Two WWE champions will sport further {hardware} by the point WWE Crown Jewel ends. The promotion returns to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday to begin a brand new annual custom: the Crown Jewel championship matches.

Uncooked and SmackDown’s world champions compete to turn into the inaugural Crown Jewel champions. World heavyweight champion Gunther takes on undisputed WWE champ Cody Rhodes, and ladies’s world titleholder Liv Morgan meets WWE ladies’s champ Nia Jax. The Crown Jewel titles have been launched by WWE chief content material officer Paul Levesque at Dangerous Blood. The champion vs. champion matches will happen yearly in Saudi Arabia.

The most popular ticket at Crown Jewel might be The Usos reunion. Roman Reigns, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso reunite towards Solo Sikoa’s The Bloodline. 5 different matches are additionally scheduled.

Let’s check out who the CBS Sports activities specialists are selecting to win in every match on Saturday’s card, starting at 1 p.m. ET.

WWE Crown Jewel 2024 predictions

Roman Reigns and The Usos vs. The Bloodline: The wise end right here is for The Bloodline to win and hold issues heating up as Survivor Collection approaches. Nonetheless, there’s one thing about The Usos reunion and the way heel-heavy I really feel just like the outcomes are going to skew makes me suppose WWE could wish to give the followers a babyface victory on this one. There are methods to let The Bloodline get again at Reigns, Jimmy and Jey between Saturday and Survivor Collection to maintain issues shifting in the correct route. I hope I am unsuitable as a result of a Bloodline win actually is essentially the most affordable method from a wrestling storytelling standpoint however there are methods to spin Sikoa’s rising frustration into important story beats as effectively. Choose: Roman Reigns and The Usos win — Brent Brookhouse

In contrast to Brent, I assume WWE does the affordable factor. The Bloodline wants momentum heading into Survivor Collection they usually nonetheless have a one-person edge on the unique faction. Reigns and Jey are larger attracts than anybody within the rival group. WWE dangers making The Bloodline 2.0 appear to be an inexpensive rip-off in the event that they lose to Reigns’ workforce at consecutive pay-per-views. The largest variable is how lengthy WWE plans to attract out this storyline. If Survivor Collection is the conclusion, the inventive workforce should make acutely aware selections about how issues play out in November. If there’s much more in retailer, it may not matter who wins at Crown Jewel. Choose: The Bloodline wins — Shakiel Mahjouri

Males’s Crown Jewel Championship — Gunther vs. Cody Rhodes: The issue I am having with the 2 champion vs. champion matches is that it appears like each are going to finish with interference or another type of unsatisfying end to keep away from a high champion consuming a loss as a result of Crown Jewel merely feels much less necessary than one thing like Survivor Collection. When taking a look at escape hatches to keep away from a clear loss, Rhodes merely has extra antagonists who can stick their noses within the match and permit Gunther to steal an inexpensive win. Whether or not Kevin Owens or somebody from The Bloodline, somebody will intervene and Rhodes will lose with out it having any actual influence on something. Choose: Gunther wins the title — Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)

Girls’s Crown Jewel Championship — Liv Morgan vs. Nia Jax: The brand new WWE regime appears excessive on Jax. Her newest run within the firm is by far her strongest. It isn’t excellent however it’s a transparent enchancment over previous efforts. Jax gained Could’s Queen of the Ring match in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It preceded her WWE ladies’s title win and set the tone for this weekend. Morgan has extra upside however she’s a conniving heel who does not want a one-off ceremonial title win. Jax is a bodily power. Searching extra prizes for her trophy case is accountable reserving. Choose: Nia Jax wins the title — Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)

Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens: Owens is simply too central to Rhodes’ story proper now to lose to Orton, who’s having fun with a advantageous run as a veteran who can simply slot in towards anybody. Owens wants to remain sizzling and in place for a rematch with Rhodes, this time along with his previous edge. I’ve a sneaking suspicion that this might steal the present on Saturday however the end result doesn’t really feel doubtful. Choose: Kevin Owens wins — Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)

Seth Rollins vs. Bronson Reed: It is good to see Reed in a significant feud however one thing about this storyline appears like busywork. I can not keep in mind the final time Rollins was such a small participant on Uncooked. Such are the ebbs and flows {of professional} wrestling. Reed might be offered as an unstoppable power however Rollins virtually definitely finds a strategy to vanquish this monster. Choose: Seth Rollins wins — Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)

United States Championship — LA Knight (c) vs. Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes: Knight would have been a predominant occasion champion if SmackDown nonetheless had an inactive champion. Sadly for him, Rhodes is a workhorse. The U.S. champion has taken a backseat to storylines extra central to SmackDown’s two-hour block. He even appears like a supporting act in Andrade and Hayes seven-match sequence. Knight continues to be one of many roster’s extra widespread babyfaces and advantages extra from having the title than his challengers. Choose: LA Knight retains the title — Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)

WWE Girls’s Tag Workforce Championships — Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill (c) vs. Injury CTRL vs. Meta-4 vs. Chelsea Inexperienced & Piper Niven: So much occurring on this match however selecting a winner finally comes all the way down to what is sensible. Cargill and Belair are nonetheless comparatively recent into their second run as champions and no workforce within the match jumps out as somebody able to run with the belts, even in a reasonably weak ladies’s tag division. It appears like Cargill and Belair will proceed to carry the titles till WWE can determine an intriguing route for one or each as singles. Choose: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill retain the titles — Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)