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WWE Crown Jewel 2024 live updates, results, grades and analysis: Roman Reigns and the Usos lose to The Bloodline

The seven-match card features two champion vs. champion showdowns for newly created Crown Jewel titles.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 25: WWE World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER (R) addresses WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes in the ring during WWE SmackDown at Barclays Center on October 25, 2024 in New York City.  (Photo by WWE/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 25: WWE World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER (R) addresses WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes in the ring during WWE SmackDown at Barclays Center on October 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by WWE/Getty Images)

For the second time this year, WWE is heading to Saudi Arabia for a premium live event. After King and Queen of the Ring in May, WWE is holding the annual Crown Jewel event in Riyadh. It's the sixth time in the promotion's history that the annual event has taken place, with 2020 having been skipped due to the COVID pandemic.

This year's card features seven matches, including champion vs. champion clashes between Cody Rhodes and Gunther as well as Liv Morgan and Nia Jax, with the winners walking out of Riyadh with the newly created Crown Jewel Championship. In addition, we have two traditional championship matches — a triple-threat contest for LA Knight's United States Championship and a fatal four-way for the Women's Tag Team Championships, currently held by Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair.

The three non-title matches also have significant weight behind them, with Roman Reigns and the recently reunited Usos taking on The Bloodline, Seth Rollins and Bronson Reed seemingly putting a bow on their entertaining feud, and Randy Orton battling Kevin Owens, potentially setting up Rhodes' next Undisputed WWE Championship challenge.

Here's a look at the full card, which streams live on Peacock starting at 1 p.m. ET.

Men's Crown Jewel Championship: Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. World Heavyweight Champion Gunther

Women's Crown Jewel Championship: WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax vs. Women's World Champion Liv Morgan

United States Championship: LA Knight (c.) vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. Andrade

WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair (c.) vs. Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane vs. Piper Niven and Chelsea Green vs. Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson

Roman Reigns and The Usos vs. The Bloodline

Seth Rollins vs. Bronson Reed

Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens

Live8 updates
  • WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match: Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair (c.) vs. Piper Niven and Chelsea Green, Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane, Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson

    Damage CTRL (Sky and Sane) were the first to enter. Sky won the Fatal Four-Way that set the stage for Saturday's match on the go-home episode of SmackDown on Friday.

    Legend and Jackson were next out, making their premium live event debut. Green and Niven were next — this is an underrated moment where we will miss Samantha Irvin as the "Chelsea Greeeeeen" intro doesn't hit the same.

    Finally, the champions made their way to the ring. Subjectively speaking, they have two of the best themes in WWE today.

    Sky and Belair started the action off — anyone can tag anyone else into the match under Fatal Four-Way rules. Belair hit a big standing suplex before Sky showed off her skills in an impressive sequence that ended in a hurricanrana and kip up.

    As Sky played to the crowd, Green tagged in, allowing Belair to recover and regain the advantage before tagging in Cargill. As Cargill carried around Green, Legend tagged herself in and it was Meta Four's chance to beat down on Green. We were teased with a few staredowns between Legend and Cargill.

    Green scampered to Damage CTRL's corner and Sane tagged in, immediately taking control (pun intended). Sky then showed off her impeccable high-flying skills and the match quickly devolved into chaos. As Legend and Cargill finally went head-to-head, Niven climbed to the top rope and took both women out with a top-rope cross body.

    Damage CTRL's focus then turned to Green and Niven, with Sane landing an In-Sane Elbow and Sky hitting a massive moonsault. Not to be outdone, Meta Four unleashed tandem offense to take out all of the women outside the ring. Cargill nearly picked up the win back in the ring by hitting Jaded on Green before Damage CTRL broke up the pin.

    The close of the match came as Green and Niven had the upper hand, setting up Niven's finisher before Cargill turned the tides and slammed Green, setting her up to take the splash from her teammate. Cargill and Belair hit a Doomsday Device on Niven and picked up the win to retain their championships.

    Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair retain the Women's Tag Team Championships in 12:01.

  • Roman Reigns, Jimmy and Jey Uso vs. The Bloodline

    The most personal feud of the night kicks off Crown Jewel, with Roman Reigns and the Usos taking on Solo Sikoa's Bloodline.

    Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa and Jacob Fatu made their entrance first, drawing heavy boos from the Saudi crowd. Tonga Loa was the Bloodline member sitting out the six-man tag match.

    The VERY pro-Reigns crowd chanted OTC once the Bloodline music wrapped and erupted when Reigns' music hit. Reigns was accompanied by Jimmy Uso, as has been the case lately. The OTC chants resumed before another huge pop, this time for Jey Uso, who entered through the crowd. I said it last night, and I'll say it again, Jey Uso just might be more over than Reigns right now.

    We had a little pre-match tension as Roman made a bit of a face while "Main Event" Jey Uso was introduced and then Jey started the match over Reigns, who somewhat willingly backed off.

    Once the bell rang, Tonga quickly gained the upper hand before Jey landed an enzuigiri and tagged in his brother Jimmy. After a brief bit of tandem offense, The Bloodline managed to isolate Jimmy and get Fatu into the ring. The Usos again managed to show off their tag roots and cleared the ring with some quick offense.

    Sikoa barked orders from the ring floor and then his corner, refusing to come into the ring, instead opting to send in Tonga to do his bidding. As Jey held Tonga in an armlock, Reigns asked to be tagged in. Jey showed his reluctance, instead tagging in his brother, Jimmy, and sowing some more dissension between the team.

    The discord allowed The Bloodline to regain control, and Jimmy paid for it at the hands of Fatu and finally Sikoa, who tagged in. Tonga eventually returned to the ring and quickly whiffed on a splash, allowing Jimmy to get to his corner and tag in Jey, even as the crowd chanted "We want Roman!"

    Tonga utilized an eye rake to get back to this corner and tag in Fatu, who provided instant offense with a pop-up Samoan drop and a senton. The Bloodline used the numbers game and a distracted referee to continue to punish Jey, who had now become isolated in their corner.

    Jey tried to fight back and Tonga took out Jimmy from the ring apron, leaving only Reigns for the hot tag. Reigns and Sikoa tagged in at the same time and went toe-to-toe in the center of the before Reigns gained the advantage with a trio of clotheslines and an Ura Nage. Reigns then lined up a Superman Punch, before a quick counter from Sikoa that Reigns escaped. After hitting the Superman Punch, Reigns went for a Spear but was hit with a Samoan Spike from Sikoa. Jimmy ran back in to break up the near-fall.

    Chaos ensued as the Usos went to take out Sikoa and Fatu. Reigns then fell victim to the numbers game, and inadvertently took out the referee while trying to fight off The Bloodline. Fatu unleashed vicious offense and Sikoa hit two Samoan Spikes on Reigns to pick up the win.

    The Bloodline defeats Roman Reigns and The Usos in 16:39.

    After the match, The Bloodline continued to abuse Reigns, setting him up for a powerbomb through the announce table. The Usos briefly made the save before The Bloodline turned their attention to Jey. As they tried to hit Jey with a Rear-View with his neck in a steel chair, Sami Zayn's music hit.

    Zayn and Sikoa were seen speaking together on Raw before Crown Jewel, but Zayn attacked The Bloodline. Reigns and the Usos returned and the quartet surrounded Sikoa in the ring. Both Reigns and Zayn went to attack but Sikoa ducked and Zayn hit Reigns, creating an argument in the ring.

  • Goldberg retirement match confirmed for 2025 -- No Crown Jewel appearance

    Anyone who was anticipating — or dreading — a run-in from Bill Goldberg in the Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther match tonight can end any speculation. Goldberg announced on the SEC Network that he would be having his final match next year, per WWE executives Nick Khan, Chris Legentil and Paul "Triple H" Levesque.

    He also closed out a clean sweep for Georgia picks (Goldberg's alma mater) as the Dawgs take on the Gators later today.

  • 🚨 STEINER MATH REFERENCE 🚨

    LA Knight (YEAH!) cut a pre-show promo and referenced Steiner Math. ICYMI here's the original, legendary wrestling clip.

  • Crown Jewel Full Card

    Here's a look at the full seven-match Crown Jewel card.

  • Seth Rollins' throwback eyewear

    It's fitting Seth Rollins calls himself the Visionary...just peep the shades he's rocking in this interview. I can't imagine what he's seeing in that Mattel View-Master.

  • There's levels to this -- and Kevin Owens is on another

    Uncrowned colleague Kel Dansby wrote this week about the transformation we've seen in KO since he attacked Cody Rhodes after Bad Blood — I won't steal his thunder, go read it here.

    BUT, Owens cut a promo on Randy Orton last night on a taped edition of SmackDown before attacking the Viper after the main event.

    Owens also cut a promo Saturday morning on the Crown Jewel kickoff show.

    Notice anything?

    Yes, KO is wearing Dusty Rhodes and Bob Orton t-shirts, adding another layer on insult to his ongoing beefs with Rhodes and Orton. It's the little things.