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

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

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"Defending the title is what champions do"

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Seth Rollins faced 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt in the controversial Hell-in-a-Cell match at the Hell in a Cell PPV, this month. The match, which was stopped by the referee, saw The Fiend go lifeless before he attacked Rollins with the Mandible claw. The two are getting a rematch at WWE Crown Jewel and participating in two matches would take a toll on The Beast Slayer's strength. WWE announced that Rollins was no longer captain of Team Hogan. There is no 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

WWE's marquee Saudi Arabia event, WWE Crown Jewel, debuted last year. Popular superstars like John Cena and Daniel Bryan did not participate in the event as they did not want to associate with Saudi Arabia as the country is controversial for its alleged human rights violations. The event was not too successful with the critics and the audience being very disappointed with the 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
• The New Day vs. The Viking Raiders vs. Heavy Machinery vs. Lucha House Party vs. Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins vs. The Revival vs. The O.C. vs Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode vs. The B-Team (for the WWE World Cup)
• Seth Rollins (WWE Universal Champion) vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt

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