WWE Crown Jewel 2026 Card Update After SmackDown

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WWE Crown Jewel 2026 Card Update After SmackDown

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Steven Harrison | Last updated Oct 24, 2026 9:50 AM ET

The WWE Crown Jewel 2026 card grew Friday night, with another major match now official for the Nov. 7 Premium Live Event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton will meet in a Last Man Standing Match. During a tense in-ring segment on SmackDown, General Manager Nick Aldis announced that the two would face each other at Crown Jewel. Rhodes then raised the stakes, proposing a Last Man Standing Match, and Orton accepted.

Rhodes and Orton have been at odds since WrestleMania 42, where Rhodes retained the Undisputed WWE Championship before Orton attacked him after the match. Orton later cost Rhodes the championship at SummerSlam and defeated his former protégé at Saturday Night’s Main Event in September.

Their Crown Jewel match comes after Rhodes showed a more aggressive side on last week’s SmackDown, punting Baron Corbin. During Friday’s confrontation, Orton questioned whether Rhodes would be willing to do the same thing to him.

OTTAWA, ONTARIO – AUGUST 28: Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton speak during SmackDown at Canadian Tire Centre on August 28, 2026 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Photo by Craig Melvin/WWE via Getty Images)Getty Images

WWE Crown Jewel 2026 Updated Card

Men’s Crown Jewel Championship
Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn

Women’s Crown Jewel Championship
Liv Morgan vs. Chelsea Green

Last Man Standing Match
Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton

More matches are expected to be added to the card over the next two weeks.

Crown Jewel takes place Saturday, Nov. 7, at Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The show begins at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT and will stream on the ESPN App with an ESPN Unlimited plan in the United States and on Netflix internationally.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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