Three wrestlers added to Team Hogan at WWE Crown Jewel
The lineup for the Team Hogan vs. Team Flair match at Crown Jewel is almost fully set.
On tonight’s SmackDown, it was announced that Roman Reigns, Ali, and Shorty G (Chad Gable) will be on Team Hogan. They’ll be teaming with Rusev & Ricochet against Team Flair in the five-on-five tag match.
Randy Orton, King Corbin, Bobby Lashley & Shinsuke Nakamura will be on Team Flair. The last member of their team has yet to be revealed.
Reigns is the captain of Team Hogan, while Orton is the captain of Team Flair. Seth Rollins was originally announced as the captain of Team Hogan, but he was removed from the match after it was announced that he’ll be defending his Universal Championship against The Fiend in a falls count anywhere match at Crown Jewel.
Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair will both be appearing on SmackDown next week, which is airing live on FS1 due to game three of the World Series being on FOX.
Hogan and Flair are the coaches of their teams but won’t be wrestling in the match.
Crown Jewel is taking place at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Thursday, October 31. It will air live on the WWE Network, with the main card starting at 1 p.m. Eastern time.
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