Rumor: WWE Reportedly Plans Femi, Penta, Evans vs. The Vision
Summary: Unconfirmed: Dave Meltzer reportedly says WWE first planned Oba Femi, Penta and Je'Von Evans against Bron Breakker, Austin Theory and Bronson Reed at Crown Jewel on Nov. 7, and still expects that trios match. WWE has not commented.
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This is a rumor and it is not confirmed. Ringside News and eWrestlingNews report that Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer says WWE first booked a six-man tag at Crown Jewel on Nov. 7 and changed it. Ringside News posted it on Monday, Nov. 9, and eWrestlingNews on Nov. 10. WWE has not commented.
The quick version
- Not confirmed by WWE. We found no WWE statement on what was planned for Crown Jewel.
- Reliability: Single source, not confirmed. Both outlets repeat Meltzer. Neither adds a source of its own. We did not hear or read Meltzer's original.
- Heat 2 of 5. It is a behind-the-scenes plan about a match that has not been announced.
What is being reported
Meltzer says WWE planned Femi, Penta and Evans against Bron Breakker, Austin Theory and Bronson Reed at Crown Jewel, per Ringside News. WWE then went with the World Tag Team Championship match instead, with Femi involved to cause the title change. Ringside News prints Meltzer saying: "The decision was changed because of the feeling that it was better to have Femi cause a title change to get him into the angle and it's expected to lead to that trios match soon."
Both outlets add that WWE is still expected to book the six-man, with Penta and Evans as champions. That part is the report's forecast. It is not an announcement.
The reports do not say when Meltzer said this, or where. eWrestlingNews names Meltzer and the Wrestling Observer and does not link the source.
What we know for certain
- Penta and Evans won the World Tag Team Championship from Breakker and Theory at Crown Jewel on Nov. 7 in Riyadh. Femi returned during the match and put Reed through a table. See our tag title story.
- On Raw on Nov. 9, Femi beat Breakker by disqualification after The Vision attacked him, and Penta and Evans made the save, per WWE.com. See our Raw results.
- WWE has announced no trios match. Its Survivor Series page lists a WarGames match and a women's title match, plus the Team USA vs. Team Mexico match we reported earlier.
What would confirm or kill it
A WWE announcement of Femi, Penta and Evans against Breakker, Theory and Reed would confirm the forecast. A different match for Femi at Survivor Series on Nov. 28, or WWE ending the angle, would cut against it. Neither has happened. Penta and Evans are also split across Team Mexico and Team USA for that show. See our opinion piece.
Reported by: Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, as relayed by Ringside News (Steve Carrier) and eWrestlingNews (Sap Sinha). Both were read in full in the browser. Sportskeeda ran a version too and we saw only its search excerpt. We did not hear the original. Reliability: Single source, not confirmed. We did not contact WWE.
Sources
- Ringside News (Steve Carrier), "WWE Scrapped Major Six-Man Tag Team Match at Crown Jewel 2026 for Surprise Title Change", Nov. 9, 2026 (the Meltzer quote and the expected trios match). https://www.ringsidenews.com/wwe-scrapped-major-six-man-tag-team-match-crown-jewel-2026-surprise-title-change/
- eWrestlingNews (Sap Sinha), "WWE Scrapped Huge Crown Jewel Match To Create Title Change", Nov. 10, 2026 (the same report). https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/wwe/wwe-scrapped-huge-crown-jewel-match-to-create-title-change
- Sportskeeda, "Scrapped plans for Oba Femi at WWE Crown Jewel revealed", date not shown, search excerpt only (a third outlet relaying the report). https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/rumor-scrapped-plans-oba-femi-wwe-crown-jewel-revealed-reports
- Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer, around Nov. 8 or 9, 2026. No link: neither outlet linked it, and we did not open or hear it.
- WWE.com, "Raw results, Nov. 9, 2026: Roman Reigns and The Bloodline challenge The 946 to WARGAMES", Nov. 9, 2026 (Femi vs. Breakker, the save). https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2026-11-09
- WrestlingNews.com, "Penta and Evans Win World Tag Titles; Oba Femi Returns", Nov. 7, 2026. https://wrestlingnews.com/story/penta-and-jevon-evans-win-world-tag-titles-oba-femi-returns/
- WrestlingNews.com, "Raw Results: Punk Joins Team USA, Reigns Challenges 946", Nov. 10, 2026. https://wrestlingnews.com/story/raw-results-nov-9-punk-joins-team-usa-reigns-challenges-946/
- WrestlingNews.com, "Why Penta and Evans on Opposite Teams Is Smart Booking", Nov. 10, 2026. https://wrestlingnews.com/story/opinion-why-penta-and-evans-on-opposite-teams-works/
- Reliability: Single source, not confirmed.
- WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: read two outlets' copies of one Meltzer report and checked the facts about Crown Jewel and Raw against WWE.com and our own stories. We did not contact WWE.
How we credit sources: Editorial standards.