WWE has confirmed the new captain for Team Hogan after the Universal Champion Seth Rollins was removed from the announced 5 on 5 tag team match at Crown Jewel.
The company revealed during this week’s episode of SmackDown Live that the former World Champion Roman Reigns will now be leading the team of Hulk Hogan at the upcoming event.
Both Ali and “Shorty G” Chad Gable were also announced for the team led by Reigns. After these announcements, WWE has now confirmed all members of Team Hogan while there is one spot left open in Team Flair.
Seth Rollins was removed from the match after it was announced that he will be defending his Universal Championship against ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt in a Falls Count Anywhere match at the upcoming PPV.
Updated Crown Jewel Match Card
After the latest updates, here is how the card for the upcoming show looks like:
- WWE Championship Match: Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar (c)
- Falls Count Anywhere Match for the WWE Universal Championship: “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt vs. Seth Rollins (c)
- The Greatest Tag Team World Cup Turmoil Match: The Viking Raiders vs. The Revival vs. The New Day vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode vs. Heavy Machinery vs. Lucha House Party vs. Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins vs. The OC vs. The B Team.
- 5 On 5 Tag Team Match: Team Hogan -Captain Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Ali, Shorty Gable vs. Team Flair – Captain Randy Orton, King Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura and 1 other TBA
WWE Crown Jewel will take place on Thursday, October 31st at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
