10 HUGE WWE Crown Jewel Predictions You Need To Know

3. AJ Styles Vs. Samoa Joe

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Paid yet another compliment by a booking team clearly confident in his all-round abilities, Samoa Joe's placement as a Daniel Bryan replacement suggests AJ Styles will be walking out of Saudi Arabia with his title in tow.

A clean victory over the 'Yes!' man on SmackDown Live! was by all accounts the finish planned for this show, making it tricky to discern if the company had long-term plans for the pair regardless of Bryan's protestations. Either way, after such a comprehensive victory in the programme 'The Phenomenal One' probably can't lose his title just a day after breaking Diesel's longevity record and cracking the top 10.

He's within weeks of moving even further up that list too - hot on the heels of Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage and John Cena, Styles is within touching distance of three of the biggest names in company history. Considering where he was at the start of this decade, it's a truly remarkable to consider where he'll end it.

Winner: AJ Styles

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