Last night’s episode of RAW saw two Superstars qualify for The WWE World Cup Tournament at Crown Jewel, picking up the final spots for the red brand. WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins defeated RAW Tag Team Champion Drew McIntyre and RAW Tag Team Champion Dolph Ziggler defeated Dean Ambrose.
The final World Cup qualifier has been announced for tonight’s 1000th episode of SmackDown LIVE in which we will see The Miz take on Rusev. As previously reported, Rey Mysterio vs. WWE United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in a Non-Title WWE World Cup Qualifying Match will also take place.
The World Cup will take place at The WWE Crown Jewel PPV Event on Friday, November 2nd in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As previously reported, the event has been moved from The 68,000 Capacity King Fahd International Stadium to The 25,000 Capacity King Saud University Stadium.
Below is the current card for WWE Crown Jewel:
WWE Universal Title Match (Triple Threat Match)
– Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman
WWE Title Match
– AJ Styles (c) vs. Daniel Bryan
– DX (WWE COO Triple H & WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels) vs. The Brothers Of Destruction (The Undertaker & Kane)
WWE World Cup: One-Night Eight-Man Tournament
– RAW: John Cena, WWE Hall Of Famer Kurt Angle, WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins, RAW Tag Team Champion Dolph Ziggler
– SmackDown LIVE: Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy, Rey Mysterio or WWE United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, Rusev or The Miz