Tiffany Stratton, Roxanne Perez and Most Likely Heel, Face Turns at WWE Crown Jewel 2026

On paper, Crown Jewel does not look like a show that will seriously affect the future of WWE due to a lack of strong stakes.

However, with big names such as Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes and Liv Morgan in action, there is an air of importance to this card.

This is the perfect chance to deliver a surprise that could set up major stars for success into the holiday season.

Who could turn heel in dramatic fashion? Who might take the face side in the growing stable conflicts of WWE?

All signs point to Tiffany Stratton eventually turning on Chelsea Green to take the WWE Women's Championship with her Money in the Bank briefcase.

Will it happen at Crown Jewel? It would make sense.

Tiffy has repeatedly teased cashing in on Liv Morgan when the champion was vulnerable, but The Judgment Day have cost her that opportunity time and again.

While Stratton should be looking to cash in again on Liv following her Women's Crown Jewel Championship match, this situation sets up perfectly for Green to be the more vulnerable titleholder.

If Green is out on the mat while Stratton holds that briefcase, there is no way Tiffy will not call her shot and turn against her friend to be a champion again.

Roxanne Perez is still the odd woman out in The Judgment Day. While Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez both hold gold, The Prodigy's role is to protect her stablemates.

At some point, Perez is going to get tired of protecting the champions and want her own shot at the gold.

If Tiffany Stratton is not going to turn on Chelsea Green, The Prodigy could choose to betray Morgan and let Tiffy take the Women's World Championship.

Even if it does not happen now, the time is rapidly approaching for The Prodigy to leave The Judgment Day and become her own star.

Johnny Gargano has had a rough 2026. From losing tag team partner Tommaso Ciampa to spending months in a catatonic state, he needed something good to happen for him.

That opportunity may have come courtesy of undisputed WWE champion Sami Zayn, who has promised Johnny Wrestling a title shot if Gargano helps him defeat Roman Reigns for the Men's Crown Jewel Championship on Saturday.

However, others keep receiving title opportunities while Gargano is left playing the minion to Zayn.

At Crown Jewel, Zayn will likely need Johnny Wrestling and Candice LeRae to save him against Reigns.

That could be the moment Gargano finally sees through Zayn and stands up for himself, setting the stage for him to earn a title opportunity on his own merits.

How Next Year's Crown Jewel Championship Matches Could Look 🌟

When Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton collided at WrestleMania 42, fans would be forgiven for assuming The American Nightmare was the heel.

He viciously attacked The Viper throughout and beat down a veteran who was not at his physical best.

However, WWE has yet to pay off the story told in that match.

That could change when Rhodes and Orton fight for what should be the last time for a while in a Last Man Standing match.

The Viper has teased that The American Nightmare will need to be his most brutal self to take him down.

If Rhodes shows that side fully against the still-popular Orton, will fans accept that The American Nightmare is still a face?

It would be a spectacular moment if Rhodes went truly dark for the first time since he returned to WWE at WrestleMania 38 and presented a new heel persona going forward.