WWE Crown Jewel preview: Rollins-Rhodes, Cena tour stop, more

As a work to fans who person a wide involvement successful WWE but mightiness not person watched a lucifer successful months, we're blessed to supply this FAQ arsenic a usher to WWE Crown Jewel Perth connected Saturday astatine 8 a.m. ET from RAC Arena successful Perth, Western Australia. The premium unrecorded lawsuit (PLE) volition watercourse exclusively successful the U.S. for fans with a subscription to the ESPN Unlimited plan -- either straight oregon done a accepted wage TV bundle -- connected the ESPN App.

Why is Crown Jewel being held successful Perth, Australia?

While Australia itself doesn't person a royal family, it is simply a law monarchy that recognizes King Charles III arsenic its caput of state. We stay hopeful that the Prince of Wales volition beryllium the peculiar enforcer for 1 of these matches.

But much to the point: Elimination Chamber 2024 was a immense deed successful Perth, truthful the WWE wanted a "takeover" play successful the city. While the erstwhile six Crown Jewel events were held successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this lawsuit heads Down Under, wherever the coveted men's and women's WWE Crown Jewel title belts volition beryllium connected the line.

The conception is really beauteous cool: The reigning men's and women's satellite champions of "Raw" and "SmackDown" conflict each different for the WWE Crown Jewel title belts. Well, not really belts, arsenic the winners alternatively get title rings, thing with which Seth Rollins is nary uncertainty unfamiliar arsenic a 39-year-old Chicago Bears fan.

Who is Rollins wrestling successful the men's Crown Jewel match?

The WWE World Heavyweight Champion is taking connected Cody Rhodes, the Undisputed WWE Champion, continuing a longtime rivalry that vacillates betwixt communal respect and aggravated animosity. And they've had immoderate moments together. Remember Hell successful a Cell successful 2022, erstwhile Rhodes wrestled with a torn pec that turned his thorax purple? Or WrestleMania 40, erstwhile Rollins assisted Rhodes successful his warfare against the Bloodline connected some nights earlier Cody "finished the story" with the title triumph against Roman Reigns?

This latest section finds Rhodes feuding with Rollins' existent unchangeable The Vision, which includes Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed and manager Paul Heyman, who has added "The Oracle" to his ever-growing database of monikers. As usual, Heyman has recovered a mode to elevate an intriguing lucifer -- champion vs. champion, with Rollins 0-3 against Rhodes connected PLEs -- into thing acold much Shakespearean.

Rollins' assurance successful defeating Rhodes has been shaken to the constituent where, during Monday's "Raw," helium wanted Heyman to explicate the consequences should helium suffer astatine Crown Jewel. After initially laughing disconnected the notion, Heyman chillingly said Rollins could suffer the religion of his unchangeable and the locker room. But beyond that, should helium suffer to Rhodes, Rollins would permission Heyman wondering "why I picked you ... implicit Roman Reigns." He has either motivated Rollins to triumph the Crown Jewel lucifer oregon has created rather the melodramatic messiness if helium doesn't. Classic Heyman!

What astir the women's Crown Jewel match?

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