8 New Directions For WWE After Crown Jewel 2025

WWE boss Triple H would argue that there were 2 titles up for grabs at Crown Jewel. He'd argue it on a technicality, and he'd be right. Both the men's and women's Crown Jewel Championships were decided. Remember those when they appear on Monday's Raw at best then get dumped into storage somewhere before being dusted off and re-jewelled with some local gems next year.

There's no way Seth Rollins and Stephanie Vaquer are hauling those things back to the United States in their luggage. 

Being brutally honest, Saturday's Australian PLE was as throwaway a show as you're going to get. That's not to say the card was a waste of energy for folks tuning in (matches like Bronson Reed vs. Roman Reigns, AJ Styles vs. John Cena, Vaquer vs. Tiffany Stratton and Rollins vs. Cody Rhodes were all watchable and offered plenty of fun exchanges), but it was creatively neutered by the booking and build going in.

There just didn't feel like much at stake across all 5 bouts on the night, but at least it wasn't the nightmare fuel it easily could've been. The good news is that we now have firm directions for everyone from Cena and Styles to Seth, Vaquer and The Bloodline. Oh yes, Reigns and The Usos added yet another wrinkle to their seemingly endless string of Bloodline badassery, and it's coming at an inopportune time with WarGames on the horizon.

Cue several weeks of frost heading into Survivor Series.

So, here's where it looks like 'The Game' will take things next. Someone's about to launch a comeback then claim another iconic scalp, and another worker could play party pooper for The Vision on TV rather soon.

That loss to Stephanie Vaquer in Saturday's Crown Jewel Title match seems significant for one Tiffany Stratton. WWE’s creative team have been letting their very own walking, talking, wrestling Barbie down for a while, and it now looks like she’ll be dropping her Women’s Title sooner rather than later. That's on the writers, because...well, what the hell have they been up to with 'Tiffy Time' lately?!

Look, there's no shame in losing to Vaquer, because ‘La Primera’ is on the rise, but it does tell the full story of where Tiffany is at right now. She’s still talented enough to bounce back and will only get better (it's crazy to realise how new Stratton is to wrestling), but her booking has been really suspect for too long. That needs to change in a hurry. 

Dropping the belt may actually be a saving grace for Tiffany, because it'll rally some fan support behind her again. Whilst she's still getting some nice pops and is popular with fans, there's a sense that she's a midcard attraction at best on SmackDown right now and that's rotten when she started 2025 with such a bang/became such a focal point for the entire brand.

Here's the thing: Stratton has held that Women's Title since January, and it's pretty obvious to anybody who watches the Friday night weeklies that WWE don't have a roster of opponents they feel comfortable matching her up against. So, it's time to shed some gold and refocus for a while. Who knows? Maybe she can win the Royal Rumble then jump over to Raw in a bid to avenge her loss to Vaquer as a heel.

Just spitballing there.