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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s coverage of WWE’s Crown Jewel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Your host is Joe Tessitore and he is joined by Big E and Peter Rosenberg.
They run through the card for today’s show.
We go to Cathy Kelley with Sami Zayn.
She asks about winning the title in Riyadh. He says there is nothing like the first time. He says it was exhilerating. He was happy that it happened in Riyadh because people were not completely behind him in the US. The second time, he proved it wasn’t a fluke. A title win doesn’t happen by accident. He says he feels like a made man twice for beating Cody Rhodes and CM Punk for the title.
Cathy asks about what he learned from Roman.
Sami says it was transformative. Roman would say it did nothing for him, but it worked for everyone. You have to take lessons from it. There were ups and downs. Sami says he wouldn’t be champion if he wssn’t in the Bloodline. Being a smart man to understand what he needed to do meant something.
Cathy talks about Roman’s comments about the titles.
Sami says Roman has a tendency to minimize what anyone else is doing. Roman can say the man makes the championship. Sami says bulls(***. This is the title that Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan held. He will not let Roman, the fans, or anyone minimize what this title means.
Cathy asks what does he need to do to win.
Sami says he only knows one style. He says he thinks he can beat Roman.
Matches Announced for Crown Jewel:
Men’s Crown Jewel Championship Match: Roman Reigns versus Sami Zayn
Women’s Crown Jewel Championship Match: Liv Morgan versus Chelsea Green
World Tag Team Championship Match: The Vision versus Penta and Je’Von Evans
Last Man Standing Match: Randy Orton versus Cody Rhodes
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