Crown Jewel left you with a feeling that you got plenty of quality and quantity as WWE and its stars braved the dangerous unrest in Saudi Arabia to deliver an enjoyable show.
We got moments of validation as two unlikely champions in Sami Zayn and Chelsea Green — even if Tiffany Stratton cashed in on her in Riyadh on Saturday. Roman Reigns and Zayn delivered an excellent main event, while Cody Rhodes might finally be on his way to a much darker side. This show moved a ton of things forward after some quality matches.
Here are four takeaways from Crown Jewel:
Roman’s Respect
Reigns and Zayn told one heck of a story in the main event, one of mutual respect. It took everything the Tribal Chief had to put down the WWE champion, who refused to go down until Reigns finally hit the rebound spear. Reigns’ year of great matches continues
