Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Crown Jewel 2021 | Predictions

Crown Jewel will take place LIVE from Mohammad Abdu Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the line up is stacked, almost WrestleMania worthy. Time to take a look at the match card including the predictions. 

Match Card
Mansoor vs. Mustafa Ali
The story between Mansoor and Mustafa has been one of the most intriguing ones in the company in the past months, they've gone from teaming up and losing regularly, trying to rebuild from their differences to where we are now, a one on one match, the feeling is Mustafa has always been booked poorly by creative and there is truth in that, he should be in the Intercontinental Championship picture now he is on SmackDown after the draft, Mansoor is also on SmackDown, which may mean we will see a couple of matches after Crown Jewel. Mansoor has never lost in Saudi Arabia if the memory is correct, he is the choice to win here once again. Predicted Winner: Mansoor. 

Hell in a Cell
Edge vs. Seth Rollins
We are tied at one win a piece in this particular feud, October is usually a month for Hell in a Cell pay-per-views, this more or less follows the same pattern, in terms of the winner? here is a hint, on this day, I see clearly. Predicted Winner: Edge. 

Queen's Crown Tournament Finals
Zelina Vega vs. Doudrop
It is believed that matches leading up to the Finals have not lasted long in terms of duration, which is a disrespect to the talent involved in the tournament, history suggests the villains tend to win, this will not be the case unfortunately for Zelina here. Predicted Winner of the Queen's Crown Tournament: Doudrop. 

King of the Ring Tournament Finals
Xavier Woods vs. Finn Balor
Xavier has been pitching for the King of the Ring Tournament on social media for quite a while before it was bought back to TV, he has made it to the Finals where he will take on Finn Balor. Will Woods realise his dream of winning? or will "The Prince" become King instead? the choice has been made. Predicted Winner and King of the Ring. Finn Balor. 

If Balor wins, it will be interesting to see if Woods' attitude and behaviour changes in the next weeks after the tournament, including a split between him and Kofi out of anger, the scenario is very possible. 

No Holds Barred Match
Goldberg vs. Bobby Lashley
We saw an abrupt finish to their last match at SummerSlam, the build up to this match has been somewhat weird in terms of promos. Goldberg's son Gage has been mentioned a lot, which makes it seem as though he will be involved towards the end to help his dad pick up the win. Predicted Winner: Goldberg.

WWE Championship Match
Big E (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
There would be more interest in this championship match if Big E and Drew were not already drafted to separate brands recently, it will be a good one for sure, however, the title will not change hands, subject to change of course. Predicted Winner: and still WWE Champion. Big E. 

RAW Tag Team Championship Match

RK-Bro vs. AJ Styles & Omos
Expecting Riddle and Orton to remain tag team champions after this match, followed by a possible split after Crown Jewel between Omos and AJ Styles, similar to Mansoor and Mustafa. Predicted Winners: and still RAW Tag Team Champions. RK-Bro.

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch (c) vs. Sasha Banks 
This will be a great match, perhaps a candidate for Match of the Year, however, the draft has once again, made the outcome very easy to predict. the pick is for Becky to remain champion and creative to simply change titles between her and Charlotte afterwards, a lazy scenario we have seen too often before. Predicted Winner: and still RAW Women's Champion. Becky Lynch. 

Universal Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar
This will be Roman's toughest challenge to date against Brock, who returned at SummerSlam, the belief is Paul Heyman will play a very important role in terms of the winner, as he has history with both guys involved in this match of course, a fact which has to be acknowleged here, no pun intended, expect "The Tribal Chief" to remain champion and continue the run. Predicted Winner: and still Universal Champion. Roman Reigns. 

Be sure to check back here for the Crown Jewel Review-ish, which will be available hours after the event, thanks for reading.