As WWE heads toward the end of 2023, attention turns to Saudi Arabia. WWE will host the 2023 edition of Crown Jewel in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon.
The card is beginning to take shape with Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins defending their individual world titles against LA Knight and Drew McIntyre, respectively. But the champion carrying the biggest burden is Rhea Ripley. The women’s world champion has her hands full against four title challengers in one match. John Cena will also appear in Crown Jewel in pursuit of a singles win that has eluded him for years.
The card has mostly taken shape but there’s still time for WWE to make additions in advance of its 10th event in Saudi Arabia.
Take a look below at the confirmed matches for Crown Jewel, which streams live on Peacock with the main card starting at 1 p.m. ET.
2023 WWE Crown Jewel matches
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship — Roman Reigns (c) vs. LA Knight: Knight is WWE’s biggest success story this year. Saddled with a terribly male modeling manager gimmick upon his main roster debut, Knight has flourished since reverting to his NXT persona. Knight is getting some of the loudest crowd reactions these days and he teamed with John Cena to defeat…