Boxing champion Tyson Fury is scheduled for a rematch against Deontay Wilder in early 2020, but first he'll have to get through WWE's "Monster Among Men" Braun Strowman. Seriously.
During a press conference on Friday, the WWE announced that Fury and Strowman will go one-on-one at the Crown Jewel event taking place in Saudi Arabia on October 31.
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The Gypsy King got into it with Strowman during SmackDown Live's debut on FOX last Friday and the two exchanged blows during Monday's episode of Raw, so it's not a total shock that WWE has booked them in a match. What is surprising is that the Fury-Strowman showdown will take place roughly one month before his title fight against Wilder.
Fury and Wilder's first bout in December 2018 was an absolute thriller which ended in a controversial split draw, with the scorecards at 115–111 for Wilder, 114–112 for Fury, and 113–113.
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WWE Crown Jewel, taking place at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will air on the WWE Network on Thursday, October 31, at 1 pm ET.
In addition to the Fury vs Strowman bout, the WWE revealed that former UFC champion Cain Velasquez has signed a multi-year deal with the company and that he'll face WWE champion Brock Lesnar at the same event later this month. Click here for more on that.
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