WWE’s Crown Jewel Championship apparently comes with real gold and diamonds, but there’s one pretty expensive catch — the winner doesn’t even get to take the belt home. Instead, the championship stays in Saudi Arabia, and the Superstar who wins it walks away with something completely different.
During an appearance on the Good Karma Wrestling podcast, Chelsea Green was asked what actually happens to the Crown Jewel Championship after the event. Green admitted she had wondered the same thing because the belt looked far more expensive than a regular WWE title. She said she eventually learned that the gold and diamonds were the real deal.
“Yeah, and I love that you’re asking cuz I actually asked that too. I was like, what belt was that? This feels very like this feels like real diamond and real gold. And I believe I did find out it is in fact real diamond and real gold.”
Green then explained that the championship stays in Saudi Arabia, possibly with members of the country’s royal family. Rather than keeping the actual belt, WWE Crown Jewel winners receive a specially designed championship ring they can take home. She compared the tradition to winning the Stanley Cup or Super Bowl, where champions receive rings to commemorate their victories.
“So it stays in Saudi Arabia. It stays with, I assume, like royalty that is there. Um and then we get much like winning the Stanley Cup or, you know, the Super Bowl, like we get that ring to take with us and bring home and showcase. And that’s also got diamonds and real gold. So it’s that is kind of crazy because actually with the WWE Championships, we don’t keep them.”
Green also explained that regular WWE championships work differently. When someone loses their title, the new champion takes possession of it. Wrestlers who want something to remember their championship reign generally have to get a replica made or receive one from WWE. The Crown Jewel ring is different because it’s made specifically for the winner, and unlike the championship belt, they actually get to keep it.
“When someone wins those titles off of us, they take them. Um and so we usually ourselves like get replicas and things like that. We get something made or WWE will give us a replica. So this is extra special because the ring is unique and it’s one of a kind and and I have the only ring, you know. That ring was made for me in my size and I get to keep it.”
Unfortunately for Green, even keeping that ring has turned into a problem. After Tiffany Stratton betrayed her at WWE Crown Jewel, Green claimed Stratton took the championship ring right off her finger. And judging by her comments, she hasn’t forgotten about it.
“So it’s pretty crazy. Now just keep in mind Tiffany took that off my finger and I don’t have Yeah. I don’t have it here. But I know where she lives.”
The situation goes back to November 7, when Green defeated Liv Morgan to win the Women’s Crown Jewel Championship. Her celebration quickly went south when Stratton cashed in her Money in the Bank contract and stole the WWE Women’s Championship. Stratton also walked away with Green’s Crown Jewel belt and ring, giving Green even more reason to want revenge.
So while WWE’s expensive Crown Jewel Championship stays behind in Saudi Arabia, the winner is supposed to get a custom ring made with real gold and diamonds. Green earned hers in the ring, but now she has another fight on her hands just to get it back.
What do you think about WWE keeping the Crown Jewel Championship in Saudi Arabia instead of letting winners take it home? Should the winners get to keep the actual belt? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
