Top WWE Stars Not Booked For Crown Jewel, Sami Zayn Not Going To Saudi Arabia With Shinsuke Nakamura

Top WWE Stars Not Booked For Crown Jewel, Sami Zayn Not Going To Saudi Arabia With Shinsuke Nakamura 

It would appear that The Undertaker won't restore the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for WWE Crown Jewel in the not so distant future.

We noted back in late September, when Crown Jewel 2019 was first affirmed, that Taker was highlighted in limited time material for the occasion, and was recorded with different Superstars and Legends showing up. Notwithstanding those ads, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Taker isn't right now planned to be a piece of the show.

There's no word yet on why Taker isn't working Crown Jewel, yet it was estimated that it would look bad to get other outside attractions, who aren't dynamic Superstars, when they as of now have fighter Tyson Fury and new WWE Superstar Cain Velasquez on the card.

On a related note, The Observer reports that there are additionally no present designs for WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg to work Crown Jewel.

Taker worked the first WWE occasion in Saudi back in April 28, Greatest Royal Rumble, and crushed Rusev in a Casket Match. He came back to the Kingdom in November 2018 to group with Kane for a misfortune to WWE Hall of Famers Triple H and Shawn Michaels. Taker at that point crushed Goldberg at WWE Super ShowDown not long ago, which was the last WWE - Saudi show. Super ShowDown was the principal Saudi show for Goldberg.

We've noted before how some WWE Superstars passed on functioning the shows in Saudi Arabia because of individual reasons, for the most part having to do with discussions encompassing the Kingdom. Kevin Owens and Daniel Bryan both wouldn't work Super ShowDown prior this year, and the Observer reports that neither one of the men is planned for Crown Jewel now. Part-clock John Cena likewise would not work a WWE appear in the Kingdom, yet there's no word yet on when he will return in a WWE ring yet it doesn't seem as though he will work Crown Jewel.

Sami Zayn has not been permitted to work the WWE appears in the Kingdom since he is of Syrian plunge, and he likewise isn't booked to work Crown Jewel. Sami is at present going about as the mouthpiece for WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, and Nakamura is booked to work Crown Jewel as an individual from Team Flair for the ten-man coordinate against Team Hogan.

WWE Crown Jewel 2019 will happen on Halloween, Thursday, October 31, from the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The occasion will air live on the WWE Network at 1pm ET, with the Kickoff pre-show beginning at 12pm ET.

The following is the current declared Crown Jewel card. Stay tuned for updates on the huge occasion.