Published 13:28 IST, October 18th 2019

WWE: Seth Rollins will not captain Team Hogan at Crown Jewel

The WWE Universal champion, Seth Rollins, will not be part of Team Hogan at WWE Crown Jewel. Rollins will be having a rematch with Bray Wyatt, instead.

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Seth Rollins will have to defend his WWE Universal Championship at Crown Jewel PPV on vember 2. Seth Rollins was also scheduled to participate in 5-vs-5 tag-team match which was dubbed as "Team Hogan vs. Team Flair" match. Seth Rollins was declared as captain of his team by WWE legend Hulk Hogan. WWE's Twitter handle broke news, this morning.

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"Defending title is what champions do"

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Seth Rollins faced ' Fiend' Bray Wyatt in controversial Hell-in-a-Cell match at Hell in a Cell PPV, this month. match, which was stopped by referee, saw Fiend go lifeless before he attacked Rollins with Mandible claw. two are getting a rematch at WWE Crown Jewel and participating in two matches would take a toll on Beast Slayer's strength. WWE anunced that Rollins was longer captain of Team Hogan. re is word on Rollins' replacement. Team Coach Hulk Hogan tweeted out in support of Rollins referring to his title defence as an act of a champion. 

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WWE will hope for a better Crown Jewel, this time around

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WWE's marquee Saudi Arabia event, WWE Crown Jewel, debuted last year. Popular superstars like John Cena and Daniel Bryan did t participate in event as y did t want to associate with Saudi Arabia as country is controversial for its alleged human rights violations. event was t too successful with critics and audience being very disappointed with entire result. This year's match card includes

  • Team Hogan (Rusev, Ricochet, Roman Reigns, TBA, TBA) vs Team Flair (Randy Orton, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, TBA)
  • Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury
  • Brock Lesnar (WWE Champion) vs. Tyson Fury
  • Mansoor vs. Cesaro
  • New Day vs. Viking Raiders vs. Heavy Machinery vs. Lucha House Party vs. Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins vs. Revival vs. O.C. vs Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode vs. B-Team (for WWE World Cup)
  • Seth Rollins (WWE Universal Champion) vs. " Fiend" Bray Wyatt

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12:05 IST, October 18th 2019