Cody Rhodes wins the first ever Men’s Crown Jewel Championship

Cody Rhodes is the first ever WWE Crown Jewel Men’s Champion.

In the main event WWE Royal Jewel 2024Rhodes defeated WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther to win the title. Gunther pummeled Rhodes for most of the match, including hitting Rhodes with his patented powerbomb and securing several submissions, but was unable to close out the match in his favor.

Towards the end of the match, Rhodes jumped off the top rope in an attempt to connect with Cody Cutter. Gunther countered the move and locked in a sleeper choke. From there, Cody threw his legs over his head and used his shoulders to pin Gunther to the mat for the three count and the win.

Gunther shook Rhodes’ hand before leaving the ring.

After the match, Rhodes posed in the ring with Triple H and the Saudi Arabian men. Liv Morgan, who previously won the Crown Jewel Women’s Championship, joined Rhodes with Triple H and posed for the crowd as the show went off the air.

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The Crown Jewel Championship will reportedly be held annually at the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia.

Other match results from tonight’s Crown Jewel included Seth Rollins defeating Bronson Reed and Los Angeles Knight defeating Carmelo Hayes and Andrade in a triple threat match to retain his United States Championship.

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