5 things WWE subtly told us at Crown Jewel 2019: Reason for surprising finish to match, possible heel turn, and more

WWE's Crown Jewel PPV was fast-paced and easily the best Saudi Arabia PPV of the four that have been held so far. We saw a huge title change as Bray Wyatt "The Fiend" won the Universal title, defeating Seth Rollins.

Brock Lesnar retained his title in his match against debutant Cain Velasquez, while history was made at the show as WWE held their first-ever women's match in Saudi Arabia.

Let's take a look at 5 things WWE subtly told us at Crown Jewel 2019.

#5 WWE tries to one-up UFC in Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez match

Brock Lesnar faced off against Cain Velasquez at Crown Jewel, putting his WWE Championship on the line against the newcomer. The match between the two was Velasquez's debut match in WWE, which ended in quick time.

The match ended in just over two minutes with Lesnar landing the kimura lock submission move on Velasquez, following which Velasquez tapped and lost his debut match. The opening match of Crown Jewel did not quite live up to expectations as it ended rather quickly and was a surprising finish.

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Velasquez landed a few lofty blows and kicks at the start of the match, but Lesnar brought Velasquez down and put the submission hold on him. WWE, with the way the match ended, tried to one-up UFC with the MMA finish and perhaps showed them what they missed out on.

WWE perhaps used that finish to keep UFC/MMA fans who had tuned in to see Velasquez, interested in the show. This was a smart move by WWE to offer something different to WWE fans, as well as keep UFC fans interested.

And the beatdown that Lesnar gave Velasquez and Rey Mysterio following the match suggests that this is not the last we'll see of Lesnar and Velasquez together in a WWE ring.

#4 Rey Mysterio's feud with Brock Lesnar to continue

Rey Mysterio was in Cain Velasquez's side at Crown Jewel, but Mysterio bore the brunt of an attack from Brock Lesnar once again. Lesnar has attacked Mysterio and his son Dominick in the last few weeks.

And it seems like Dominick - who is training to be a professional wrestler like his father - will be involved in the storyline. Following the match at Crown Jewel, Mysterio was interviewed backstage, where he said that he's not done with Lesnar yet and said, "Brock will pay for everything he did to my son if it’s the last breath I take."

Mysterio seems to want a piece of Lesnar. Could this signal a possible match between Lesnar and Mysterio in the near future? It is a possibility. This could maybe happen at Survivor Series.

It's quite certain that Lesnar will face off against Velasquez as well as WWE would not want to abandon a high-profile feud like this after just one match.

#3 Braun Strowman to turn heel

Braun Strowman faced off against boxer Tyson Fury at Crown Jewel, which was Fury's debut match in the WWE. The Monster Among Men was the overwhelming favourite to win the match before the PPV as Fury had never featured in a WWE match.

But, Fury won by countout after landing a nasty right hand to Strowman's face, which resulted in Strowman laying outside the ring and not able to get back inside the ring. That was possibly the best way to end the match as Fury wasn't quite making himself look good in the ring.

Following the match, Strowman attacked Fury, which hinted at a possible heel turn for Strowman. Babyfaces don't attack their opponents after a loss, so it was surprising to see Strowman attack Fury.

Strowman is not a white-meat babyface, which allows him to show heelish tendencies, but it feels like Strowman has reached the tipping point and we could see him turn heel for good following Crown Jewel.

#2 The OC to get a push

The WWE tag team division has been neglected over the last few years, and fans have been demanding a change and more importance given to tag team wrestling. NXT has the best tag team wrestling of the three brands, and several former NXT tag teams are now on either RAW or SmackDown. But, there still hasn't been a lot of change.

At Crown Jewel 2019, there was a Tag Team Turmoil match featuring 9 different teams, with the winner awarded the WWE World Cup trophy. The OC, surprisingly, won the match, after defeating the current RAW Tag Team champions, The Viking Raiders.

The duo of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, have not had much to do in the last year or so and tag team title opportunities have been limited. The duo, along with AJ Styles, turned heel earlier this year, which has given them a new lease of life.

The OC are great as heels and they would elevate the RAW tag team division if they battle for the titles. We could maybe see them get a push after their WWE World Cup win on RAW and even challenge the team they defeated at Crown Jewel - The Viking Raiders.

#1 RAW to use future draft pick to choose Bray Wyatt or Brock Lesnar

In this year's WWE Draft, Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss were drafted to RAW, but then later traded back to SmackDown, with RAW getting a future draft pick option.

Following The Fiend's win over Seth Rollins at Crown Jewel where Rollins lost his Universal title, we could possibly one of Bray Wyatt or Brock Lesnar switch to RAW. WWE will not want both their big titles to be on one brand as both Lesnar and Wyatt are currently on the blue brand.

Lesnar has unfinished business with Mysterio who is on RAW, and could get drafted there, while The Fiend could still continue a feud with Rollins, who is also on RAW.

WWE could have put the belt on The Fiend for a potential champion vs champion match at Survivor Series, where he faces off against WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, which would be a tremendous match and story.

Edited by Kingshuk Kusari