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WWE Breaks Silence on Roman Reigns’ Fifth Title Defense in 2023 at Crown Jewel

Published 10/20/2023, 12:39 PM EDT

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Roman Reigns is currently having the longest Universal Championship reign of all time. His scarce appearances in WWE,  mean he has had only four title defenses in 2023 so far. Now, The Tribal Chief is officially up for another challenge for his title. WWE recently announced that the ‘Head of the Table’ will be seen at Crown Jewel 2023.

To hype up the fans in the city of Riyadh who would be present on the 4th of November to see the PLE, WWE uploaded the official poster for the event on their Twitter account. In the image, we can see Reigns standing next to his new opponent.

Roman Reigns’ new opponent revealed in all glory

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WWE took to Twitter to upload their latest poster for the upcoming PLE. In the image, they revealed that Reigns would be facing up against nobody other than the wrestler he laid out on SmackDown’s season Premiere a week ago. If you haven’t guessed it yet, the top star is LA Knight himself.

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As mentioned above, the conflict between the two stars started when Reigns returned to SmackDown last week. To reiterate his dominance in the blue brand, The Tribal Chief tried to intimidate anyone who stood in his way. One of them happened to be LA Knight.

The two superstars exchanged words in a heated promo. Fans who were present in the arena and were watching it on their screens all felt like this feud was going to go somewhere. However, WWE kept this plan a secret until recently.

The news that was first reported by the LA Times was later confirmed by WWE itself through social media. It’s clear that the Stamford-based company is doing plenty of marketing for the presumed main event for the night.

This will be Reigns’ fifth title defense of the year, with him overcoming all his four previous challengers in 2023.

All of Roman Reigns’ title defense this year

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The year started off great for the wrestler with his first successful title defense at the first-ever PLE of 2023, Royal Rumble. Reigns was able to defeat Kevin Owens in January, retaining his Undisputed Title. Then, the story moved on to Owens’ best friend. However, the 38-year-old laid waste to Sami Zayn at Elimination Chamber despite struggling in the match.

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At WrestleMania 39, Reigns was challenged by Cody Rhodes, but he successfully retained the title with the help of his Bloodline members. Finally, his last defense was against his own family when Jey Uso also got a taste of defeat during their ‘Tribal Combat’ at SummerSlam in August.

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Now, Knight has his shot at glory. Do you think he would secure a surprise win? Comment your thoughts below.

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Kaif Ali

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Kaif Ali is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in the English language from a top university. He has been an avid fan of stars such as Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns and is also interested in what some of the big names in pro wrestling are up to beyond the ring.
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Sherjeel Malik