WWE Crown Jewel has come and gone and ultimately only four matches ended up on the card. Ahead of the event Finn Balor vs. Gunther was heavily rumored for Crown Jewel as photos of promotional material advertising the match started making the rounds ahead of the show.
GUNTHER vs. Finn Bálor is currently being advertised on WWE Crown Jewel posters outside the arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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WRKD Wrestling is reporting that despite the promotional material that was produced for the match, Gunther vs. Finn Balor wasn’t added to the Crown Jewel card because people in the company felt the match would be better suited with a further build. The feeling was that the four match card was enough for Crown Jewel.
Finn Balor’s rivalry with Gunther has escalated in recent weeks as Balor recently brought The Demon back during Danhausen’s very nice, very evil SmackDown on October 30th. The Demon destroyed Gunther, so it’s probably safe to say that we’ll be seeing a lot more of this feud in the weeks to come.
Despite only having four matches, Crown Jewel featured some big moments as Cody Rhodes seemingly wrapped up his rivalry with Randy Orton. Je’Von Evans and Penta won the WWE World Tag Team Championship. Chelsea Green won the women’s Crown Jewel Championship, but her celebration was short-lived as Tiffany Stratton successfully cashed in her Money in the Bank to become the new WWE Women’s Champion shortly after.
Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn main evented the show in a match that saw Roman pull out the victory. You can get more details on what Roman Reigns has to say after the match here.