Tossing Salt Presents:
WWE Crown Jewel 2024
Thoughts & Predictions
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Doug Maynard

Tomorrow afternoon, from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, WWE Crown Jewel will be live on Peacock and the WWE Network. The airtime is 1:00 pm EST. And you know what that means, right? It’s prediction time. I’m Doug, and I’m channeling my inner Miss Cleo. Let’s do this.

WWE Crown Jewel Championship match: Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. World Heavyweight Champion Gunther.

This is a hard choice because these are the best two wrestlers in the WWE, the two top dogs, and a loss would not look good for either of them. But Kevin Owens is there, right? And isn’t he mad at Cody? Look for a distraction by KO, which Gunther will surely take advantage of. And Gunther scores the win.

Winner and NEW Crown Jewel Champion: Gunther.

WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Championship match: WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax vs. Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan.

This one is confusing as well since not only do we have Liv and Nia, but the MITB Contract holder, Tiffany Straton, is there as well. And then add Dominik and Judgment Day to the mix and we’re talking about a lot of chaos and confusion. Will Tiffany try to cash in and if so, which champion will she choose? I think we’ll see Liv, with the help of Dominik & Raquel, score the win. It’s the numbers game.

Winner and NEW WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Champion: Liv Morgan.

And after this match ends, I expect that it’ll be a Tiffy-Time moment as Straton cashes in the MITB contract. So bonus match time.

WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax versus Tiffany Straton.

Tiffany cashes in and takes the belt. We have a new champion.

Winner and NEW WWE Women’s Champion: Tiffany Straton.

Triple Threat match for United States Championship: LA Knight (c) vs. Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes.

I think we’re going to see a new champion. LA Knight has been a good champion, but I think it’s time for a change. Carmelo wins the title. That’s what the gut says and the guy never lies.

Winner and NEW United States Champion: Carmelo Hayes.

Fatal-Four way tag team match for WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair (c) vs. Kairi Sane and Iyo Sky vs. Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson vs. Chelsea Green and Piper Niven.

How much longer before we see Jade and Bianca implode and break up as a tag team? It’s coming. But not quite yet. I would love to see Sane & Sky as the champions. I’d love to see Chelsea & Piper as the champions. And maybe their time will come soon enough. But for now, I think the champs will retain.

Winners and STILL WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions: Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair.

Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, and Jimmy Uso vs. The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Tama, Tonga Loa, and Jacob Fatu).

The numbers game tends to support the Bloodline 2.0. But will WWE really allow Roman and The Usos to lose such a high-profile match? I think we’ll see a tough match, but Roman and friends are missing something and that should make up the difference. Where is the wise man? Look for The Solo Crew to score a win, forcing Roman and friends to regroup and gather their forces for the next confrontation.

Winners: The Bloodline 2.0 (Solo Sikoa, Tama, Tonga Loa, and Jacob Fatu).

Seth Rollins vs. Bronson Reed.

I would love to see Bronson win, but Seth is the star and is coming back from an injury. That should make all the difference. He’ll take a beating and maybe even do some cheating, but in the end, Seth will walk out the victor.

Winner: Seth Rollins.

Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens.

One thing we can be sure of, this will be a damn good brawl. Neither man would be hurt by a loss, but I think Owens needs a win more than Randy does. I think we’ll see Owens get involved in the main event between Gunther and Cody, so he’ll keep his heat even if he does lose. I think Randy should get the win here.

Winner: Randy Orton.

And there you go with my predictions for WWE Crown Jewel. Am I right? Am I wrong? We’ll find out tomorrow afternoon. What are your predictions? Let me know in the comments, along with any thoughts, comments, or questions. And with that, let’s wrap things up. Take care and be well, my friends. And I’ll see you at the matches.

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