Cody Rhodes defeated Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing Match at WWE Crown Jewel 2026, according to WWE's published results. The event took place on Saturday, 7 November 2026, and WWE released the full card results the same evening.
The show also produced two title changes. Penta and Je'Von Evans captured the World Tag Team Championship from Bron Breakker and Austin Theory, and Chelsea Green defeated Liv Morgan to become Women's Crown Jewel Champion. Tiffany Stratton then cashed in her Money in the Bank contract to take the WWE Women's Championship from Green.
Why it matters
The results reshape several corners of WWE's roster at once. Rhodes closed out his long-running rivalry with Orton in one of the company's most punishing match formats, while the tag team division changed hands after outside interference decided the outcome. The women's division saw two titles move in a single night, with Green's Crown Jewel win immediately followed by Stratton's cash-in.
Rhodes and Orton trade punishment before a decisive punt
WWE described the main event as a match in which both men absorbed heavy punishment. The two opened by exchanging strikes with Kendo sticks, and Orton later drove Rhodes through a table with a powerbomb. Rhodes recovered in time to beat the ten-count and answered with a draping DDT from the ropes, borrowing one of Orton's signature moves.
The exchange continued with Rhodes landing jabs to Orton's jaw, only for Orton to hit an RKO without warning. Rhodes climbed to the top of a ladder and attempted a splash through the announce table, but Orton moved and Rhodes crashed through the wood. Orton then lined up a Punt Kick, which Rhodes avoided before connecting with a super Cody Cutter and a Cross Rhodes.
Rhodes tried to finish the match by driving a steel chair into Orton's head as Orton lay across the ring steps, but Orton escaped by striking Rhodes below the belt. Rhodes dodged another RKO attempt and hit Cross Rhodes three times. He finally sealed the win by punting Orton in the head and leaving him unable to answer the referee's count.
Oba Femi tips the tag title match
Breakker and Theory entered the World Tag Team Championship match as defending champions against Evans and Penta, who holds the Mr. Money in the Bank briefcase. Evans rallied against Theory with the crowd behind him, and although Theory caught him with a rack bomb, Evans kicked out.
Maxxine Dupri intervened on Theory's behalf by placing his foot on the ropes during a pinfall attempt. With the referee's attention elsewhere, Bronson Reed appeared and attacked Evans and Penta. Oba Femi then arrived to confront Reed, throwing him off the stage and through a table below.
Back inside the ring, Evans hit the OG Cutter on Theory to secure the victory and the titles for his team.
Two women's titles change hands
Morgan, the Women's World Champion, was attempting to become the first two-time Women's Crown Jewel Champion. She went for Oblivion, but Green countered with the Unprettier, and Morgan survived only by reaching the ropes.
Roxanne Perez and Women's Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez, both of The Judgment Day, came out to support Morgan, who sent them backstage and said the match was "just Chelsea." Morgan attempted Oblivion again, and Green reversed it into a rollup for the win and the Crown Jewel title.
Stratton then used her Money in the Bank contract to challenge Green and defeated her to claim the WWE Women's Championship, closing the night with a second title change in the women's division.
WWE directs viewers to its broadcast partners, including the ESPN App, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network, Peacock and Rumble, for coverage of its events. What to watch next is how the promotion follows up on Stratton's cash-in and whether Rhodes' win over Orton ends their rivalry for good.
