On Saturday, WWE Crown Jewel takes place outdoors Saudi Arabia for the primary time for the reason that occasion’s inception. This 12 months’s occasion will probably be held in Perth, Australia, although it’s going to function underneath the identical format as final 12 months’s Crown Jewel.
Which means two headline matches that includes WWE’s high champions. On the boys’s aspect, undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes will tackle world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins. For the ladies, world champion Iyo Sky will face WWE ladies’s champion Tiffany Stratton. The winners of these matches will win the ceremonial Crown Jewel championship, taking dwelling a hoop for his or her victory.
As well as, John Cena returns for one in every of his ultimate appearances when he takes on AJ Kinds as the 2 revisit one of many promotion’s high rivalries of the 2010s. Cena has been out of motion since Wrestlepalooza and solely has a handful of appearances booked by way of the tip of the 12 months, when he’s anticipated to retire. Kinds, in the meantime, additionally just lately stated he expects to retire by the tip of 2026.
Plus, roman Reigns makes his return to a PPV card when he takes on Bronson Reed in n Australian Road Struggle. And Asuka and Kairi Sane are set to workforce up and face Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley.
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With so many large matches set for the occasion, let’s check out what the CBS Sports activities professional wrestling specialists suppose will occur when the motion goes down in Perth.
2025 WWE Crown Jewel predictions
Males’s Crown Jewel Championship — Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins: The Crown Jewel stipulation is tailored for Rhodes to lose. It is meaningless within the grand scheme of issues. Rhodes solidified himself as a high draw by repeatedly beating Rollins upon his return to WWE. It is about time Rollins bought one over on “The American Nightmare.” On Uncooked, CM Punk teased that he respects Rhodes an excessive amount of to become involved in his enterprise, suggesting The Imaginative and prescient’s numbers sport might get the higher of the son of a son of a plumber. Choose: Seth Rollins wins — Shakiel Mahjouri
Perhaps I lean too closely into what could be most attention-grabbing fairly than what WWE is prone to do. Rhodes having Rollins’ quantity and inflicting a disaster of confidence for The Imaginative and prescient’s chief is attention-grabbing; Rollins profitable with the help of Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker just isn’t. Equally, Rollins profitable on his personal would not actually do a lot for a way the story of The Imaginative and prescient is being constructed. Paul Heyman already despatched a message to Rollins {that a} loss was unacceptable and would make him query the choice to again Rollins over Roman Reigns. Would Breakker be content material to take a seat behind a person who cannot get the job performed in opposition to Rhodes? Essentially the most attention-grabbing possibility is for Rhodes to win, so that is what WWE ought to do. Choose: Cody Rhodes wins — Brent Brookhouse
Girls’s Crown Jewel Championship — Tiffany Stratton vs. Stephanie Vaquer: Vaquer is a recent champion who must proceed constructing credibility as a principal event-level star. Stratton has had a very good run together with her title, so a loss is not notably damaging in the identical manner it could be for Vaquer. That makes for some fairly simple arithmetic that simply says to present Vaquer the victory. Choose: Stephanie Vaquer wins — Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)
John Cena vs. AJ Kinds: Cena vs. Kinds is probably the most deserving farewell tour match requiring the least storyline construct. They’d shockingly nice matches on the peak of their rivalry. That is sufficient to warrant one final tango. It is only a disgrace most of Cena’s retirement tour has been half-baked. Cena’s loss to Brock Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza actually deflated followers. It is unlikely he takes one other clear loss along with his ultimate match quick approaching. Kinds, who just lately stated he’d retire subsequent 12 months, would not have a lot to realize by beating Cena. All anybody desires to see is another strong outing from one of the vital shocking hit feuds in WWE historical past. Choose: John Cena wins — Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)
Roman Reigns vs. Bronson Reed: Reigns matches are so uncommon that it makes the outcomes pretty predictable. Reed has been round to present Reigns somebody he can defeat to remain across the title image with out truly being in it. It is arduous to think about Reed being given a win over Reigns. What function would that serve? To arrange a 3rd Reigns vs. Reed match? That does not seem to be a great way to make use of Reigns transferring ahead. That ought to imply a win for Reigns so he can transfer on to Breakker. Choose: Roman Reigns wins — Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)
Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky vs. The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane): Ripley and Sky are greater stars than The Kabuki Warriors. Plain and easy. It would not appear WWE has a lot deliberate long-term for the villainous duo, a minimum of not sufficient to present them a win over two of the ladies’s division’s greatest stars. This match is generally an excuse to get Ripley in entrance of her dwelling followers. Count on “Mami” to choose up an enormous win for her fellow Aussies. Choose: Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky win — Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)