Hulk Hogan & Ric Flair to coach teams for WWE Crown Jewel match

WWE has revealed Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair’s roles for Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia.

On this week’s Raw season premiere, it was announced that Hogan and Flair will coach teams for a five-on-five tag match against each other at Crown Jewel. Hogan and Flair won’t be wrestling in the match.

Rollins was announced as the captain of Team Hogan, while Randy Orton will captain Team Flair. It was also revealed that Rusev will be on Team Hogan and Baron Corbin will be on Team Flair. Rusev made a save for Rollins after he was attacked by Orton and Corbin.

The remaining members of the teams will be announced in the coming weeks.

Crown Jewel is taking place at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Thursday, October 31. Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman, The New Day, AJ Styles, Rey Mysterio, and NXT’s Mansoor are also advertised for the show.

Crown Jewel 2019 will be the fourth event in WWE’s 10-year deal with the Saudi General Sports Authority. It began with last year’s Greatest Royal Rumble.