By David LaGuerre | October 30, 2026

WWE Crown Jewel new venue has a newly confirmed practical home after ticket sales reopened, while WWE, AEW, AAA and CMLL lock in a busy Halloween weekend.

Friday afternoon brought the clearest answer yet to a question that has followed WWE Crown Jewel new venue all week. A new ticket announcement from Saudi entertainment authority chairman Turki Alalshikh says the November 7 event will be held at The Venue, also known as ANB Arena, in Riyadh. Tickets are back on sale for the noon Eastern event.

That update supersedes Thursday’s report that Kingdom Arena would be the replacement location. The October 29 Late Bell correctly labeled Kingdom Arena as a report rather than a confirmed site. Friday’s ticket announcement is the first current source tied directly to the event organizer that names The Venue. F4WOnline also reported the reopened sale and new building.

Readers should be aware that WWE’s Crown Jewel event page and some other promotional pages still displayed the earlier Riyadh Season Stadium location as of Friday afternoon. The new official ticket notice is the more current practical guidance. No official source has explained why the building changed, so claims about security, production or logistics remain unconfirmed.

What to watch and when, all times Eastern

Cards and streaming availability can change. The unusual Monday start is especially important: Raw begins two hours earlier than its regular time.

SmackDown sets three title matches

WWE’s early Friday guide centered on two world-title bouts and Danhausen’s Halloween presentation. A later standalone WWE match page provided fresh official confirmation of the third title bout that had been promoted earlier in the week: Rey Fenix will defend the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship against Ricky Saints.

• Sami Zayn defends the Undisputed WWE Championship against Trick Williams.
• Chelsea Green defends the WWE Women’s Championship against Nikki Bella.
• Rey Fenix defends the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship against Ricky Saints.
• Danhausen presents a Halloween special.

The Fenix-Saints page fills the one match-level gap in the October 30 Morning Bell. It also creates a careful continuity question for AAA’s Saturday program. WWE’s AAA page says Fenix issued an open challenge for the next week of Héroes Inmortales after Mini Vikingo’s injury, but it does not name an opponent. Both announcements are official. It would be speculation to assume how Friday’s result affects Saturday before either show airs.

NXT Halloween Havoc: six matches confirmed

WWE’s official Halloween Havoc preview lists six matches and Danhausen as host. The special starts Saturday at 7 p.m. Eastern on The CW and ESPN Unlimited.

• Grayson Waller vs. Tony D’Angelo for the NXT Championship
• Kelani Jordan vs. Wren Sinclair for the NXT Women’s Championship
• Zilla Fatu vs. Charlie Dempsey in a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match
• Zaria vs. Izzi Dame in a non-title match
• Tavion Heights vs. Myles Borne in a Weapons Wild match
• Shiloh Hill vs. Naraku

This is the final advertised card, not a prediction. Any late stipulation drawn from the wheel should be treated as a live-show development until WWE announces it.

AEW Collision keeps Saturday crowded

Collision follows NXT by one hour, airing at 8 p.m. Eastern on TNT and HBO Max. AEW has advertised the Artist of Stardom Championship match with Triangle of Madness facing Hazuki, Koguma and Fuwa-chan. The current lineup also includes Ilja Dragunov vs. The Beast Mortos, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Matt Sydal and The Cut vs. The Conglomeration.

Four additional bouts have been promoted for the episode: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Adam Priest, Mike Bailey vs. Darius Martin, The Hurt Syndicate vs. Griff Garrison, Nick Comoroto and Aaron Solo, and Divine Dominion vs. Nixi XS and Leela Feist. The program was taped, but this edition does not use leaked results or fan-posted spoilers. Readers who want the earlier setup without duplicating Thursday’s results can use today’s Morning Bell.

Blood & Guts teams are locked in for Wednesday

AEW’s next Dynamite is built around two cage matches from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville. The broadcast starts Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern on TBS and HBO Max.

Men’s Blood & Guts: Will Ospreay, Adam Copeland, Darby Allin, Steven Borden and The Young Bucks face the Don Callis Family team of Kazuchika Okada, Wardlow, Kyle Fletcher, Kevin Knight, Mark Davis and Jake Doyle.

Women’s Blood & Guts: Willow Nightingale, Wrathlander members Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron, and Brawling Birds members Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor face Divine Dominion members Megan Bayne and Lena Kross plus Triangle of Madness members Thekla, Julia Hart and Skye Blue.

The teams are confirmed. Match order and entry order have not been announced, so any claims about those details should be treated as rumors unless AEW publishes them.

AAA and CMLL keep the late-night window busy

WWE’s official AAA hub lists Saturday’s program for 10 p.m. Eastern on Fox in Latin America and YouTube and Facebook elsewhere. The page still promotes Fenix’s open challenge without naming an opponent. Because Fenix wrestles Saints on SmackDown first, the clean editorial approach is to wait for both broadcasts rather than manufacture a connection.

CMLL’s Friday Arena Mexico show begins at 10:30 p.m. Eastern. Saturday’s sold-out Dia de Muertos card at Arena Coliseo begins at 9:30 p.m. Eastern and is tied to an official YouTube stream. The Rey del Inframundo tournament lists El Terrible, Stuka Jr., Barbaro Cavernario, Difunto and Guerrero Maya Jr. CMLL says a new champion from Friday’s event would be added if one is crowned.

Raw gets a special 6 p.m. start

Monday’s Raw airs live from Brooklyn at 6 p.m. Eastern on Netflix. Netflix’s official preview confirms John Cena and Roman Reigns will appear, while Royce Keys faces Solo Sikoa. WWE is also taping SmackDown in Brooklyn that night before Crown Jewel travel, but the taped episode’s results will not appear here before broadcast.

TNA and ROH: results are in the Morning Bell

TNA Impact and ROH aired Thursday night, and their full verified results are already covered in the Morning Bell. To avoid repeating the same recap, this edition only looks forward. TNA has announced Eddie Edwards vs. Bear Bronson, the Nemeth brothers vs. Leon Slater and Amazing Red, Fire ‘N Flava vs. Shotzi and Allie, and Harley Hudson’s initiation into The Righteous for next Thursday. ROH had not posted an accessible full card for its next weekly episode by Friday’s deadline.

Confirmed, reported and rumor check

• Confirmed: Crown Jewel tickets have reopened for The Venue/ANB Arena; the event remains scheduled for November 7 at noon Eastern.
• Confirmed: SmackDown has three title matches, including Fenix vs. Saints.
• Confirmed: the NXT, Collision and Blood & Guts lineups above are the current promoted cards.
• Reported but superseded: Thursday’s Kingdom Arena venue report is no longer the current guidance.
• Unconfirmed: the reason for the Crown Jewel venue change, AAA’s open-challenge opponent and any taped Collision results.

Official social posts and media limits

The most useful primary social source is Turki Alalshikh’s official Crown Jewel ticket announcement on X. The same ticket update is available in an official Instagram post. AEW also posted the men’s and women’s Blood & Guts team graphics.

Those posts are linked instead of embedded. Instagram retrieval was throttled during verification, TikTok blocked automated access, and X did not provide a reliably testable embed in this workflow. No video was downloaded or reuploaded. A public social post does not guarantee copyright clearance, especially when third-party music or broadcast footage may be present.

The Late Bell reports confirmed cards and clearly labels developing information. All lineups remain subject to change.