The panel put their reputations on the line in Riyadh, and Crown Jewel 2026 gave us answers — plus one twist nobody saw coming. Here’s how the predictions held up.
The Scoreboard
- Joe: 4 out of 4 🏆
- Charlie: 3 out of 4
- Jeremy: 2 out of 4
- Kathy: 2 out of 4
Joe didn’t just win — he ran the table. A perfect card, and he even nailed the tiebreaker on the nose. Somebody check if the host had the script.
Match by Match
Men’s Crown Jewel Championship: Roman Reigns def. Sami Zayn
The Tribal Chief is the 2026 Men’s Crown Jewel Champion, beating his former Bloodline brother with back-to-back spears in the main event. Jeremy, Charlie, and Joe all called it. Kathy went out on a limb for Sami — her lone pick — and the limb snapped. The two former brothers embraced after the bell, so at least Kathy’s guy lost with dignity.
Women’s Crown Jewel Championship: Chelsea Green def. Liv Morgan
Joe’s lone pick, and what a pick it was. Green countered Oblivion into a roll-up to become the Women’s Crown Jewel Champion while Jeremy, Kathy, and Charlie all rode with Liv Morgan. That’s the kind of call that wins scoreboards — and it did.
But hold on, because Riyadh wasn’t done with Chelsea Green. Minutes after her biggest win, Tiffany Stratton cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase and pinned Green with the Prettiest Moonsault Ever to take the WWE Women’s Championship. Green left Saudi Arabia a Crown Jewel Champion and a former Women’s Champion on the same night. Brutal.
Last Man Standing: Cody Rhodes def. Randy Orton
The one match everybody agreed on, and everybody was right. Cody survived a 27-minute war, countered a late RKO attempt into three straight Cross Rhodes, and then did the thing he’d been threatening all feud — he punted Orton in the head, and the Viper couldn’t beat the ten-count. Free points for the whole panel, and a feud-ender that actually felt final.
World Tag Team Championship: Penta & Je’Von Evans def. The Vision
New champions in Riyadh. Penta and Je’Von Evans dethroned Bron Breakker and Austin Theory to take the World Tag Team Titles. Kathy, Charlie, and Joe all had the challengers. Jeremy — the lone believer in The Vision — watched his pick go down. The Vision’s reign ends, and Jeremy’s scoreboard hopes went with it.
The Tiebreaker
How many RKOs did Orton hit? One.
Just one clean RKO out of nowhere in the whole match — and he tried a second late, only for Cody to counter it into the Cross Rhodes that set up the finish. Joe picked exactly 1, so he takes the tiebreaker too. Jeremy said 2, Charlie said 3, Kathy said 4. Not that Joe needed it — a 4-for-4 card speaks for itself.
The Verdict
Joe knew wrestling. The rest of the panel was, as the kids say, just talking. Kathy’s Sami swing missed, Jeremy’s faith in The Vision cost him, and Charlie’s solid-but-safe card couldn’t keep up with a perfect night.
But the panel gets a rematch — they always do. Survivor Series season is here, and somebody’s going to want their revenge.
Drop your score in the comments: how many did YOU get right? And who should be worried heading into Survivor Series — the panel, or the champs?
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