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Crown Jewel (2022)
The 2022 Crown Jewel was the fourth Crown Jewel professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event took place on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Mrsool Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—this was the second Crown Jewel to be held at this venue after the inaugural 2018 event, which was held there when it was previously referred to as King Saud University Stadium; the stadium changed its name to Mrsool Park in 2020. It was the eighth event that WWE held in Saudi Arabia under a 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030. Eight matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated Logan Paul to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, which also saw an appearance by Logan's brother Jake Paul. In other prominent matches, Braun Strowman defeated Omos, Damage CTRL ( Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) defeated Alexa Bliss and Asuka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Reigns
Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoa'i (born May 25, 1985) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and former American football, football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Roman Reigns. He is the leader of The Bloodline (professional wrestling), The Bloodline and is the current and longest-reigning WWE Universal Champion in his List of WWE Universal Champions, second reign, as well as the current WWE Champion in his List of WWE Champions, fourth reign, making him WWE's Undisputed championship (professional wrestling), undisputed world champion. He is a member of wrestling's Anoa'i family, which also includes his father Sika Anoa'i; brother Rosey (wrestler), Rosey; and cousins The Usos, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Rikishi (wrestler), Rikishi, Solo Sikoa, Sam Fatu, The Tonga Kid, Yokozuna (wrestler), Yokozuna, and Umaga (wrestler), Umaga. After playing college football for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWE Brand Extension
The brand extension, also referred to as the brand split, is the separation of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE's roster of wrestlers (and, at various times, creative staff) into distinct divisions, or "brands". The promotion's wrestlers are assigned to a brand via the annual WWE Draft and exclusively perform on that brand's weekly television show, with some exceptions. Throughout its history, WWE has utilized the brand extension twice. The first brand split occurred from 2002 to 2011, while the ongoing second began in 2016. WWE currently promotes three brands. The two main brands (referred to as the main roster) are Raw (WWE brand), Raw and SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown. Established in 2012, NXT (WWE brand), NXT serves as the promotion's Farm team, developmental brand (though was briefly promoted as the third main brand from 2019 to 2021). The first brand split began in March 2002, following the company's acquisition of talent from the former World Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Belair
Bianca Blair Crawford (born Bianca Nicole Blair; April 9, 1989) is an American professional wrestler and a fitness and figure competitor. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Bianca Belair, and is the current Raw Women's Champion in her first reign. A former track and field athlete, Belair made her professional wrestling debut in 2016 for WWE's developmental territory NXT, competing for the NXT Women's Championship on multiple occasions. After being drafted to SmackDown, she won the 2021 Women's Royal Rumble match, becoming the second African-American superstar after The Rock to win a Royal Rumble match. She successfully challenged for the SmackDown Women's Championship against Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 37, during a match which marked the second time women main-evented WrestleMania. In 2021, she was ranked No. 1 of the top 150 female wrestlers by ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI''). Early life Blair attended Austin-E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling women's tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is the only women's tag team championship for WWE's main roster, thus is defended across both the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The current champions are Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky), who are in their record-tying second reign as a team. The championship was established on the December 24, 2018, episode of ''Monday Night Raw''. Bayley and Sasha Banks, then going by the team name of The Boss 'n' Hug Connection, were the first champions who were part of the Raw brand during their inaugural reign. The championship was originally established to be available to Raw, SmackDown, and WWE's developmental territory NXT, but after a controversial finish to a title defense in March 2021, the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship was created, thus the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship became no longer available to NXT. The WWE Wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asuka (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name . Previously known as , she started her professional wrestling career in 2004 in the AtoZ promotion, where she remained until retiring in 2006. She returned to the ring in 2007, starting to work as a freelancer for promotions such as JWP Joshi Puroresu, NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Wave, Reina Joshi Puroresu, Smash and Wrestling New Classic. Her achievements include winning the JWP Openweight Championship, Smash Diva Championship and Wave Tag Team Championship. In 2015, Urai signed a developmental deal with WWE, making her the first Japanese female wrestler signed with the company in over 20 years. She won the NXT Women's Championship in 2016 (with her reign of 510 days being the longest in that title's history), and was moved to the WWE main roster in 2017. In 2018, she was the inaugural winner of the Women's Royal Rumble match. She is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Bliss
Alexis Cabrera (née Kaufman; born August 9, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Alexa Bliss. In 2013, Bliss signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to their Performance Center and developmental brand NXT. She made her main roster debut on the SmackDown brand in 2016, later becoming a two-time SmackDown Women's Champion and the first woman to hold the title twice. Bliss transferred to the Raw brand in 2017 and would go on to become a three-time Raw Women's Champion, with her initial reign making her the first woman to win both the Raw and SmackDown Women's titles. She and Nikki Cross are also the first two-time Women's Tag Team Champions in WWE history, making Bliss the second Women's Triple Crown Champion. In 2018, she won both the second women's Money in the Bank ladder match and first women's Elimination Chamber match. On the July 18, 2022, episode of ''Raw'', she cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iyo Sky
is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Iyo Sky (stylized in all caps). She is a member of Damage CTRL and former two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champions with fellow stablemate Dakota Kai. She previously wrestled in WWE's developmental brand NXT under the ring name ( ), where she was a former NXT Women's Champion and NXT Women's Tag Team Champion. She is also known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom), where she was a former two-time Wonder of Stardom Champion, six-time Artist of Stardom Champion, two-time World of Stardom Champion, the inaugural SWA World Champion, one-time Goddess of Stardom Champion, and one-time High Speed Champion. She was recognized as the "ace" of Stardom, and was the recipient of the 2015, 2016 and 2017 ''Tokyo Sports'' Joshi Puroresu Grand Prizes. Making her debut in March 2007, she spent several years working as a tag team wrestler, teaming with her older sister Mio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakota Kai
Cheree Georgina Crowley (born 6 May 1988) is a New Zealand-born professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Dakota Kai. She is a member of Damage CTRL and is one half of the current WWE Women's Tag Team Champions with Iyo Sky in their record-tying second reign. She is also known for her time in NXT, where she won the inaugural Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, and is a former two-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champion. Prior to her signing with WWE, Crowley wrestled under the ring name Evie, and appeared for Impact Pro Wrestling (IPW) in her native New Zealand, Pro Wrestling Women's Alliance (PWA) in Australia, American promotions Shimmer Women Athletes and Shine Wrestling, as well as Japanese promotions Pro Wrestling Zero1 and World Wonder Ring Stardom. Professional wrestling career New Zealand and Australian independent promotions (2007–2016) Crowley made her professional wrestling debut on 15 Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damage CTRL
Damage Control (stylized as Damage CTRL) is a villainous professional wrestling stable composed of leader Bayley, Dakota Kai, & Iyo Sky currently performing in WWE on the Raw brand. Kai and Sky are the current WWE Women's Tag Team Champions in their record-tying second reign. History At SummerSlam on July 30, 2022, Bayley returned after a year out of action due to injury, forming an alliance with the returning Dakota Kai and Io Shirai (now known as Iyo Sky, stylized in all caps) while confronting Bianca Belair after her Raw Women's Championship defense against Becky Lynch, resuming their feud and moving Bayley back to the Raw brand. Original plans according to Kai, was to have a stable consisting of herself, Tegan Nox and Candice LeRae. At Clash at the Castle, Bayley, Kai and Sky, now officially under the name Damage CTRL, defeated Belair, Alexa Bliss and Asuka. On the September 12 episode of ''Raw'', Kai and Sky defeated Aliyah and Rodriguez to win the WWE Women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omos
Tolulope "Jordan" Omogbehin (born May 16, 1994) is a Nigerian-American professional wrestler and former college basketball player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the WWE Raw brand under the ring name Omos. He played college basketball for the University of South Florida and for Morgan State University, from 2014 to 2015. Omogbehin signed with WWE in January 2019. He is a former Raw Tag Team Champion in WWE, holding the titles with AJ Styles during the summer of 2021. Early life Omogbehin was born on May 16, 1994, in Lagos, Nigeria. After his family migrated to the United States, Omogbehin attended and graduated from Atlantic Shores Christian School in Chesapeake, Virginia, and through high school, he played basketball and continued in the sport after choosing to attend the University of South Florida where he played at the center position. Omogbehin claims to have met basketball legend Hakeem Olajuwon during the USF Bulls' team trip to Houston, Texas in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braun Strowman
Adam Joseph Scherr (born September 6, 1983) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and former Strongman (strength athlete), strongman. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand under the ring name Braun Strowman. In WWE, he is a List of WWE Universal Champions, one-time WWE Universal Championship, Universal Champion, List of WWE Intercontinental Champions, one-time WWE Intercontinental Championship, Intercontinental Champion, and List of WWE Raw Tag Team Champions, two-time WWE Raw Tag Team Championship, Raw Tag Team Champion (with John Cone#Personal life, Nicholas and Seth Rollins, respectively). He is also the winner of the Money in the Bank (2018), 2018 Money in the Bank ladder match, Men's Money in the Bank contract, the winner of the titular match at the WWE Greatest Royal Rumble, Greatest Royal Rumble event, and the winner of the WrestleMania 35, 2019 André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Paul
Jake Joseph Paul (born January 17, 1997) is an American media personality and professional boxer. He initially rose to fame on Vine, before playing the role of Dirk Mann on the Disney Channel series ''Bizaardvark'' for two seasons. Throughout his career, Paul has become the subject of many controversies due to his behavior, including being charged with criminal trespass and unlawful assembly. Paul's boxing career began in August 2018 when he defeated British YouTuber Deji Olatunji in an amateur contest via TKO in the fifth round. Turning professional, Paul beat the YouTuber AnEsonGib in January 2020, via TKO in the first round. Between 2020 and 2022, Paul won his following fights against retired basketballer Nate Robinson by second round KO as well as retired mixed martial artists Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, and Anderson Silva by 1st-round TKO, twice by SD and 6th-round KO, and UD, respectively. Early life Jake Paul was born on January 17, 1997, in Cleveland, Ohio, and g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
