The WWE's next premium live event is Crown Jewel at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. Two years ago, WWE introduced the annual tradition in which the men's and women's world champions from Raw face the WWE champions from Smack Down, with the winners becoming that year's Crown Jewel champions. Cody Rhodes and Liv Morgan claimed the inaugural Crown Jewel titles in 024, defeating Gunther and Nia Jax, respectively.
Last year, Seth Rollins beat Rhodes, and Stephanie Vaquer defeated Tiffany Stratton to win the titles. This year, World Heavyweight champion Roman Reigns will face WWE champion Sami Zayn. In the women's match, Morgan, who holds the Women's World Championship, takes on WWE Women's champion Chelsea Green.
Morgan looks to make history by becoming the first two-time Crown Jewel champion. Though the Crown Jewel Championship is a recent addition to the WWE, matches pitting two champions against each other have been a part of the company's history for decades. Wrestle Mania VI (1990): Hulk Hogan (WWE champion) vs. The Ultimate Warrior (Intercontinental champion) This match was one of three Wrestle Mania main events to feature multiple championships on the line, and it was the first.
Entering Wrestle Mania VI, Hogan was in the midst of his second WWE Championship reign and one day shy of a full year with the title, which he won at Wrestle Mania V. The Ultimate Warrior entered as the Intercontinental champion. Both belts were at stake in this singles match.
The winner-take-all main event, won by The Ultimate Warrior, marked the first time a WWE superstar held the WWE Championship and Intercontinental Championship simultaneously. Vengeance (2001): Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWE champion) vs. Chris Jericho (World Heavyweight champion) The first Vengeance PLE featured a series of matches to unify the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship. After WWE acquired WCW earlier that year, two championships were in play among the men's roster.
In the series, Steve Austin defeated Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship, and Chris Jericho beat The Rock for the World Heavyweight Championship. The winners then battled in the main event to unify the two titles, during which Jericho continued his heel-turn crusade and took down Austin with an assist from Booker T. Jericho will be remembered as the WWE's first Undisputed WWE champion.
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