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Universal Championship– Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman:Lesnars shocking return to interrupt the Reigns-Strowman match at Hell in a Cell has led to this triple threat, which is expected to main event the show.

Cruiserweight Championship –Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Cedric Alexander:Alexander is due his contractually-obligated rematch after dropping the title to Murphy in the latters home country of Australia at Super Show-Down. This is one of the better matches that could be slotted on the card somewhere for the die-hard fans who arent too thrilled with the overall slate.

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While theres uncertainty at the moment as to whether the show will take place in Saudi Arabia, what we do know about the event is that it will feature an eight-man World Cup tournament to crown what the company has been touting as the best in the world. Both the WWE and Universal championships will be defended as well, with the red-brand title match likely giving us the final Brock Lesnar WWE appearance for the foreseeable future.

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WWE Championship– AJ Styles (c) vs. Daniel Bryan:Styles retained his title over Samoa Joe at Super Show-Down, and Bryan became the No. 1 contender by defeating The Miz in 2:25 on the same show. Will there be any interference here, or will a highly-anticipated showdown between Styles and Bryan go on as planned?

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WWE Crown Jewel matches, card, date, start time, location, World Cup 2018, predictions

Lets take a look at whats on tap for WWE Crown Jewel.

The following matches are rumored and not confirmed at this time.

WWE Crown Jewel matches, card, date, start time, location, World Cup 2018, predictions

WWE World Cup:We are still awaiting information about how this will be formatted, but it appears to be a bracket-style, single-elimination tournament akin to the old King of the Ring that will take place entirely on the show. Scattered over both Raw and SmackDown Live throughout the past few weeks, qualifying matches were held to determine the field. Below are the eight supersrars that qualified for the tournament.

WWE Crown Jewel is set to take place on Friday, Nov. 2, although there seems to be some uncertainty at this time as to the exact location of the event. Crown Jewel is scheduled to be the companys second trip over to Saudi Arabia this year under the 10-year agreement WWE has with the Saudi General Sports Authority, butrecent accusations made against the Saudi governmenthave some believing this trip may be in some jeopardy. No official announcement of pulling out of Saudi Arabia has been made at this time.

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Triple H & Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker & Kane:Heavy involvement from Michaels helped Triple H dispatch Taker at Super Show-Down in Australia. After the match, when it looked like the four men had made up and were celebrating together in the ring after the bout, the Brothers of Destruction turned on the former DeGeneration X members by Tombstone Piledriving, chokeslamming and otherwise ruining them to end the show. On the Raw following what took place in Australia, Michaels in-ring return after over eight years away was confirmed as the tag team match was set.

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