Roman Reigns wins, Tiffany Stratton cashes in at WWE Crown Jewel in Riyadh
WWE staged Crown Jewel 2026 at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 7, 2026, where Roman Reigns defeated Sami Zayn in the main event and Tiffany Stratton cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase to become the WWE Women’s Champion.
The TKO-led company presented a Premium Live Event that the coverage described as featuring four in-ring showdowns and concluding with multiple title changes, a Last Man Standing match and a high-profile betrayal. The show ended with new Crown Jewel champions being crowned across the card and several moments that the coverage singled out as significant for the Stamford-based promotion.
On the women’s side, Chelsea Green defeated Liv Morgan to win the Women’s Crown Jewel Championship before Tiffany Stratton ended her friendship with Green and successfully cashed in her Money in the Bank contract to pin Green and capture the WWE Women’s title. The coverage noted the cash-in recreated a previous storyline involving Stratton and Nia Jax and said the decision drew criticism for repeating that angle.
Cody Rhodes opened the show with a Last Man Standing encounter against Randy Orton that the coverage called a brutal contest, ending when Rhodes delivered a punt kick that left Orton down for the ten-count and gave Rhodes the victory. The report suggested Orton may take time off following the loss and proposed that the booking could reposition Rhodes in the World Championship picture, while also urging alternative directions to build him further.
The main event saw Undisputed Champion Sami Zayn push Roman Reigns to the limit before Reigns secured the win, with the coverage stating it took a final spear for The OTC to prevail. The article added that Zayn "left everything he had in the ring," earned the respect of The OTC, who hugged him after the match, and that there was "no doubt Zayn has proven he is a top player in WWE now and deserves more respect from fans."
Penta and Je'Von Evans defeated The Vision to capture the WWE World Tag Team Championship, a contest in which they at one point found themselves outnumbered by their opponents. The coverage also recorded that Oba Femi returned during the show and took out Bronson Reed; those developments were included among the event’s notable moments.
WWE’s next Premium Live Event after Crown Jewel is Survivor Series: WarGames, scheduled for November 28, 2026, in Houston, Texas, which the coverage identified as the promotion’s upcoming marquee show following the Riyadh card.