Reigns beats Paul in an instant classic; Belair and The Usos retain titles

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  • Mike CoppingerESPN

Logan Paul, successful conscionable his 3rd nonrecreational wrestling match, pushed Roman Reigns to the brink successful his quest for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and erstwhile again turned heads with his ability, but came up conscionable abbreviated astatine Crown Jewel connected Saturday successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Paul, 27, threatened to people the monumental upset erstwhile helium buried Reigns done an denote array with a frog splash from the apical turnbuckle, implicit with a compartment telephone successful his near hand.

With Reigns and Paul some retired of committee successful the rubble, The Usos came to the champion's assistance and took retired the societal media star's 2 Impaulsive podcast co-hosts.

Logan's brother, Jake, connected the heels of his boxing triumph implicit UFC fable Anderson Silva, emerged to assistance adjacent the score, taking retired some Bloodline members with azygous close hands. That opened the doorway for Paul to link connected different frog splash wrong the ringing for the adjacent fall.

WHAT. A. FROG. SPLASH.@LoganPaul #WWECrownJewel pic.twitter.com/W3IFxkz97q

— WWE (@WWE) November 5, 2022

Reigns' different cousin, Solo Sikoa, made his mode to the ring, but earlier helium could intervene, Logan flew implicit the apical enactment and took retired The Bloodline with a crossbody. By the clip Paul was backmost wrong the ropes, Reigns had recovered.

The Tribal Chief connected with his patented Superman Punch, followed by the spear for the pinfall triumph to tally his title streak to 796 days and escaped with the triumph successful an instant-classic match.


WWE Crown Jewel Results

Last Woman Standing lucifer for WWE Raw women's championship: Bianca Belair (c) def. Bayley

In a thrilling Last Woman Standing Match, Bianca Belair outlasted Bayley to clasp the Raw Women's Championship.

The lucifer started blistery aft Bayley sat Belair successful a folding seat and delivered a flying clothesline disconnected the barricade. Bianca responded with a suplex connected the ramp, but Bayley gained the precocious manus erstwhile she feigned an ankle wounded and suckered Bianca successful with an attack.

Back wrong the ring, she utilized a seat changeable to Bianca's back, and erstwhile perched connected the turnbuckle, Bianca threw a seat to sound her off. Bayley was capable to trap Bianca against the apron with the stairs and went to enactment with the kendo instrumentality earlier Bianca responded with a spinebuster connected the steps.

The lucifer picked up with a Bayley to Belly connected the ramp earlier she tossed Bianca into an instrumentality case. Bianca yet broke retired earlier the referee reached a 10 number but was swiftly thrown into a crossface. Bayley past emerged down the instrumentality of a play cart and the combat continued connected the roof. With Bayley incapacitated connected top, Belair drove to the ringing and tossed her disconnected onto a array that didn't break. A consequent powerfulness weaponry planted Bayley done the table, but she was up astatine 9.

It's thing goes successful this #LastWomanStanding Match betwixt @BiancaBelairWWE and @itsBayleyWWE!#WWECrownJewel pic.twitter.com/WKMqGdEf5z

— WWE (@WWE) November 5, 2022

Belair powerslammed Bayley onto a stack of chairs and past flew disconnected the apical enactment with a 450 splash, but Bayley evaded. Bianca landed connected the heap of chairs but was up astatine the number of 9.

Finally, Belair delivered a K.O.D. onto a seat earlier she trapped Bayley successful a ladder nether the ringing station for the 10 count.

What's next: With 2 palmy rubric defenses against Bayley, it's apt clip for a caller programme for each, but Belair and Bayley ever marque for outstanding matches.


Bray Wyatt is successful Riyadh, and idiosyncratic has a connection for him!

What could beryllium down this connection for Bray Wyatt?#WWECrownJewel pic.twitter.com/t48RxsU5DN

— WWE (@WWE) November 5, 2022

Undisputed WWE tag squad championship: The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (c) def. The Brawling Brutes (Ridge Holland and Butch)

The Usos -- Jimmy and Jey -- retained the undisputed tag-team title with a triumph implicit Butch and Ridge Holland of the Brawling Brutes.

The lucifer ended erstwhile Jimmy and Jey connected connected a 1-D from the apical enactment connected Butch for the 1-2-3.

Jey Uso entered the lucifer with his close manus wrapped; Michael Cole claimed helium was dealing with a perchance breached wrist and would person an MRI connected Monday.

Immediately, the Usos attempted to locomotion retired and instrumentality a count-out nonaccomplishment to clasp the titles, but Butch stopped them with a flying genu to outside. Butch aboriginal connected connected a tornado DDT connected Jimmy earlier helium laid retired Jey with a moonsault. Later connected Ridge, picked up and slammed The Usos simultaneously.

.@RidgeWWE channels the discourtesy of @WWESheamus astatine #WWECrownJewel! pic.twitter.com/1ITGM2NlPr

— WWE (@WWE) November 5, 2022

The Usos delivered a bid of ace kicks followed by a treble Uso Splash from the apical rope, but Holland was determination to interruption the count. Holland spiked Jey with White Noise earlier Butch applied associated manipulation connected Jey's injured close hand.

That led to Holland scooping up Jey earlier Butch super-kicked him, followed by a assemblage slam. This time, Jimmy was determination to interruption the pin, starring to the 1-D for the finish.

What's next: The Usos volition support the titles against Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods of The New Day connected SmackDown adjacent Friday. The New Day holds the WWE grounds for the longest tag-team rubric reign astatine 483 days. They'll effort to halt The Usos, presently astatine 475 days and counting, from breaking their mark.


Singles match: Braun Strowman def. Omos

Braun Strowman -- listed astatine 6-foot-8, 344 pounds -- defeated Omos, who's billed astatine 7-foot-3, 403 pounds, successful a conflict betwixt the 2 biggest men successful the WWE.

Omos dominated the aboriginal going with a bid of attacks punctuated by a moving boot. He scooped Strowman up for the assemblage slam with easiness and past pinned him with 1 foot. Then helium did the aforesaid a 2nd time, some the slam and the arrogant pin.

It's a conflict of the GIANTS astatine #WWECrownJewel! 😲 pic.twitter.com/wqq1PxOgSP

— WWE (@WWE) November 5, 2022

Strowman yet countered with a bid of close hands and past clotheslined him retired of the ringing aft a 2nd attempt. Once extracurricular the ring, Omos flattened Strowman. Back wrong the ropes, Omos attempted a two-handed choke slam, but Strowman countered with the moving powerslam for the win.

What's next: Strowman and Omos could caput successful antithetic directions. After all, there's lone truthful overmuch WWE tin bash with 2 men of that size successful a match.


Six-man tag squad match: The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor, Damian Priest, and Dominik Mysterio) def. The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)

In their archetypal six-man tag against each other, The Judgment Day -- Finn Balor, Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio -- defeated The O.C. (A.J. Styles, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows).

#TheOC and #TheJudgmentDay clash astatine #WWECrownJewel arsenic @RheaRipley_WWE watches on! pic.twitter.com/86NTkb7XcV

— WWE (@WWE) November 5, 2022

The decorativeness came aft Styles acceptable up Mysterio for the Phenomenal Forearm, lone for Rhea Ripley to peel him from the apron and onto her shoulders earlier she planted him. Once backmost successful the ring, Balor capitalized with a shotgun dropkick followed by his finisher, the Coup De Grace from the apical rope, for the pinfall victory.

Balor attempted the Coup De Grace moments earlier, but Styles recovered and superplexed the person of Judgment Day portion Gallows and Anderson connected connected electrical chairs connected Mysterio and Priest, respectively.

What's next: This programme is conscionable starting with the summation of Gallows and Anderson and should proceed to play retired implicit the coming weeks.


Steel cage match: Drew McIntyre def. Karrion Kross (with Scarlett)

Drew McIntyre evened the people with Karrion Kross successful a alloy cage lucifer erstwhile his feet deed the crushed conscionable arsenic Scarlett was ushering Kross toward the door.

McIntyre was connected the verge of escaping earlier, but Scarlett sprayed McIntyre and the ref with mace arsenic helium pushed done the door. That allowed Kross to crawl toward the doorway earlier McIntyre recovered and tossed his rival successful the ankle lock, incapacitating him agelong capable to ascent the cage partition and triumph the match.

The lucifer kicked into different cogwheel earlier erstwhile McIntyre delivered the Michinoku Driver followed a spinebuster. Kross responded with the Doomsday Saito earlier McIntyre connected with the Future Shock DDT.

.@DMcIntyreWWE & @realKILLERkross are bringing the punishment wrong the #SteelCage astatine #WWECrownJewel!@Lady_Scarlett13 pic.twitter.com/eV842GU0R7

— WWE (@WWE) November 5, 2022

Scarlett was capable to distract McIntyre, allowing Kross to use the Krossjacket, followed by the Krosshammer. Kross made it to the apical of the cage, with his 2nd ft over, erstwhile McIntyre caught him and superplexed him for the precocious spot of the match.

That's erstwhile Drew made his archetypal effort to flight the cage door, starring to Scarlett's interference.

What's next: With the people tied astatine 1-1, expect Kross and McIntyre to extremity their feud successful a rubber lucifer astatine Survivor Series.


WWE Women's Tag Team championship: Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) def. Alexa Bliss and Asuka

Damage CTRL -- Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky -- regained the women's tag squad titles from Alexa Bliss and Asuka aft Nikki Cross interfered.

Alexa Bliss was connected the apical turnbuckle preparing for Twisted Bliss erstwhile Cross intervened and connected with a draped DDT, which allowed Kai to unafraid the pinfall portion Sky and Asuka occupied the referee's attention.

Earlier successful the fast-paced match, Asuka was being worked for an extended play earlier she yet recovered Bliss for the blistery tag. She delivered a bid of strikes and past a treble dropkick to bring them backmost into the match.

— WWE (@WWE) November 5, 2022

Bliss delivered the treble knees, followed by a senton connected Kai earlier she connected with a tornado DDT. Alexa continued to propulsion retired the stops, this clip with a Canadian Destroyer she calls Code Red.

Damage CTRL acceptable up Bliss for a treble suplex disconnected the apical enactment earlier Asuka joined the enactment for a operation suplex-power bomb. Asuka connected connected a rocket dropkick connected Kai and past a codebreaker. She besides deed a German Suplex for the pin earlier Kai delivered a Helluva Kick.

Alexa attempted Twisted Bliss, but Kai was capable to get her knees up. Then, Sky attempted a springboard moonsault, but Asuka was capable to evade. This allowed Bliss to driblet Kai with a Twisted DDT to acceptable her up for Twisted Bliss earlier Cross intervened.

What's Next: After Asuka and Alexa Bliss were capable to wrest the titles distant connected Raw, a rubber lucifer is undoubtedly successful bid for the tag squad titles.


Singles match: Brock Lesnar def. Bobby Lashley

Brock Lesnar escaped with the pinfall triumph successful an abbreviated, hard-hitting lucifer betwixt 2 of the strongest wrestlers connected WWE's roster.

Bobby Lashley locked successful the Hurt Lock, his submission finisher, but with Lesnar reeling, helium managed to footwear disconnected the apical turnbuckle and, with the submission finisher inactive applied, laid connected apical of Lashley for the 1-2-3.

A stunned Lashley completed his bottommost crook by applying the Hurt Lock a 2nd clip aft the lucifer portion boos rained down with Lesnar incapacitated.

.@BrockLesnar defeats @fightbobby astatine #WWECrownJewel, but The All Mighty gets the past laugh! pic.twitter.com/xLcM1IALpq

— WWE (@WWE) November 5, 2022

The lucifer started accelerated retired of the gate, with Lashley attacking Lesnar earlier helium could adjacent participate the ring. He rammed Lesnar into the alloy stairs and The Beast Incarnate sold a near genu wounded for the remainder.

Lashley past deed Lesnar with a spear, and, erstwhile wrong the ropes, connected connected a 2nd spear. Lesnar was capable to exit the ringing to bargain immoderate clip to recover, but Lashley followed him and a 3rd spear sent Lesnar crashing done the barricade.

After a 4th spear wrong the ring, Lesnar, who sported a braided ponytail, kicked retired astatine 2. Afterward, Lesnar yet began his attack. He took Lashley to Suplex City with 3 consecutive German Suplexes, followed by the F5.

Lashley was capable to clothesline Lesnar implicit the apical enactment to the extracurricular and threw him successful a fireman transportation earlier ramming him into the ringing post. The Almighty attempted different spear, but Lesnar reversed into an F5 attempt. But earlier helium could present it, Lashley drilled him with a modified spinebuster earlier the Hurt Lock was applied.

What's Next: Following Lashley's post-match onslaught and implicit bottommost turn, it appears the feud could continue, particularly with 1 of WWE's tentpole events, Survivor Series, astatine the extremity of the month. Lesnar competes connected a part-time docket but it would beryllium a astonishment if helium missed Survivor Series.

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