WWE Crown Jewel 2019: Hometown wrestler Mansoor defeats Cesaro

WWE Crowl Jewel returned to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, October 31. WWE champion Brock Lesnar headlined the event and renewed his rivalry with Cain Velasquez, and Braun Strowman was taken down by WBC heavyweight boxing Tyson Fury. Team Hogan and Team Flair squared off against each other, with Team Hogan emerging victorious. Natalya defeated rival Lacey Evans in the first-ever women's match in the country. For the last game in the Halloween Extravaganza, Seth Rollins faced 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt in a Falls Count Anywhere and lost his WWE Universal Championship title. For the fourth encounter of the PPV event, Mansoor faced off against Cesaro. 

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WWE Crown Jewel: Mansoor took down Cesaro 

Mansoor, who won the Largest Battle Royal in WWE History at Super Showdown in June, faced Cesaro in the biggest battle of his career yet. Mansoor attacked first and arm-dragged Cesaro to the mat. The young wrestler had a grin on his face as he did so. After a second arm drag, The Swiss Cyborg was sent reeling into an armbar. 

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A big dropkick sent Cesaro to the floor as Mansoor tried to set up a tope suicida unsuccessfully. The heel caught the hometown hero with a nasty uppercut that stunned him and then sent Mansoor into the guardrail. A double axe handle from the top put the babyface down for a count of two. Cesaro proceeded to dominate the bout for some time by keeping Mansoor on the defensive, but Mansoor bounced back, catching Cesaro midflight with a dropkick. He then delivered an enzuigiri which put Cesaro down. 

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Mansoor then delivered a crossbody which resulted in a near-fall, but Cesaro responded with a throat punch and rolled Mansoor up for two counts. However, Mansoor reacted with a neck breaker which earned him another near-fall. Mansoor then stuck close to the ropes, but Cesaro got him back on the mat after a gut-wrench suplex. Mansoor tried to take down Cesaro with a jackknife roll-up, but the latter used a popup uppercut followed by a cross face. The audience cheered as Mansoor came back with a superkick, and regained control. Cesaro tried a gut-wrench, but the babyface was quick and responded with a powerbomb. Mansoor delivered a moonsault and finally bagged the win.

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