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For just the second time, the WWE Crown Jewel Championship titles will be on the line during the first ever Crown Jewel event to be held in Australia.

Though Crown Jewel has been a recurring event on the WWE calendar since 2018, a title was only introduced in last year’s edition. The title matches (for both men and women) feature the reigning world champions of “Raw” and “SmackDown” facing off. The men’s match will feature SmackDown’s current champion, Cody Rhodes, who also won the inaugural Crown Jewel Championship last year.

The event will also serve as another stop on John Cena’s retirement tour, though he won’t be wrestling for a title.

Here’s everything you need to know to tune in to the 2025 Crown Jewel event.

WWE Crown Jewel 2025 start time:

Crown Jewel 2025 will begin at 8 a.m. ET, with pre-show coverage beginning at 6 a.m. ET.

How to watch WWE Crown Jewel 2025

Crown Jewel is airing exclusively on the ESPN Unlimited streaming service. If you don’t already have access to ESPN via one of the providers listed above, you can subscribe for $29.99/month.

If you want to stream even more and save a lot while you’re at it, we recommend subscribing to one of the Disney+ Bundles, four of which include ESPN. For $29.99/month, you can get Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN with ads; all three without ads costs $38.99/ month.

Will WWE Crown Jewel be on the ESPN TV channel?

No, Crown Jewel is a streaming exclusive, airing on the ESPN Unlimited streaming service.

Subscribers to traditional cable via Spectrum or Verizon FIOS, or DIRECTV (stream only), fuboTV, or Hulu + Live TV streaming users to will be able to stream Wrestlepalooza, per ESPN programming executive John Lasker.

“All subscribers of those services today can validate their ESPN subscription through those services and get access,” Lasker said. It’s quick and easy to do so; simply create a MyDisney log-in (if you don’t already have one), and connect your cable account to the ESPN app.

Unfortunately, Comcast, Dish, and YouTube TV subscribers cannot currently watch ESPN Unlimited, so a separate ESPN Unlimited purchase will be necessary to watch Crown Jewel.

WWE Crown Jewel 2025 card:

• WWE Crown Jewel Championship: Cody Rhodes (SmackDown’s Undisputed WWE Champion) vs. Seth Rollins (Raw’s World Heavyweight Champion)
• WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Championship: Stephanie Vaquer (Raw’s Women’s World Champion) vs. Tiffany Stratton (SmackDown’s WWE Women’s Champion)
• Singles match: John Cena vs. AJ Styles
• Tag team match: Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky vs. The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane)
• Australian street fight: Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky vs. The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane)

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