Finally… Crown Jewel has come back home

Paul "Triple H" Levesque presents the Crown Jewel Women's Championship to Liv Morgan during Crown Jewel at Mohammed Abdo Arena on November 2, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. | Photo by WWE/Getty Images Of the seven Crown Jewel events WWE’s held since 2018, six of them took place in Saudi Arabia. The only exception was last year’s in Perth, Australia. WWE recently announced which premium live event the people of Western Australia are getting in 2026, bringing the second-ever Wrestlepalooza to Perth as part of a three-show swing. SmackDown will take place there on Fri., Dec. 11 with the PLE the following day. Raw closes things out on Mon., Dec. 13. It didn’t tamp down our excitement for the show where WWE determines their champions of champions (for those of us who were excited)… … and now we know that post our excitement wasn’t in vain, as WWE has announced that Crown Jewel 2026 is happening in Riyadh on Nov. 7: The only matches announced so far are those Crown Jewel title bouts, which