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WWE Crown Jewel 2019 is right around the corner and promises to entertain the WWE Universe and the live crowd at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with two heavyweight matches in the form of Braun Strowman taking on the undefeated Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury and WWE Champion Brock Lesnar defending his title against former UFC nemesis Cain Velasquez.
Apart from that, they have a stacked card which will feature WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins putting his title on the line against 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt in a Falls Count Anywhere Match with an added stipulation that states the match cannot be stopped for any reason and a tag-team turmoil match which will see nine teams fighting for the right to be called "the best tag-team in the world".
And if you’re planning on watching this year’s event, why not join Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Gary Cassidy and the host of This Week In WWE, Scott Stanford, who previewed two major matches set for the event in Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez and Tyson Fury vs Braun Strowman? You can watch the entire preview below -
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However, the first-ever Crown Jewel that took place last year in 2018 at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia also had its fair share of surprises in the form of Superstars coming out of retirement for another match and shocking victories. Now, we will take a look at 5 amazing moments that took place at the event.
#5 Rey Mysterio besting Randy Orton
Rey Mysterio battled against Randy Orton in the WWE World Cup quarterfinal match in the SmackDown bracket. The Viper rekindled his rivalry with The Master of the 619 from their early days in a quick and action-filled match.
Orton tried to get the better of Mysterio from the get-go with his brutal attacks but the high-flying luchador was not one to back down easily and instead pulled out all the stops in order to get one step closer to being called "the best in the world" by winning the World Cup.
The Apex Predator tried to put away Mysterio with an RKO but the latter proved why he is aptly called the Ultimate Underdog when he countered the move and pinned Orton with a roll-up. However, after the match, an irate Orton vented his frustration out on Mysterio by laying him out with a vicious RKO.
#4 The Bar coming out as the winners courtesy of a 'Big' help
Sheamus and Cesaro, a.k.a The Bar, reignited their feud with The New Day when they defended their WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship against Kofi Kingston and Big E. The Bar brought back-up in the form of The Big Show whose presence at The Bar's corner proved to be a menace for The New Day.
Kingston and Big E started the match with incredible feats of athleticism as is expected from their matches until Cesaro got the better of Kingston and tagged in Sheamus to lay the offense on The Dreadlocked Dynamo. The Bar then succeeded in isolating Kingston from Big E using their heelish tag-team work.
The New Day tried to fight back when Kingston hot-tagged Big E but their assertiveness did not last long as chaos outside the ring led to Big E getting sucker-punched by The Big Show and Sheamus sealed the deal with the Brogue Kick. All in all, it was a good match that saw the heel team coming out as the unlikely winners.
#3 Kurt Angle and Dolph Ziggler put on a clinic
As one would expect from two of the greatest in-ring technicians in the sport, Kurt Angle and Dolph Ziggler tore the house down with their great wrestling in another World Cup quarterfinal match.
The match kicked off in pure amateur wrestling style and progressed that way till the finish. Even at his age of 49, Angle proved that why he is justly called the Wrestling Machine as he pummeled The Showoff with a volley of suplexes.
After kicking out of the Angle Slam and volleying back with some strikes, DZ hit the Zig-Zag on Angle for the win. The heel Ziggler coming out with a clean victory was certainly a surprise in what already was an amazing match.
#2 Shawn Michaels coming out of retirement to deliver another stellar performance
Shawn Michaels came out of retirement to reunite D-Generation X and aid his friend Triple H in their battle against Kane and Undertaker, the Brothers of Destruction. With Triple H getting injured early on in the match, Shawn had to bear the responsibility of carrying the match. He did exactly that and proved exactly why he is called the Best of the Best to this day.
One would imagine that The Heartbreak Kid would show some signs of ring rust after being out of in-ring competition for almost 8 years but HBK did not seem to miss any step. In fact, he pulled out all the stops and delivered one of the greatest comeback matches of all time.
The match had it all, from Chokeslams and Tombstones to Sweet Chin Musics and Pedigrees and even a classic Shawn Michaels kip-up. The match ended in classic DX style when Michaels hit Kane with a Sweet Chin Music and The Game followed it up with the Pedigree.
#1 Shane McMahon winning the World Cup
In what was one of the most bizarre matches ever, Shane McMahon replaced an injured Miz who had battled his way to the finals of the World Cup to take on Dolph Ziggler. The Miz had to forfeit the match and the referee was on his way to announce Ziggler as the winner but the then-SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon objected and insisted that he be put on the match against Ziggler.
Shane O'Mac hit the Coast to Coast on The Showoff to pick up the win and thereby won the World Cup and earned the moniker of "the best in the world" in one of the most amazing yet absurd sequences of the night.
