rollins managed to block the hold with an elbow to the jaw, paying Edge back with his own slams into the cage and punishing him with multiple chair shots. Rollins even looked for the Con-Chair-To, but Edge slid out of the way.
As Rollins set up on the top rope, The Ultimate Opportunist seized his moment by shoving Rollins off the post and into the cage, which sent The Visionary of Drip bouncing off the steel and crashing through a table at ringside.
After a miraculous kickout from Rollins, Edge beat him down with an Edge-o-matic on the steel steps before diving from the top rope with a chair in hand to crush Rollins.
Rollins caught Edge by surprise with a Pedigree and looked for the stomp, only to have Edge counter with a buckle-bomb and a Spear for a two-count. Stunned, Edge looked for another way to end Rollins, bringing in a ladder and a table, but he fell victim himself after Rollins countered with a sunset-flip powerbomb from the ladder to send Edge crashing through the table.
Three superkicks from Rollins brought Edge to his knees, but that was not enough for an incensed Rollins, as he wrapped his foot in a steel chain for one more vicious superkick. As Rollins looked for one final stomp on the chair, Edge rolled out of the way to hit a chair-assisted low blow.
Edge then grabbed the chain to lock in the crossface, and just when it looked like Seth was going to tap, Edge let go of the hold in search of a more satisfying ending. Instead, he flipped the script with a stomp to Rollins on the chair for the victory. (Via WWE.com)
Mansoor defeated Mustafa Ali.
Mansoor could not wait to prove his worth to his former tag team partner after Mustafa Ali assaulted Mansoor on Raw to sever their partnership. The two former friends exchanged blows until the veteran instincts of Ali kicked in, allowing him to gain the upper hand after slamming Mansoor into the outside barricade.
Ali then locked in the Camel Clutch, but Mansoor powered his way out of the hold, only to be met with a tornado DDT. Ali began to verbally berate Mansoor in the corner, but it only fired up Mansoor, who blasted Ali with a thunderous clothesline before a belly-to-belly into the ring buckle and a moonsault nearly put Ali away.
With Mansoor rolling out of the way of a 450 splash attempt, he finally aired his demons with Ali thanks to a flying spinning neckbreaker from the ring apron for the three-count.
An enraged Ali then assaulted Mansoor until a mysterious figure appeared at the top of the ramp to confront Ali. That man turned out to be Saudi Olympian Tareg Hamedi, who swiftly dispatched Ali with a kick to the head and celebrated in the ring with Mansoor. (Via WWE.com)
Ali then locked in the Camel Clutch, but Mansoor powered his way out of the hold, only to be met with a tornado DDT. Ali began to verbally berate Mansoor in the corner, but it only fired up Mansoor, who blasted Ali with a thunderous clothesline before a belly-to-belly into the ring buckle and a moonsault nearly put Ali away.
With Mansoor rolling out of the way of a 450 splash attempt, he finally aired his demons with Ali thanks to a flying spinning neckbreaker from the ring apron for the three-count.
An enraged Ali then assaulted Mansoor until a mysterious figure appeared at the top of the ramp to confront Ali. That man turned out to be Saudi Olympian Tareg Hamedi, who swiftly dispatched Ali with a kick to the head and celebrated in the ring with Mansoor. (Via WWE.com)
RAW Tag Team Championship: RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, RK-Bro defeated AJ Styles & Omos.
The mind games began early as Riddle confused not only AJ Styles and Omos but also partner Randy Orton, riding a camel down the ramp and to the ring.
Once the action finally got under way, Riddle and Orton combined to pick apart Styles, but an errant toss by The Ultimate Bro allowed Omos to tag in. Riddle quickly escaped the giant’s clutches to tag in a focused Viper.
The Apex Predator tried his best to take Omos off his feet, but it did little to faze him, as Omos hurled Orton around the ring. Orton slipped away as Omos went for the tag, bringing in a fresh Riddle to trade blows with The Phenomenal One.
After a heated exchange in which Riddle escaped a Styles Clash to tag in Orton, Styles went for a Phenomenal Forearm to a legal Orton, but The Viper struck with an RKO out of nowhere followed by a Floating Bro to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships. (Via WWE.com)
Once the action finally got under way, Riddle and Orton combined to pick apart Styles, but an errant toss by The Ultimate Bro allowed Omos to tag in. Riddle quickly escaped the giant’s clutches to tag in a focused Viper.
The Apex Predator tried his best to take Omos off his feet, but it did little to faze him, as Omos hurled Orton around the ring. Orton slipped away as Omos went for the tag, bringing in a fresh Riddle to trade blows with The Phenomenal One.
After a heated exchange in which Riddle escaped a Styles Clash to tag in Orton, Styles went for a Phenomenal Forearm to a legal Orton, but The Viper struck with an RKO out of nowhere followed by a Floating Bro to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships. (Via WWE.com)
Zelina Vega defeated Doudrop. (Queen's Crown Tournament Finals)
Zelina Vega made history at WWE Crown Jewel, overcoming the much stronger Doudrop to become the first-ever Queen’s Crown Champion.
Doudrop used her superior size to her advantage, catching Vega in mid-air before pummeling her with a powerslam. Vega chopped down the tree with a reversal into a DDT and some vicious kicks to the legs, but Doudrop roared back by powering out of a submission attempt and landing a splash on Vega for a near-fall.
Vega caught Doudrop by surprise after dodging another splash attempt to hit a Code Red for the win. (Via WWE.com)
Doudrop used her superior size to her advantage, catching Vega in mid-air before pummeling her with a powerslam. Vega chopped down the tree with a reversal into a DDT and some vicious kicks to the legs, but Doudrop roared back by powering out of a submission attempt and landing a splash on Vega for a near-fall.
Vega caught Doudrop by surprise after dodging another splash attempt to hit a Code Red for the win. (Via WWE.com)
Goldberg defeated Bobby Lashley. (No Holds Barred match)
Bobby Lashley took advantage of the No Holds Barred stipulation right away, pulling out a steel chain and wrapping it around his knuckles to beat down a steamrolling Goldberg moments after the match began.
The All Mighty continued to pummel Goldberg with a chair, wrapping it around Goldberg’s injured knee for a vicious stomp off the top rope. Lashley looked to end the fight with a Spear through a table, but Goldberg wisely stepped out of the way at the last second to send Lashley flying through the hardwood.
Goldberg then got rolling with a Spear of his own followed by a Jackhammer. As Lashley retreated outside the ring, Goldberg sent Lashley through the barricade and into the timekeeper’s area with another massive Spear.
Lashley looked to escape Goldberg’s wrath, heading up the ramp to find the rest of The Hurt Business, Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin, waiting for him with Kendo sticks in hand. An outnumbered Goldberg refused to back down, making quick work of Alexander and Benjamin before Spearing Lashley off the ramp to the ground below.
Goldberg then rolled on top of Lashley for the three-count and the victory. (Via WWE.com)
The All Mighty continued to pummel Goldberg with a chair, wrapping it around Goldberg’s injured knee for a vicious stomp off the top rope. Lashley looked to end the fight with a Spear through a table, but Goldberg wisely stepped out of the way at the last second to send Lashley flying through the hardwood.
Goldberg then got rolling with a Spear of his own followed by a Jackhammer. As Lashley retreated outside the ring, Goldberg sent Lashley through the barricade and into the timekeeper’s area with another massive Spear.
Lashley looked to escape Goldberg’s wrath, heading up the ramp to find the rest of The Hurt Business, Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin, waiting for him with Kendo sticks in hand. An outnumbered Goldberg refused to back down, making quick work of Alexander and Benjamin before Spearing Lashley off the ramp to the ground below.
Goldberg then rolled on top of Lashley for the three-count and the victory. (Via WWE.com)
Xavier Woods defeated Finn Balor. (King of the Ring tournament finals)
The childhood dream has come true for Xavier Woods as he overcame Finn Bálor to become the new King of the Ring.
Neither Superstar appeared to gain the edge in an evenly fought match that saw counter after counter. Woods nearly earned the victory after stopping Bálor dead in his tracks with a superkick square to the jaw.
After a ring-shaking superplex gave Woods another near-fall, The Prince rallied by catching Woods in the ribs off a flying elbow attempt.
As Bálor set up for the Coup de Grace, Woods rolled out of harm’s way to hit an enzuigiri and a modified gut-buster. Woods then climbed the ropes for another flying elbow that sealed the win. After the bell, an emotional Woods took his place atop the throne. (Via WWE.com)
Neither Superstar appeared to gain the edge in an evenly fought match that saw counter after counter. Woods nearly earned the victory after stopping Bálor dead in his tracks with a superkick square to the jaw.
After a ring-shaking superplex gave Woods another near-fall, The Prince rallied by catching Woods in the ribs off a flying elbow attempt.
As Bálor set up for the Coup de Grace, Woods rolled out of harm’s way to hit an enzuigiri and a modified gut-buster. Woods then climbed the ropes for another flying elbow that sealed the win. After the bell, an emotional Woods took his place atop the throne. (Via WWE.com)
WWE Championship: WWE CHAMPION, Big E defeated Drew McIntyre.
The two mammoth men tested each other’s strength early as neither Big E nor Drew McIntyre could take the other off their feet with respective shoulder tackles. The competition spilled to the outside of the ring where McIntyre caught Big E with a belly-to-belly suplex onto the floor.
The physicality continued inside the squared circle as Big E eventually caught McIntyre for three straight belly-to-belly suplexes, setting the stage for a massive splash from the champion. The two Superstars tossed each other around the ring in various feats of strength until Big E landed a Big Ending for a two-count.
McIntyre answered with a Running Bulldog off the top rope to Big E, setting up for a Claymore, but the champ ducked out of the way. As Big E went for a Spear through the ropes, McIntyre slipped into the ring and met a charging E with a Claymore for the near-fall.
The two exchanged blows before Big E caught McIntyre running off the ropes, spinning him up onto his shoulder and planting him with a Big Ending for the 1-2-3. (Via WWE.com)
The physicality continued inside the squared circle as Big E eventually caught McIntyre for three straight belly-to-belly suplexes, setting the stage for a massive splash from the champion. The two Superstars tossed each other around the ring in various feats of strength until Big E landed a Big Ending for a two-count.
McIntyre answered with a Running Bulldog off the top rope to Big E, setting up for a Claymore, but the champ ducked out of the way. As Big E went for a Spear through the ropes, McIntyre slipped into the ring and met a charging E with a Claymore for the near-fall.
The two exchanged blows before Big E caught McIntyre running off the ropes, spinning him up onto his shoulder and planting him with a Big Ending for the 1-2-3. (Via WWE.com)
SmackDown Women's Championship: SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPION, Becky Lynch defeated Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair.
Bianca Belair grabbed the early momentum, showcasing her strength to take down Becky Lynch before lifting Sasha Banks off the tope rope and carrying her to the center of the ring, promptly dropping her straight to the mat. Before Belair could continue her domination, The Man pulled her out of the ring and proceeded to go one-on-one with familiar foe Banks.
The two battled, stopping only to knock Belair back outside the ring, but the EST of WWE would not go away. Belair made her way back into the ring to hoist Banks up for the K.O.D. before Lynch stepped into action with a dropkick off the top rope.
Big Time Becks attempted to put away both challengers, only to be caught in mid-air by Belair and Banks after an attempted dive from the corner. With Lynch neutralized, heated rivals Belair and Banks went after one another with The Boss hitting the Three Amigos. Banks looked for the frog splash, but no one was home, as Belair rolled out of the way.
Belair began to roll against her two foes as she went for her running backflip splash, but both Superstars rolled out of the way. Seeing their opening, Banks and Lynch locked in the Bank Statement and the Dis-arm-her, respectfully, though they couldn’t force a tapout.
Belair eventually hit her splash to break up a Bank Statement that was cinched in on Lynch. It was fast and furious from there as all three Superstars broke up potential pinfalls on one another. As the match spilled outside the ring, Big Time Becks wiped out the competition with a flying crossbody off the announcer’s table.
Lynch then rolled both challengers into the ring, locking in a double Dis-arm-her, but The EST of WWE powered out of it by lifting Banks and Lynch off the mat. Before Belair could take advantage, Banks dropped her with a backstabber and went to lock in the Bank Statement on Lynch. As Lynch tried to reverse the submission, Belair ran in to hit a K.O.D. on the champ.
Banks and Belair fought to get the cover on Lynch with Banks pulling Belair outside the ring, but when The Boss went for the pin, The Man rolled her up and grabbed the bottom rope for an assisted pinfall to retain her title. (Via WWE.com)
The two battled, stopping only to knock Belair back outside the ring, but the EST of WWE would not go away. Belair made her way back into the ring to hoist Banks up for the K.O.D. before Lynch stepped into action with a dropkick off the top rope.
Big Time Becks attempted to put away both challengers, only to be caught in mid-air by Belair and Banks after an attempted dive from the corner. With Lynch neutralized, heated rivals Belair and Banks went after one another with The Boss hitting the Three Amigos. Banks looked for the frog splash, but no one was home, as Belair rolled out of the way.
Belair began to roll against her two foes as she went for her running backflip splash, but both Superstars rolled out of the way. Seeing their opening, Banks and Lynch locked in the Bank Statement and the Dis-arm-her, respectfully, though they couldn’t force a tapout.
Belair eventually hit her splash to break up a Bank Statement that was cinched in on Lynch. It was fast and furious from there as all three Superstars broke up potential pinfalls on one another. As the match spilled outside the ring, Big Time Becks wiped out the competition with a flying crossbody off the announcer’s table.
Lynch then rolled both challengers into the ring, locking in a double Dis-arm-her, but The EST of WWE powered out of it by lifting Banks and Lynch off the mat. Before Belair could take advantage, Banks dropped her with a backstabber and went to lock in the Bank Statement on Lynch. As Lynch tried to reverse the submission, Belair ran in to hit a K.O.D. on the champ.
Banks and Belair fought to get the cover on Lynch with Banks pulling Belair outside the ring, but when The Boss went for the pin, The Man rolled her up and grabbed the bottom rope for an assisted pinfall to retain her title. (Via WWE.com)
WWE Universal Championship: WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION, Roman Reigns (with Paul Heyman) defeated Brock Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar looked for a suplex early and often, but the newly-crowned “Suplexorcist” Roman Reigns countered each time, hanging on to the ropes before landing some brutal elbows. Reigns pulled Lesnar out of the ring, bouncing his face off the ring post and keeping The Beast at bay with a Superman Punch and an unorthodox dive over the top rope to send Lesnar crashing into the barricade.
Lesnar got back into the ring but was met by a Spear from Roman for a near-fall. After another Superman Punch, Reigns went for another Spear, but this time Lesnar rolled out of the way to send The Head of the Table shoulder-first into the ring post.
The Beast took advantage of a stunned Reigns with a pair of suplexes followed by an F-5 for a two-count on The Tribal Chief. Lesnar looked to end it with another F-5, but Reigns’ leg clocked the referee in the head as Lesnar dropped the titleholder.
Lesnar went for the cover and seemingly had the win in hand until he noticed the unconscious referee, and Reigns caught a distracted and frustrated Lesnar off guard with a Spear. As both men lay flat on the mat looking to Paul Heyman for help, a seemingly torn Heyman threw the championship in between the two Superstars, yelling simply, “You know what to do.”
The tug-of-war commenced with Lesnar snatching the title away from Reigns only to turn into a pair of superkicks by The Usos. Reigns then battered Lesnar with the WWE Championship, covering him for the win. (Via WWE.com)
Lesnar got back into the ring but was met by a Spear from Roman for a near-fall. After another Superman Punch, Reigns went for another Spear, but this time Lesnar rolled out of the way to send The Head of the Table shoulder-first into the ring post.
The Beast took advantage of a stunned Reigns with a pair of suplexes followed by an F-5 for a two-count on The Tribal Chief. Lesnar looked to end it with another F-5, but Reigns’ leg clocked the referee in the head as Lesnar dropped the titleholder.
Lesnar went for the cover and seemingly had the win in hand until he noticed the unconscious referee, and Reigns caught a distracted and frustrated Lesnar off guard with a Spear. As both men lay flat on the mat looking to Paul Heyman for help, a seemingly torn Heyman threw the championship in between the two Superstars, yelling simply, “You know what to do.”
The tug-of-war commenced with Lesnar snatching the title away from Reigns only to turn into a pair of superkicks by The Usos. Reigns then battered Lesnar with the WWE Championship, covering him for the win. (Via WWE.com)