Roman Reigns is the benchmark that WWE has to offer in this modern era. He has been the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion since this year’s WrestleMania and the Universal Champion since August 2020. He is the man to beat not only on Friday Night Smackdown but also on the main roster of the WWE after whom numerous superstars and WWE Hall of Famers went and failed.
For the past few weeks or so, WWE had hinted toward a feud between Roman Reigns and Logan Paul after the champion appeared on Paul’s Impaulsive podcast. Afterward, a challenge was laid down on SmackDown depending on which WWE confirmed the bout for Saudi Arabia during a recent press conference. The next show in the middle-east country will be named Crown Jewel 2022 edition.
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While speaking on Sunday Night’s Main Event, Dave Meltzer cited reasons behind WWE announcing this match for Crown Jewel 2022. It appears that the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman wants celebrity attraction fights to go down in Saudi Arabia. Logan Paul is a mainstream celebrity while Roman Reigns is the biggest name in wrestling today.
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Saudi Arabia prince wanted Roman Reigns vs. Logan Paul to happen at Crown Jewel
Hence, the next title defense for Roman Reigns was a no-brainer as the source offered the following,
“He’s a big deal in Saudi Arabia, he’s a big deal to the Saudi Arabian prince and that’s the whole thing of these shows.
It is a play because the prince wants celebrity fights in Saudi Arabia to build the name in the media of Saudi Arabia and Logan Paul will get more of the type of press that Saudi Arabia is looking for than Kevin Owens or Seth Rollins.
That’s what Saudi Arabia is there for. Saudi Arabia is for matches that the prince wants that will get press attention around the world for Saudi Arabia so this is a great match for that.” (quotes courtesy Wrestling News)
Logan Paul shocked professional wrestling fans with his incredible athleticism during his match against The Miz at SummerSlam 2022 which was his first match after signing desl with the WWE. The YouTuber got tons of praise for his dedication to the wrestling genre. It makes sense that WWE made him the next opponent for Roman Reigns after he’s literally done with everybody on the roster.
Logan Paul appeared on SmackDown inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California to kick off his program with Roman Reigns. He issued a challenge to Roman Reigns just like he did to Floyd Mayweather. Thereafter, WWE hosted a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, the very next night where WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H confirmed the match for Crown Jewel.
