Published 11:44 IST, October 22nd 2021

Who is Jessika Carr? Why is she making headlines after WWE Crown Jewel 2021 event?

Jessika Carr, who is the first full-time referee in WWE, became the first female referee to be part of the WWE matches at Crown Jewel 2021.

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WWE Crown Jewel 2021 event in Saudi Arabia turned out to be a spectacular event with crowd in attendance being treated to some spectacular matches. WWE superstars involved in matches produced superb performance and apart from matches, it was referee who also got limelight during vent. WWE during  Crown Jewel 2021 made history when y allowed Jessica Carr to referee two matches during pay-per-view event.

WWE Crown Jewel 2021: Jessika Carr WWE pay per view event debut 

Jessica Carr became first WWE female referee to be part of  WWE matches in Saudi Arabia. Carr was allowed to officiate two matches  first being   Hell In a Cell match between Seth Rollins and WWE Hall of Famer Edge, after which she officiated King of Ring Tournament finals match between Finn Balor and King Xavier Woods. Carr also tweeted about being very excited on being given opportunity to officiate during WWE Crown Jewel 2021 event.

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All you need to kw about Jessika Carr WWE journey

Speaking about rise of Jessika Carr as WWE female referee, Wrestlinginc.com reported that she had a brief stint on independent circuit as a wrestler before WWE came forward to sign Carr in 2017, to work as first female WWE referee since 1980s. first full-time female WWE referee in history came to main roster from WWE NXT in December 2019.

WWE Crown Jewel 2021 results

Roman Reigns (champion) defeated Brock Lesnar to retain his WWE Universal Championship title

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Becky Lynch (champion) defeated Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks to win  SmackDown Women’s Championship Triple Threat Match

Big E (champion) overcame Drew McIntyre challenge to retain  WWE Championship title

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New Day's Xavier Woods won King of Ring tournament after beating ' Demon' Finn Bálor in finals

Zelina Vega defeated Doudrop to win Queen's Crown Tournament

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WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg defeated former WWE champion Bobby Lashley to win falls count anywhere match

WWE Hall of Famer Edge defeated Seth Rollins in Hell in a Cell match

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Usos defeated Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander

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11:44 IST, October 22nd 2021