Crown Jewel is in the books, meaning it’s time to look back at the show to identify the highs and lows of a PLE that saw Roman Reigns defeat Sami Zayn to claim the men’s Crown Jewel Championship.
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Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn
With just four matches and an arena that looked more befitting an NXT Takeover , Crown Jewel didn’t feel like a big event despite featuring some of WWE’s top names. The highlight was easily the matchup between former Bloodline members Reigns and Zayn. With the match taking place in Saudi Arabia, Zayn was essentially the face, and Reigns did a lot of selling, even taking a visual pin while the ref was incapacitated. Reigns would eventually secure the win after a spear, but Zayn earned the OTC’s respect in the process.…