Ever since WWE started putting on events in Saudi Arabia there’s been a lot of talk about whether or not the women would end up eventually wrestling on one of the shows, and now a women’s match has been announced for the Crown Jewel pay-per-view.
Natalya will face off against Lacey Evans at the event, and the official announcement, along with the updated card, can be seen below.
WWE issued the following:
“WWE® PRESENTS THE FIRST-EVER WOMEN’S MATCH IN SAUDI ARABIA
STAMFORD, CONN., October 30, 2019 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced at a press conference at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh that the first-ever WWE women’s match in Saudi Arabia will take place tomorrow, October 31 as part of Riyadh Season, which includes more than 100 events over a two-month span featuring world-class entertainment and sports properties.
WWE Superstars Natalya and Lacey Evans will perform at CROWN JEWEL, one of WWE’s premier pay-per-view events, which also features Roman Reigns, the undefeated lineal heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, Universal Champion Seth Rollins and many more.
CROWN JEWEL will stream live on WWE Network tomorrow, October 31 at 8 pm AST/1 pm ET.”
You can check out the updated card for Crown Jewel below.
Falls Count Anywhere Match For The WWE Universal Championship
Seth Rollins vs. Bray Wyatt
WWE Championship Match
Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez
WWE World Cup Tag Team Turmoil Match
Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Revival vs. The New Day vs. The Viking Raiders vs. Heavy Machinery vs. Lucha House Party vs. Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins vs. The OC vs. The B Team
Team Hogan vs. Team Flair
Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Shorty G, Ali vs. Randy Orton, Baron Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre
WWE United States Championship Match
AJ Styles vs. TBA
20 Man Battle Royal – Winner Faces AJ Styles For The US Title
Sunil Singh, Mojo Rawley, Erick Rowan, R-Truth, Sin Cara, The Brian Kendrick, Titus O’Neil, Tony Nese, Akira Tozawa, Shelton Benjamin, Apollo Crews, Buddy Murphy, Andrade, Drake Maverick, Eric Young, Luke Harper, Cedric Alexander, Heath Slater, Humberto Carrillo and No Way Jose.
Tyson Fury vs. Braun Strowman
Lacey Evans vs. Natalya
Cesaro vs. Mansoor
