Bray Wyatt is the new WWE Universal Champion, as we saw The Fiend ‘rise from the ashes’ to defeat Seth Rollins at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. It certainly was a happy Halloween for the horrific competitor.
In a match that saw great brutality underneath the ominous red light, Bray Wyatt overcame a tremendous number of stomps and a pyro explosion to rise up and dethrone Seth Rollins in Saudi Arabia.
It's a #HappyHalloween after all for #TheFiend @WWEBrayWyatt. #WWECrownJewel pic.twitter.com/zEqffyyer7
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) October 31, 2019
With both the WWE and Universal Champions being SmackDown Superstars, WWE will need to sort out the fate of Monday Night Raw and what the top singles Championship on their red brand will be.
Ruler of the universe.#WWECrownJewel #FallsCountAnywhere @WWEBrayWyatt pic.twitter.com/VDQqcHAaXi
— WWE (@WWE) October 31, 2019
Check out our recap of the match below:
WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP: SETH ROLLINS VS. “THE FIEND” BRAY WYATT (FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH THAT CAN’T BE STOPPED FOR ANY REASON)
Wyatt immediately takes the fight to Rollins. A headbutt drops the champion. Rollins hits a slingshot, a blockbuster and a knee to the head. A crossbody floors Rollins. The fight spills outside the ring and Wyatt dumps Rollins into the crowd. The champion sends Wyatt crashing into an LED board. Rollins hits a Curb Stomp but Wyatt gets right back up. Wyatt slams Rollins onto the apron. Rollins dodges a charing Wyatt, who crashes through the barricade. Rollins hits his classic suicide dives and blasts Wyatt with part of the announce table.
Rollins stacks two tables and attacks Wyatt with a chair. The champion tries to smash Wyatt’s head with a sledgehammer. Wyatt locks in the Mandible Claw but Rollins blasts him in the head with the sledgehammer. Wyatt hits the neck snap. Rollins dodges a charging Fiend again and he goes crashing through the announce table. The BeastSlayer hits Wyatt with a chair several times. Wyatt sends Rollins tumbling off the top rope through two tables.
Rollins counters Sister Abigail and hits Wyatt with the steel steps. The champion hits the Curb Stomp on the exposed floor. Rollins hits Wyatt with a chair again. Wyatt hits Sister Abigail on the ramp for a near fall. The fight makes its way up the ramp. Wyatt tries to slam Rollins off the stage but he counters. Rollins hits a Curb Stomp on the stage but Wyatt gets right back up. Four more stomps don’t keep Wyatt down. An eighth stomp isn’t enough either. Rollins keeps superkicking Wyatt until he tumbles into an electronic area that sparks and briefly catches on fire. An official extinguishes the fire but a burst of electricity hurts Rollins’ eye. Wyatt gets up and locks in the Mandible Claw. He hits Sister Abigail on the floor for the win.
WINNER AND NEW WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION: “THE FIEND” BRAY WYATT
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