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href="/wiki/Category:Professional_wrestling" title="Category:Professional wrestling">a series</a> on</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle"><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">Professional wrestling</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wrestling_-_Sikeston,_MO_1938_-_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg/175px-Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg/263px-Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg/350px-Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1300" data-file-height="865" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">History</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_professional_wrestling" title="History of professional wrestling">History of professional wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:Years_in_professional_wrestling" title="Template:Years in professional wrestling">By year</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_wrestling_championships" title="Early wrestling championships">Early wrestling championships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Dust_Trio" title="Gold Dust Trio">Gold Dust Trio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980s_professional_wrestling_boom" title="1980s professional wrestling boom">1980s boom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Saturday_(professional_wrestling)" title="Black Saturday (professional wrestling)">Black Saturday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWA_World_Title_Tournament" title="NWA World Title Tournament">1994 NWA World Title Tournament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_War" title="Monday Night War">Monday Night Wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attitude_Era" title="Attitude Era">Attitude Era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling_mass_exodus" title="2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus">2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Invasion_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Invasion (professional wrestling)">The Invasion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wednesday_Night_Wars" title="Wednesday Night Wars">Wednesday Night Wars</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Notable promotions</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Elite_Wrestling" title="All Elite Wrestling">All Elite Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling" title="All Japan Pro Wrestling">All Japan Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Women%27s_Pro-Wrestling" title="All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling">All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Star_Wrestling" title="All Star Wrestling">All Star Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Association" title="American Wrestling Association">American Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consejo_Mundial_de_Lucha_Libre" title="Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre">Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling" title="Extreme Championship Wrestling">Extreme Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontier_Martial-Arts_Wrestling" title="Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling">Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorgeous_Ladies_of_Wrestling" title="Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling">Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Crockett_Promotions" title="Jim Crockett Promotions">Jim Crockett Promotions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Promotions" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Promotions">Joint Promotions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucha_Libre_AAA_Worldwide" title="Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide">Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Wrestling" title="Maple Leaf Wrestling">Maple Leaf Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Noah" title="Pro Wrestling Noah">Pro Wrestling Noah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor" title="Ring of Honor">Ring of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soft_Ground_Wrestling" title="Soft Ground Wrestling">Soft Ground Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stampede_Wrestling" title="Stampede Wrestling">Stampede Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Joshi_Pro-Wrestling" title="Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling">Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UWF_International" title="UWF International">UWF International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_of_Wrestling" title="Women of Wrestling">Women of Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wonder_Ring_Stardom" title="World Wonder Ring Stardom">World Wonder Ring Stardom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_promotions" title="List of professional wrestling promotions">Others</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Notable people</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"><small><b>Early 20th Century</b></small> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Hackenschmidt" title="George Hackenschmidt">George Hackenschmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Gama" title="The Great Gama">The Great Gama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gotch" title="Frank Gotch">Frank Gotch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Sandow" title="Billy Sandow">Billy Sandow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toots_Mondt" title="Toots Mondt">Toots Mondt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Lewis_(wrestler)" title="Ed Lewis (wrestler)">Ed Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Pfefer" title="Jack Pfefer">Jack Pfefer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Londos" title="Jim Londos">Jim Londos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salvador_Lutteroth" title="Salvador Lutteroth">Salvador Lutteroth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Thesz" title="Lou Thesz">Lou Thesz</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>Mid 20th Century</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gorgeous_George" title="Gorgeous George">Gorgeous George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Santo" title="El Santo">El Santo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Muchnick" title="Sam Muchnick">Sam Muchnick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mildred_Burke" title="Mildred Burke">Mildred Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Fabulous_Moolah" title="The Fabulous Moolah">The Fabulous Moolah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Demon" title="Blue Demon">Blue Demon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verne_Gagne" title="Verne Gagne">Verne Gagne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Gotch" title="Karl Gotch">Karl Gotch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rikid%C5%8Dzan" title="Rikidōzan">Rikidōzan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Hart" title="Stu Hart">Stu Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruno_Sammartino" title="Bruno Sammartino">Bruno Sammartino</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>1970s and 1980s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Funk" title="Terry Funk">Terry Funk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harley_Race" title="Harley Race">Harley Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Solie" title="Gordon Solie">Gordon Solie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Inoki" title="Antonio Inoki">Antonio Inoki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giant_Baba" title="Giant Baba">Giant Baba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mil_M%C3%A1scaras" title="Mil Máscaras">Mil Máscaras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant" title="André the Giant">André the Giant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Heenan" title="Bobby Heenan">Bobby Heenan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Col%C3%B3n" title="Carlos Colón">Carlos Colón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes" title="Dusty Rhodes">Dusty Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Crockett_Jr." title="Jim Crockett Jr.">Jim Crockett Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Crabtree" title="Shirley Crabtree">Big Daddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dynamite_Kid" title="Dynamite Kid">Dynamite Kid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satoru_Sayama" title="Satoru Sayama">Satoru "Tiger Mask" Sayama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Savage" title="Randy Savage">Randy Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Shinma" title="Hisashi Shinma">Hisashi Shinma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akira_Maeda" title="Akira Maeda">Akira Maeda</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>1990s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Turner" title="Ted Turner">Ted Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keiji_Muto" title="Keiji Muto">The Great Muta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross">Jim Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsuharu_Misawa" title="Mitsuharu Misawa">Mitsuharu Misawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenta_Kobashi" title="Kenta Kobashi">Kenta Kobashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toshiaki_Kawada" title="Toshiaki Kawada">Toshiaki Kawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atsushi_Onita" title="Atsushi Onita">Atsushi Onita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Antonio Peña">Antonio Peña</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bischoff" title="Eric Bischoff">Eric Bischoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cornette" title="Jim Cornette">Jim Cornette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Scott Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Russo" title="Vince Russo">Vince Russo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Paul "Triple H" Levesque</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>2000s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guerrero" title="Eddie Guerrero">Eddie Guerrero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%ADstico" title="Místico">Místico</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>2010s and 2020s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Bryan Danielson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazuchika_Okada" title="Kazuchika Okada">Kazuchika Okada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Omega" title="Kenny Omega">Kenny Omega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Khan" title="Tony Khan">Tony Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Khan" title="Nick Khan">Nick Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a></li></ul></div></div></td> 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After initially holding non-televised <a href="/wiki/House_shows" class="mw-redirect" title="House shows">house shows</a>, WWE announced a 10-year strategic partnership with the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Sport_(Saudi_Arabia)" title="Ministry of Sport (Saudi Arabia)">Ministry of Sport</a> in 2018, which would see the hosting of <a href="/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-view</a> (PPV) and <a href="/wiki/Livestreaming" class="mw-redirect" title="Livestreaming">livestreaming</a> events in Saudi Arabia. In 2019, WWE announced it had "expanded" its partnership with the <a href="/wiki/General_Authority_for_Entertainment_(Saudi_Arabia)" class="mw-redirect" title="General Authority for Entertainment (Saudi Arabia)">General Authority for Entertainment</a> through 2027, under which it would hold two "large-scale events" in the country per-year.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These events have been held at venues in <a href="/wiki/Riyadh" title="Riyadh">Riyadh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeddah" title="Jeddah">Jeddah</a>. </p><p>Since the beginning of the agreement, two PPV and livestreaming events have been held in Saudi Arabia annually. One is held in the first half of the year typically in Jeddah and usually within an existing WWE event chronology, while an annual event known as <a href="/wiki/WWE_Crown_Jewel" title="WWE Crown Jewel">Crown Jewel</a> is held in late October–early November in Riyadh as part of <a href="/wiki/Riyadh_Season" title="Riyadh Season">Riyadh Season</a>. WWE's first major event in Saudi Arabia was <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Royal_Rumble" title="Greatest Royal Rumble">Greatest Royal Rumble</a>—a one-off edition of WWE's annual <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble" title="Royal Rumble">Royal Rumble</a>—on April 27, 2018. Due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> and WWE's suspension of touring, the Saudi events were suspended after <a href="/wiki/Super_ShowDown_(2020)" title="Super ShowDown (2020)">Super ShowDown</a> in February 2020 and returned with <a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2021)" title="Crown Jewel (2021)">Crown Jewel</a> in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The partnership has faced criticism over Saudi Arabia's <a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Human rights in Saudi Arabia">poor human rights record</a> (including suppression of <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Women's rights in Saudi Arabia">women's</a> and <a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Saudi Arabia">LGBT rights</a>), allegations of <a href="/wiki/Sportswashing" title="Sportswashing">sportswashing</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashoggi" title="Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi">assassination</a> of Saudi journalist <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Khashoggi" title="Jamal Khashoggi">Jamal Khashoggi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WON2019_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WON2019-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some WWE performers have declined or were restricted from participating in the shows due to government policies and political tensions, while members of WWE's <a href="/wiki/Women_in_WWE" title="Women in WWE">women's division</a> were initially barred from performing in the first three events; <a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2019)" title="Crown Jewel (2019)">Crown Jewel in 2019</a> would eventually feature WWE's first women's match in the country, and Super ShowDown featured its first women's title defense. </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter" title="Wrestling Observer Newsletter">Wrestling Observer Newsletter</a></i> named the partnership between WWE and Saudi Arabia the "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Most_Disgusting_Promotional_Tactic" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic</a>" in both 2018 and 2019, and named the <a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2018)" title="Crown Jewel (2018)">2018</a> and <a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2023)" title="Crown Jewel (2023)">2023</a> Crown Jewel and <a href="/wiki/Super_ShowDown_(2019)" title="Super ShowDown (2019)">2019</a> and <a href="/wiki/Super_ShowDown_(2020)" title="Super ShowDown (2020)">2020</a> Super ShowDown events as those year's "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Worst_Major_Wrestling_Show" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Worst Major Wrestling Show</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WON2020Awards_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WON2020Awards-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Saudi Arabia had previously been visited by professional wrestling tours - one such tour in 1986 included <a href="/wiki/Tony_St._Clair" title="Tony St. Clair">Tony St. Clair</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other wrestlers who performed on shows in Saudi Arabia included Greek star <a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%B9%CF%8E%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A4%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%82" class="extiw" title="el:Γιώργος Τρομάρας">Georgios Tromaras</a> in 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2013, it was announced that WWE would begin holding shows in Saudi Arabia,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in April 2014, the promotion held their first house shows in <a href="/wiki/Riyadh" title="Riyadh">Riyadh</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> these were three separate shows at Green Halls Stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2015, WWE held three house shows in <a href="/wiki/Jeddah" title="Jeddah">Jeddah</a>, at the <a href="/wiki/King_Abdullah_Sports_City" title="King Abdullah Sports City">King Abdullah Sports City Sports Hall</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2016, WWE returned to Green Halls Stadium for two non-televised events,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which exclusively featured wrestlers from the <a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown brand</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pfdb1416_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfdb1416-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, WWE launched the Arabic-language <a href="/wiki/Recap_sequence" title="Recap sequence">recap show</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Wal3ooha" title="WWE Wal3ooha">WWE Wal3ooha</a></i>, which airs in Saudi Arabia.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 5, 2018, WWE and the <a href="/wiki/General_Sports_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="General Sports Authority">Saudi General Sports Authority</a> (renamed Ministry of Sport in 2020) advertised the <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Royal_Rumble" title="Greatest Royal Rumble">Greatest Royal Rumble</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-view</a> (PPV) and <a href="/wiki/Livestreaming" class="mw-redirect" title="Livestreaming">livestreaming</a> event to be held on April 27, 2018, at <a href="/wiki/King_Abdullah_Sports_City" title="King Abdullah Sports City">King Abdullah International Stadium</a> in Jeddah.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The event was announced as the first in a 10-year strategic multi-platform partnership between WWE and the Saudi General Sports Authority in support of <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Vision_2030" title="Saudi Vision 2030">Saudi Vision 2030</a>, the country's social and economic reform program.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto2_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>WWE announced on November 4, 2019, that it had "expanded" its partnership with the <a href="/wiki/General_Entertainment_Authority" title="General Entertainment Authority">General Entertainment Authority</a> through 2027, under which it would hold two "large-scale events" in Saudi Arabia per-year.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, <a href="/wiki/Riyadh_Season" title="Riyadh Season">Riyadh Season</a>, an entertainment festival that launched in October 2019 also organized by the General Entertainment Authority, would begin hosting the annual <a href="/wiki/WWE_Crown_Jewel" title="WWE Crown Jewel">Crown Jewel</a> event, as well as WWE Experience, an indoor theme park themed around WWE (named after <a href="/wiki/WWE_Experience" title="WWE Experience">its former syndicated television program</a>), which launched during the 2023 season and officially opened on February 16, 2024. It was the first WWE theme park since the 2011 closure of the former <a href="/wiki/WWE_Niagara_Falls" title="WWE Niagara Falls">WWE Niagara Falls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women's_rights"><span id="Women.27s_rights"></span>Women's rights</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Women's rights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Women_in_WWE" title="Women in WWE">Women in WWE</a></div> <p>WWE received criticism for holding the events without female wrestlers, who were unable to perform in Saudi Arabia between 2014 and 2019, due to the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Women's rights in Saudi Arabia">country's limitation on women's rights</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Independent_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a>, WWE's Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative, stated: "I understand people are questioning it, but every culture is different and just because you don’t agree with a certain aspect of it, you can’t dictate to a country about how they handle things... WWE is at the forefront of a women’s evolution in the world [and] we have had discussions about [women competing] and hope in the next few years, they will".<sup id="cite_ref-Independent_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Consistent with the change in law for sporting events in 2017,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> women were able to attend WWE events if <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia#Male_guardianship" title="Women's rights in Saudi Arabia">accompanied by a male guardian</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Independent_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was in response to "a series of social changes" by Crown Prince <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_bin_Salman" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohammad bin Salman">Mohammad bin Salman</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who repealed the previous legislation completely banning women from public events. During the <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Royal_Rumble" title="Greatest Royal Rumble">Greatest Royal Rumble</a>, WWE aired a promotional video which included female wrestlers in their ring gear. The Saudi General Sports Authority issued an apology for "indecent material" that aired at the event.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the second <a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2018)" title="Crown Jewel (2018)">Crown Jewel</a> event in 2018, <a href="/wiki/Renee_Young" class="mw-redirect" title="Renee Young">Renee Young</a> provided commentary at the show; she reprised her role at 2019's <a href="/wiki/Super_ShowDown_(2019)" title="Super ShowDown (2019)">Super ShowDown</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hours before 2019's Super ShowDown, reports emerged that WWE were attempting to add a women's match, which would have seen <a href="/wiki/Alexa_Bliss" title="Alexa Bliss">Alexa Bliss</a> face <a href="/wiki/Natalya_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Natalya (wrestler)">Natalya</a>. The two women joined WWE personnel for the trip, but the match was ultimately rejected by the <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Saudi Arabian government">Saudi Arabian government</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 30, 2019, WWE announced that a match between Natalya and <a href="/wiki/Lacey_Evans" title="Lacey Evans">Lacey Evans</a> had been approved for the 2019 <a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2019)" title="Crown Jewel (2019)">Crown Jewel</a> event, making it the first-ever women's match in Saudi Arabia. At the event, Evans wore a full bodysuit instead of her normal ring attire (Natalya's normal ring attire is a full bodysuit) and both wore T-shirts promoting their WWE shirts for sale, due to the country's conservative dress policy.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WWE largely celebrated the match as groundbreaking, which they later nominated for a <a href="/wiki/WWE_Year-End_Award" title="WWE Year-End Award">WWE Year-End Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/WWE_Year-End_Award#2019_awards" title="WWE Year-End Award">Moment of the Year</a>, with WWE <a href="/wiki/Chief_Brand_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Brand Officer">CBO</a> <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_McMahon" title="Stephanie McMahon">Stephanie McMahon</a> stating in an interview: "You can either sit on the sidelines and there are plenty of companies and brands that decide to do that or you can be a part of hopefully enacting change. You can be a part of progress. Nothing worthwhile is ever easy. It takes time. It takes perseverance. Now here we are with the first ever women's match in Saudi Arabia. It's pretty mind blowing."<sup id="cite_ref-2019_Year-End_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2019_Year-End-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, reactions from other media outlets were mixed. While some were positive, such as <i><a href="/wiki/Heavy.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Heavy.com">Heavy.com</a></i>, who stated that the match was "put in place to break barriers and further WWE's 'Women’s Evolution' for the proud ladies in attendance and watching all over the world. And for that, I have to give it the utmost props", or <i>Canoe.com</i> who stated that "The historic match was about and meant so much more [than its result]."<sup id="cite_ref-heavy.com_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heavy.com-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CanoeReview_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CanoeReview-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Newsweek" title="Newsweek">Newsweek</a></i> called the match part of "Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's [intent on] luring major sports event [...] to position the ultra-conservative Islamic country as more liberal and diversify its economy away from depending on the oil industry as part of its Saudi Vision 2030 plan", with Saudi Arabian <a href="/wiki/Amnesty_International" title="Amnesty International">Amnesty International</a> researcher Dana Ahmed calling the match "a prime example how the Saudi Arabian authorities are using elite sports to try to 'sportswash' their dire human rights record and image internationally".<sup id="cite_ref-NewsweekSportswashing_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewsweekSportswashing-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports" title="CBS Sports">CBS Sports</a></i> criticized <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cole_(wrestling)" title="Michael Cole (wrestling)">Michael Cole</a>'s commentary, pointing out that he was "trying to put over the progressiveness of Saudi Arabia" during the match.<sup id="cite_ref-CBSReview_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBSReview-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At <a href="/wiki/Super_ShowDown_(2020)" title="Super ShowDown (2020)">Super ShowDown</a> in 2020, <a href="/wiki/Bayley_(wrestler)" title="Bayley (wrestler)">Bayley</a> defended her <a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown_Women%27s_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE SmackDown Women's Championship">SmackDown Women's Championship</a> against <a href="/wiki/Naomi_(wrestler)" title="Naomi (wrestler)">Naomi</a>, making it the first time a women's championship was defended in Saudi Arabia.<sup id="cite_ref-SmackDown02212020_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SmackDown02212020-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SuperShowDown2020_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SuperShowDown2020-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Killing_of_Jamal_Khashoggi">Killing of Jamal Khashoggi</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Killing of Jamal Khashoggi"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashoggi" title="Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi">Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2018)" title="Crown Jewel (2018)">Crown Jewel (2018)</a></div> <p>One month prior to the 2018 edition of Crown Jewel, Saudi Arabia received substantial negative press due to the <a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Jamal_Khashoggi" class="mw-redirect" title="Killing of Jamal Khashoggi">killing of Jamal Khashoggi</a> at the hands of Saudi agents. This led to the WWE facing calls to cancel the event, with prominent U.S. <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> politicians criticizing the company's endeavors in Saudi Arabia.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Questions were raised whether because of the position of then-<a href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_Small_Business_Administration" title="Administrator of the Small Business Administration">Administrator of the Small Business Administration</a> <a href="/wiki/Linda_McMahon" title="Linda McMahon">Linda McMahon</a>, who is married to the WWE Chairman <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> and a former WWE executive herself, WWE's endeavors in Saudi Arabia could still be viewed as a strictly private business enterprise. Due to this, Democratic Senator <a href="/wiki/Bob_Menendez" title="Bob Menendez">Bob Menendez</a> urged the US government to pressure WWE into canceling the event, while Republican <a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Graham" title="Lindsey Graham">Lindsey Graham</a>, among others, called for WWE to reconsider their business deal with the Saudi kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WWE continued to promote the show, but erased all references to Saudi Arabia as the event's location.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 19, the day tickets were to go on sale, the Saudi government confirmed the death of Khashoggi within the consulate and WWE.com removed ticket information from the event page.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 25, WWE confirmed the event would go on as planned, citing contractual obligations to the General Sports Authority.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Speaking with <a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a> on pushing forward with the event despite the murder, Stephanie McMahon spoke of "an incredibly tough decision, given that heinous act", but said that in the end it was strictly a business decision.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wrestlers_refusing_to_work">Wrestlers refusing to work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Wrestlers refusing to work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Sami_Zayn" title="Sami Zayn">Sami Zayn</a> did not participate in the Greatest Royal Rumble as Zayn is of <a href="/wiki/Syrian_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Syrian people">Syrian</a> descent, and Saudi Arabia had <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia%E2%80%93Syria_relations#2010s_and_Syrian_Civil_War" title="Saudi Arabia–Syria relations">strained relations</a> with Syria.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Noam_Dar" title="Noam Dar">Noam Dar</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israeli</a> wrestler, has never participated in any of the Saudi events due to the <a href="/wiki/Arab_League_boycott_of_Israel" title="Arab League boycott of Israel">Arab League boycott of Israel</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict" title="Arab–Israeli conflict">Arab–Israeli conflict</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During Crown Jewel (2018), <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a> was scheduled to face <a href="/wiki/A.J._Styles" class="mw-redirect" title="A.J. Styles">AJ Styles</a> for the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Championship" title="WWE Championship">WWE Championship</a>, but he refused to work the show due to the Khashoggi murder.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, his title match was bumped up to the October 30 episode of <i>SmackDown</i>, and he was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Samoa_Joe" title="Samoa Joe">Samoa Joe</a>. <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a>, who was scheduled to participate in the <a href="/wiki/WWE_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE World Cup">WWE World Cup</a> at the event and had called it "an honor and a privilege" to compete in Saudi Arabia during the Greatest Royal Rumble, was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Lashley" title="Bobby Lashley">Bobby Lashley</a>, as he reportedly refused to work the show in wake of the Khashoggi murder.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2019, <i>Fightful</i> reported that prior to his <a href="/wiki/Leukemia" title="Leukemia">leukemia</a> diagnosis, <a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a> had informed <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> that he also would not be taking part in the Crown Jewel PPV due to the controversy surrounding the event.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019 for Super ShowDown, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Owens" title="Kevin Owens">Kevin Owens</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aleister_Black" class="mw-redirect" title="Aleister Black">Aleister Black</a> told WWE that they would not travel to Saudi Arabia, in addition to Zayn and Bryan once again not competing on the show.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kevin Owen's refusal to work the show allegedly comes from his friendship with Sami Zayn.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result of his absence, he was replaced in the WWE Championship match by <a href="/wiki/Dolph_Ziggler" title="Dolph Ziggler">Dolph Ziggler</a>. </p><p>Despite Dar not participating in the Saudi Arabia shows due to the Arab–Israeli conflict, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Goldberg" title="Bill Goldberg">Goldberg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a> have worked multiple Saudi Arabia shows without incident despite both being <a href="/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Jewish</a> and in Heyman's case his own mother having been a <a href="/wiki/The_Holocaust" title="The Holocaust">Holocaust</a> <a href="/wiki/Holocaust_survivors" title="Holocaust survivors">survivor</a>. Goldberg would go on to defend WWE on the shows following his victory over <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Lashley" title="Bobby Lashley">Bobby Lashley</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2021)" title="Crown Jewel (2021)">2021 Crown Jewel</a>, saying that he feels the country is heading in the right direction in "Westernizing" the country and the Middle East region as a whole, citing the progress just in WWE's shows alone in the Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Goldberg did, however, later admit on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Pat_McAfee_Show" title="The Pat McAfee Show">The Pat McAfee Show</a></i> that he was initially scared to go to Saudi Arabia due to his strong Jewish heritage, but felt more comfortable after receiving a positive response from the Saudi fans and understood the bigger picture of the shows.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since Saudi Arabia has <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Freedom of religion in Saudi Arabia">strict laws</a> against <a href="/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam" title="Apostasy in Islam">apostasy</a> which is punishable by <a href="/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia">death</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montel_Vontavious_Porter" title="Montel Vontavious Porter">Montel Vontavious Porter</a> (Hassan Assad), who is a former Muslim converted during his prison term, avoided travel to the country for <a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2022)" title="Crown Jewel (2022)">Crown Jewel</a> in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia%E2%80%93Syria_relations" title="Saudi Arabia–Syria relations">Saudi Arabia–Syria relations</a> were re-established in May 2023, Zayn and Owens were scheduled to perform at <a href="/wiki/Night_of_Champions_(2023)" title="Night of Champions (2023)">Night of Champions</a> later that month in Jeddah.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was in turn Zayn's first Saudi event since a WWE Live tour in April 2014 and Owens' first Saudi event since Greatest Royal Rumble in April 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Travel_issues">Travel issues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Travel issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After Crown Jewel in 2019, a charter flight back to the United States carrying roughly 200 WWE employees (including performers and other staff) was delayed at <a href="/wiki/King_Fahd_International_Airport" title="King Fahd International Airport">King Fahd International Airport</a> for multiple hours. WWE and the airline <a href="/wiki/Atlas_Air" title="Atlas Air">Atlas Air</a> officially stated that the flight had been grounded for mechanical issues,<sup id="cite_ref-riley2_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riley2-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-buf_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buf-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but reports from former WWE Spanish-language commentator <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Savinovich" title="Hugo Savinovich">Hugo Savinovich</a> and wrestling journalist <a href="/wiki/Dave_Meltzer" title="Dave Meltzer">Dave Meltzer</a> suggested that disputes with the Saudi government over missed payments to WWE for the previous shows were a factor in the delays (including the presence of Saudi military police).<sup id="cite_ref-riley2_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riley2-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 20 WWE employees, including CEO <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> and 12 wrestlers, booked their own flights back to the United States,<sup id="cite_ref-riley2_64-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riley2-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the following night's <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown" title="WWE SmackDown">SmackDown</a></i> in Buffalo was retooled to primarily feature talent from the women's division and <a href="/wiki/NXT_(WWE_brand)" title="NXT (WWE brand)">NXT</a> (which did not participate in the event).<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lawsuit">Lawsuit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Lawsuit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 6, 2020, a retirement fund for firefighters filed a lawsuit against WWE in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of New York">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a>, stemming from concerns related to the fund's holding of WWE stock. According to <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i>, it is "an attempt at class action alleging that WWE defrauded investors via its handling of their deals with the Saudi royal family, who also control <a href="/wiki/OSN" title="OSN">OSN</a>, the network that airs WWE programming in Saudi Arabia." The lawsuit claims that the Saudi Arabian government failed to pay WWE millions of dollars owed from their deal with the company, that WWE's failed to disclose said payment issues and that OSN unlawfully terminated a broadcast deal with WWE.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Live_events">Live events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Live events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House_shows">House shows</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: House shows"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: auto"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#BBF; width:2em"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown</a>-branded event </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Date </th> <th>City </th> <th>Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td>April 17–19, 2014<sup id="cite_ref-pfdb1416_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfdb1416-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riyadh,_Riyadh_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia">Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Green_Halls_Stadium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Green Halls Stadium (page does not exist)">Green Halls Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td>October 8–10, 2015<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeddah,_Mecca_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia">Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/King_Abdullah_Sports_City" title="King Abdullah Sports City">King Abdullah Sports City Sports Hall</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#BBF;"> <td style="text-align:center">3 </td> <td>November 3–4, 2016<sup id="cite_ref-pfdb1416_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfdb1416-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riyadh,_Riyadh_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia">Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Green_Halls_Stadium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Green Halls Stadium (page does not exist)">Green Halls Stadium</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_television">Weekly television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Weekly television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Event </th> <th>Date </th> <th>City </th> <th>Venue </th> <th>Main event </th> <th>Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown" title="WWE SmackDown">SmackDown</a></i> </td> <td>May 24, 2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeddah,_Mecca_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia">Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeddah_Super_Dome" title="Jeddah Super Dome">Jeddah Super Dome</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Tama_Tonga" title="Tama Tonga">Tama Tonga</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">Raw</a></i> </td> <td>November 3, 2024<br />(<a href="/wiki/Broadcast_delay" title="Broadcast delay">aired</a> November 4, 2024) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riyadh,_Riyadh_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia">Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Abdo_Arena" title="Mohammed Abdo Arena">Mohammed Abdo Arena</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seth_%22Freakin%22_Rollins" class="mw-redirect" title="Seth "Freakin" Rollins">Seth "Freakin" Rollins</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Damian_Priest" title="Damian Priest">Damian Priest</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Sheamus" title="Sheamus">Sheamus</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/%22Dirty%22_Dominik_Mysterio" class="mw-redirect" title=""Dirty" Dominik Mysterio">"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio</a> to determine the #1 contender for the <a href="/wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WWE)" title="World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)">World Heavyweight Championship</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pay-per-view_and_livestreaming_events">Pay-per-view and livestreaming events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Pay-per-view and livestreaming events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Event </th> <th>Date </th> <th>City </th> <th>Venue </th> <th>Main event </th> <th>Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Royal_Rumble" title="Greatest Royal Rumble">Greatest Royal Rumble</a> </td> <td>April 27, 2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeddah,_Mecca_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia">Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/King_Abdullah_International_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="King Abdullah International Stadium">King Abdullah International Stadium</a> </td> <td>50-man <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_match" title="Royal Rumble match">Greatest Royal Rumble match</a> for the Greatest Royal Rumble Trophy and Championship </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2018)" title="Crown Jewel (2018)">Crown Jewel (2018)</a> </td> <td>November 2, 2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riyadh,_Riyadh_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia">Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/King_Saud_University_Stadium" title="King Saud University Stadium">King Saud University Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/D-Generation_X" title="D-Generation X">D-Generation X</a> (<a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a> and <a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a>) vs. <a href="/wiki/The_Brothers_of_Destruction" class="mw-redirect" title="The Brothers of Destruction">The Brothers of Destruction</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a>) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Super_ShowDown_(2019)" title="Super ShowDown (2019)">Super ShowDown (2019)</a> </td> <td>June 7, 2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeddah,_Mecca_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia">Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/King_Abdullah_International_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="King Abdullah International Stadium">King Abdullah International Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Goldberg" title="Bill Goldberg">Goldberg</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2019)" title="Crown Jewel (2019)">Crown Jewel (2019)</a> </td> <td>October 31, 2019 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Riyadh,_Riyadh_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia">Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/King_Fahd_International_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="King Fahd International Stadium">King Fahd International Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a> (c) vs. <a href="/wiki/%22The_Fiend%22_Bray_Wyatt" class="mw-redirect" title=""The Fiend" Bray Wyatt">"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Falls_Count_Anywhere_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Falls Count Anywhere match">Falls Count Anywhere match</a> for the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Universal_Championship" title="WWE Universal Championship">WWE Universal Championship</a> which could not be stopped for any reason </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Super_ShowDown_(2020)" title="Super ShowDown (2020)">Super ShowDown (2020)</a> </td> <td>February 27, 2020 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Abdu_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohammed Abdu Arena">Mohammed Abdu Arena</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/%22The_Fiend%22_Bray_Wyatt" class="mw-redirect" title=""The Fiend" Bray Wyatt">"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt</a> (c) vs. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Goldberg" title="Bill Goldberg">Goldberg</a> for the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Universal_Championship" title="WWE Universal Championship">WWE Universal Championship</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2021)" title="Crown Jewel (2021)">Crown Jewel (2021)</a> </td> <td>October 21, 2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a> (c) vs. <a href="/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a> for the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Universal_Championship" title="WWE Universal Championship">WWE Universal Championship</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elimination_Chamber_(2022)" title="Elimination Chamber (2022)">Elimination Chamber (2022)</a> </td> <td>February 19, 2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeddah,_Mecca_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia">Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeddah_Super_Dome" title="Jeddah Super Dome">Jeddah Super Dome</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Lashley" title="Bobby Lashley">Bobby Lashley</a> (c) vs. <a href="/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/AJ_Styles" title="AJ Styles">AJ Styles</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Austin_Theory" title="Austin Theory">Austin Theory</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Matt_Riddle" title="Matt Riddle">Riddle</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Seth_%22Freakin%22_Rollins" class="mw-redirect" title="Seth "Freakin" Rollins">Seth "Freakin" Rollins</a> in an <a href="/wiki/Elimination_Chamber" title="Elimination Chamber">Elimination Chamber match</a> for the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Championship" title="WWE Championship">WWE Championship</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2022)" title="Crown Jewel (2022)">Crown Jewel (2022)</a> </td> <td>November 5, 2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riyadh,_Riyadh_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia">Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mrsool_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Mrsool Park">Mrsool Park</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a> (c) vs. <a href="/wiki/Logan_Paul" title="Logan Paul">Logan Paul</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Undisputed_WWE_Universal_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Undisputed WWE Universal Championship">Undisputed WWE Universal Championship</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CJ2022confirmed_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CJ2022confirmed-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Night_of_Champions_(2023)" title="Night of Champions (2023)">Night of Champions (2023)</a> </td> <td>May 27, 2023 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeddah,_Mecca_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia">Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeddah_Super_Dome" title="Jeddah Super Dome">Jeddah Super Dome</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Owens_and_Sami_Zayn" title="Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn">Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn</a> (c) vs. <a href="/wiki/The_Bloodline_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Bloodline (professional wrestling)">The Bloodline</a> (<a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Solo_Sikoa" title="Solo Sikoa">Solo Sikoa</a>) for the <a href="/wiki/Undisputed_WWE_Tag_Team_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship">Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2023NoC-announced_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2023NoC-announced-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2023)" title="Crown Jewel (2023)">Crown Jewel (2023)</a> </td> <td>November 4, 2023 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riyadh,_Riyadh_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia">Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Abdu_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohammed Abdu Arena">Mohammed Abdu Arena</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a> (c) vs. <a href="/wiki/LA_Knight" title="LA Knight">LA Knight</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Undisputed_WWE_Universal_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Undisputed WWE Universal Championship">Undisputed WWE Universal Championship</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/King_and_Queen_of_the_Ring_(2024)" title="King and Queen of the Ring (2024)">King and Queen of the Ring (2024)</a> </td> <td>May 25, 2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeddah,_Mecca_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia">Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeddah_Super_Dome" title="Jeddah Super Dome">Jeddah Super Dome</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Logan_Paul" title="Logan Paul">Logan Paul</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Undisputed_WWE_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Undisputed WWE Championship">Undisputed WWE Championship</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2024)" title="Crown Jewel (2024)">Crown Jewel (2024)</a> </td> <td>November 2, 2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riyadh,_Riyadh_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia">Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Abdo_Arena" title="Mohammed Abdo Arena">Mohammed Abdo Arena</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Undisputed_WWE_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Undisputed WWE Championship">Undisputed WWE Champion</a>) vs. <a href="/wiki/Gunther_(wrestler)" title="Gunther (wrestler)">Gunther</a> (<a href="/wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WWE)" title="World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)">World Heavyweight Champion</a>) for the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Crown_Jewel_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Crown Jewel Championship">Crown Jewel Championship</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CrownJewel2024_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CrownJewel2024-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Championships_and_accomplishments">Championships and accomplishments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Championships and accomplishments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These are accomplishments that have occurred as special attractions at Saudi Arabian events, not including regular championship matches. </p><p>The colors and symbols indicate the home brand of the champions. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: auto"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#FBB; width:2em" align="center">† </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw</a> </td> <td style="background:#CAE1FF; width:2em" align="center">‡ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown</a> </td> <td style="background:silver; width:2em" align="center">§ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NXT_(WWE_brand)" title="NXT (WWE brand)">NXT</a> </td> <td style="background:#B9FFC5; width:2em" align="center">∞ </td> <td>Unbranded </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background:#B9FFC5;">Open </th></tr> <tr> <th>Championship </th> <th colspan="2">Winner </th> <th>Reign </th> <th>Date won </th> <th>Event </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Notes </th> <th><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Crown_Jewel_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Crown Jewel Championship">WWE Crown Jewel Championship</a> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cody_Rhodes_with_his_Undisputed_Championship_(Birmingham_UK,_April_2024)_(3)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Cody_Rhodes_with_his_Undisputed_Championship_%28Birmingham_UK%2C_April_2024%29_%283%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Cody_Rhodes_with_his_Undisputed_Championship_%28Birmingham_UK%2C_April_2024%29_%283%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Cody_Rhodes_with_his_Undisputed_Championship_%28Birmingham_UK%2C_April_2024%29_%283%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Cody_Rhodes_with_his_Undisputed_Championship_%28Birmingham_UK%2C_April_2024%29_%283%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Cody_Rhodes_with_his_Undisputed_Championship_%28Birmingham_UK%2C_April_2024%29_%283%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Cody_Rhodes_with_his_Undisputed_Championship_%28Birmingham_UK%2C_April_2024%29_%283%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="934" data-file-height="1538" /></a></span> </td> <td style="background:#CAE1FF;" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a> ‡ </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">November 2, 2024 </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2024)" title="Crown Jewel (2024)">Crown Jewel</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Riyadh,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Riyadh, Saudi Arabia">Riyadh, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td align="left">Defeated <a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw</a>'s <a href="/wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WWE)" title="World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)">World Heavyweight Champion</a> <a href="/wiki/Gunther_(wrestler)" title="Gunther (wrestler)">Gunther</a> to become the inaugural champion. </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-CrownJewel2024_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CrownJewel2024-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Women%27s_Crown_Jewel_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Women's Crown Jewel Championship">WWE Women's Crown Jewel Championship</a> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liv_Morgan_January_2023_(cropped2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Liv_Morgan_January_2023_%28cropped2%29.jpg/100px-Liv_Morgan_January_2023_%28cropped2%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Liv_Morgan_January_2023_%28cropped2%29.jpg/150px-Liv_Morgan_January_2023_%28cropped2%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Liv_Morgan_January_2023_%28cropped2%29.jpg/200px-Liv_Morgan_January_2023_%28cropped2%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="561" data-file-height="887" /></a></span> </td> <td style="background:#FBB;" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Liv_Morgan" title="Liv Morgan">Liv Morgan</a> † </td> <td align="left">Defeated <a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown</a>'s <a href="/wiki/WWE_Women%27s_Champion" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Women's Champion">WWE Women's Champion</a> <a href="/wiki/Nia_Jax" title="Nia Jax">Nia Jax</a> to become the inaugural champion. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_accomplishments">Other accomplishments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Other accomplishments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background:#B9FFC5;">Open </th></tr> <tr> <th>Accomplishment </th> <th>Winner </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Event </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Notes </th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Ring_tournament" title="King of the Ring tournament">King of the Ring tournament</a> </td> <td style="background:#FBB;" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Gunther_(wrestler)" title="Gunther (wrestler)">Gunther</a> † </td> <td rowspan="2">May 25, 2024 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/King_and_Queen_of_the_Ring_(2024)" title="King and Queen of the Ring (2024)">King and Queen of the Ring</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Jeddah,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeddah, Saudi Arabia">Jeddah, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td>Defeated <a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a> to become the 23rd King of the Ring and earn a match for <a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw</a>'s <a href="/wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WWE)" title="World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)">World Heavyweight Championship</a> at <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_(2024)" title="SummerSlam (2024)">SummerSlam</a>. </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-KAQOTR_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KAQOTR-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Queen_of_the_Ring_tournament" title="Queen of the Ring tournament">Queen of the Ring tournament</a> </td> <td style="background:#CAE1FF;" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Nia_Jax" title="Nia Jax">Nia Jax</a> ‡ </td> <td>Defeated <a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Lyra_Valkyria" title="Lyra Valkyria">Lyra Valkyria</a> to become the second Queen of the Ring and earn a match for <a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown</a>'s <a href="/wiki/WWE_Women%27s_Championship" title="WWE Women's Championship">WWE Women's Championship</a> at <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_(2024)" title="SummerSlam (2024)">SummerSlam</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_accomplishments">Former accomplishments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Former accomplishments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background:#B9FFC5;">Open </th></tr> <tr> <th>Accomplishment </th> <th>Winner </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Event </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Notes </th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Royal_Rumble" title="Greatest Royal Rumble">Greatest Royal Rumble</a> </td> <td style="background:#FBB;" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Braun_Strowman" title="Braun Strowman">Braun Strowman</a> † </td> <td>April 27, 2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Royal_Rumble" title="Greatest Royal Rumble">Greatest Royal Rumble</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeddah,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeddah, Saudi Arabia">Jeddah, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td>Last eliminated <a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Big_Cass" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Cass">Big Cass</a> in the 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble match to win the Greatest Royal Rumble trophy and championship. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-GreatestRR_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GreatestRR-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WWE_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE World Cup">WWE World Cup</a> </td> <td style="background:#CAE1FF;" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Shane_McMahon" title="Shane McMahon">Shane McMahon</a> ‡ </td> <td>November 2, 2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2018)" title="Crown Jewel (2018)">Crown Jewel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riyadh,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Riyadh, Saudi Arabia">Riyadh, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td align="left">Defeated <a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Dolph_Ziggler" title="Dolph Ziggler">Dolph Ziggler</a> in the tournament final to win the WWE World Cup trophy. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CrownJewel_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CrownJewel-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>51-man <a href="/wiki/Battle_Royal_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle Royal (professional wrestling)">Battle Royal</a> </td> <td style="background:silver;" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Mansoor_(wrestler)" title="Mansoor (wrestler)">Mansoor</a> § </td> <td>June 7, 2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Super_ShowDown_(2019)" title="Super ShowDown (2019)">Super ShowDown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeddah,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeddah, Saudi Arabia">Jeddah, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td>Last eliminated <a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Elias_(wrestler)" title="Elias (wrestler)">Elias</a> to win WWE's largest standard Battle Royal. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Super_ShowDown2019_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Super_ShowDown2019-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WWE_Tag_Team_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Tag Team World Cup">WWE Tag Team World Cup</a> </td> <td style="background:#FBB;" align="center"><a href="/wiki/The_O.C._(professional_wrestling)" title="The O.C. (professional wrestling)">The O.C.</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Luke_Gallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Luke Gallows">Luke Gallows</a> and <a href="/wiki/Karl_Anderson" title="Karl Anderson">Karl Anderson</a>)</span> † </td> <td>October 31, 2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2019)" title="Crown Jewel (2019)">Crown Jewel</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Riyadh,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Riyadh, Saudi Arabia">Riyadh, Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td>Last eliminated <a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw</a>'s <a href="/wiki/The_Viking_Raiders" title="The Viking Raiders">The Viking Raiders</a> (<a href="/wiki/Erik_(wrestler)" title="Erik (wrestler)">Erik</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ivar_(wrestler)" title="Ivar (wrestler)">Ivar</a>) in an interbrand nine-team <a href="/wiki/Tag_team_turmoil_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Tag team turmoil match">tag team turmoil match</a> to win the WWE Tag Team World Cup trophy. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CrownJewel2019_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CrownJewel2019-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tuwaiq_Mountain_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy">Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy</a> Gauntlet Match </td> <td style="background:#B9FFC5;" align="center"><a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> ∞ </td> <td>February 27, 2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Super_ShowDown_(2020)" title="Super ShowDown (2020)">Super ShowDown</a> </td> <td>Last eliminated <a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw</a>'s <a href="/wiki/AJ_Styles" title="AJ Styles">AJ Styles</a> in a six-man <a href="/wiki/Gauntlet_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Gauntlet match">gauntlet match</a> to win the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-SuperShowDown2020_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SuperShowDown2020-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Ring_tournament" title="King of the Ring tournament">King of the Ring tournament</a> </td> <td style="background:#FBB;" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Xavier_Woods" title="Xavier Woods">Xavier Woods</a> † </td> <td rowspan="2">October 21, 2021 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2021)" title="Crown Jewel (2021)">Crown Jewel</a> </td> <td align="left">Defeated <a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Finn_B%C3%A1lor" title="Finn Bálor">Finn Bálor</a> to become the 22nd King of the Ring tournament winner. 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For the first time ever, the Royal Rumble match will feature 50 WWE Superstars.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=WWE&rft.atitle=Saudi+Arabia+to+Host+the+Greatest+Royal+Rumble%C2%AE&rft.date=2018-03-05&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcorporate.wwe.com%2Finvestors%2Fnews%2Fpress-releases%2F2018%2F03-05-2018-150740233&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWWE+in+Saudi+Arabia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-74">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFIndia_Today_Web_Desk2018" class="citation news cs1">India Today Web Desk (March 6, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180307123724/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/wwe/story/wwe-saudi-arabia-to-host-the-greatest-royal-rumble-50-superstars-to-participate-1183095-2018-03-06">"WWE: Saudi Arabia to host The Greatest Royal Rumble, 25 superstars to participate"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Jeddah,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeddah, Saudi Arabia">Jeddah, Saudi Arabia</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/wwe/story/wwe-saudi-arabia-to-host-the-greatest-royal-rumble-50-superstars-to-participate-1183095-2018-03-06">the original</a> on March 7, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 15,</span> 2021</span>. <q>Michaels has not competed since losing a career-versus-streak match to The Undertaker at WrestleMania 26 but makes his return to face the Dead Man in a tag match at the Crown Jewel pay-per-view in Saudi Arabia next month.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sky+Sports&rft.atitle=WWE+Raw%3A+D-Generation+X+reunite+to+battle+The+Undertaker+and+Kane&rft.date=2018-10-09&rft.aulast=Lake&rft.aufirst=Jefferson&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skysports.com%2Fmore-sports%2Fwwe%2Fnews%2F14203%2F11521701%2Fwwe-raw-d-generation-x-reunite-to-battle-the-undertaker-and-kane&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWWE+in+Saudi+Arabia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-76"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-76">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStaff2019" class="citation news cs1">Staff, WWE.com (May 13, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190514195000/https://www.wwe.com/worldwide/article/wwe-super-showdown-undertaker-vs-goldberg-june-2019?sf212604216=1">"Undertaker, Goldberg to clash for first time ever at WWE Super ShowDown"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Jeddah,_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeddah, Saudi Arabia">Jeddah, Saudi Arabia</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wwe.com/worldwide/article/wwe-super-showdown-undertaker-vs-goldberg-june-2019?sf212604216=1">the original</a> on May 14, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-crown-jewel/2019/seth-rollins-vs-the-fiend-bray-wyatt">the original</a> on October 15, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.si.com/wrestling/2020/02/27/wwe-bill-goldberg-bray-wyatt-saudi-arabia-match-preview">the original</a> on February 29, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 14,</span> 2021</span>. <q>On Thursday at Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh—more than 6,500 miles away from WWE's Connecticut headquarters—Goldberg will wrestle "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt for the Universal Championship.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sports+Illustrated&rft.atitle=53-Year-Old+Goldberg+Out+to+Prove+He+Still+Has+It+in+Match+vs.+Bray+Wyatt&rft.date=2020-02-27&rft.aulast=Barrasso&rft.aufirst=Justin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fwrestling%2F2020%2F02%2F27%2Fwwe-bill-goldberg-bray-wyatt-saudi-arabia-match-preview&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWWE+in+Saudi+Arabia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-79"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-79">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStaff2020" class="citation news cs1">Staff, WWE.com (February 7, 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200208060412/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-super-showdown/wwe-super-showdown-2020/the-fiend-bray-wyatt-vs-goldberg">"Might meets fright when Goldberg challenges "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-super-showdown/wwe-super-showdown-2020/the-fiend-bray-wyatt-vs-goldberg">the original</a> on February 8, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 14,</span> 2021</span>. <q>Who's next for Goldberg? Universal Champion 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt. Might meets fright for the Universal Championship at WWE Super ShowDown.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=WWE&rft.atitle=Might+meets+fright+when+Goldberg+challenges+%22The+Fiend%22+Bray+Wyatt&rft.date=2020-02-07&rft.aulast=Staff&rft.aufirst=WWE.com&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wwe.com%2Fshows%2Fwwe-super-showdown%2Fwwe-super-showdown-2020%2Fthe-fiend-bray-wyatt-vs-goldberg&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWWE+in+Saudi+Arabia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNason2021" class="citation news cs1">Nason, Josh (July 26, 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/wwe-returning-saudi-arabia-october-21-348201">"WWE returning to Saudi Arabia on October 21"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Figure_Four_Online" class="mw-redirect" title="Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online">Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210727091708/https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/wwe-returning-saudi-arabia-october-21-348201">Archived</a> from the original on July 27, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/List_of_former_WWE_personnel_(N%E2%80%93R)" title="List of former WWE personnel (N–R)">N–R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_WWE_personnel_(S%E2%80%93Z)" title="List of former WWE personnel (S–Z)">S–Z</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable rivalries<br /> and matches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant%E2%80%93Hulk_Hogan_rivalry" title="André the Giant–Hulk Hogan rivalry">André the Giant–Hulk Hogan rivalry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart_vs._Tom_Magee" title="Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee">Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mankind_vs._The_Undertaker" title="Mankind vs. The Undertaker">Mankind vs. The Undertaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Streak_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Streak (professional wrestling)">The Streak</a></li></ul> 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brand)">Tapout</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct businesses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Bodybuilding_Federation" title="World Bodybuilding Federation">World Bodybuilding Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_World_(WWE)" title="The World (WWE)">The World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Classics_on_Demand" title="WWE Classics on Demand">WWE Classics on Demand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Home_Video" title="WWE Home Video">WWE Home Video</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Niagara_Falls" title="WWE Niagara Falls">WWE Niagara Falls</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Magazine" title="WWE Magazine">WWE Magazine</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Podcast_Network" title="WWE Podcast Network">WWE Podcast Network</a></li> <li>XFL <ul><li><a href="/wiki/XFL_(2001)" title="XFL (2001)">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XFL_(2020%E2%80%932023)" title="XFL (2020–2023)">2020</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable acquisitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Association" title="American Wrestling Association">American Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Gate_USA" title="Dragon Gate USA">Dragon Gate USA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolve_(professional_wrestling)" title="Evolve (professional wrestling)">Evolve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling" title="Extreme Championship Wrestling">Extreme Championship Wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_ECW" title="WWE ECW">WWE revival</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Championship_Wrestling" title="Florida Championship Wrestling">Florida Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Championship_Wrestling" title="Georgia Championship Wrestling">Georgia Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_Wrestling_Federation" title="Global Wrestling Federation">Global Wrestling Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heartland_Wrestling_Association" title="Heartland Wrestling Association">Heartland Wrestling Association</a> (video library)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Championship_Wrestling" title="International Championship Wrestling">International Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smoky_Mountain_Wrestling" title="Smoky Mountain Wrestling">Smoky Mountain Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_World_Championship_Wrestling" title="History of World Championship Wrestling">history</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Who_Killed_WCW%3F" title="Who Killed WCW?">Who Killed WCW?</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Class_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Class Championship Wrestling">World Class Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Council" title="World Wrestling Council">World Wrestling Council</a> (video library)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Investments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avid_Technology" title="Avid Technology">Avid Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloud9" title="Cloud9">Cloud9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DraftKings" title="DraftKings">DraftKings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drone_Racing_League" title="Drone Racing League">Drone Racing League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FloSports" title="FloSports">FloSports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Experience" title="Marvel Experience">Marvel Experience</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phunware" title="Phunware">Phunware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_Lacrosse_League" title="Premier Lacrosse League">Premier Lacrosse League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tout_(company)" title="Tout (company)">Tout</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related companies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Owners</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/TKO_Group_Holdings" title="TKO Group Holdings">TKO Group Holdings</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Endeavor_(company)" title="Endeavor (company)">Endeavor</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sister company</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship" title="Ultimate Fighting Championship">Ultimate Fighting Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Partnerships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling" title="All Japan Pro Wrestling">All Japan Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_Changer_Wrestling" title="Game Changer Wrestling">Game Changer Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Noah" title="Pro Wrestling Noah">Pro Wrestling Noah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dream_Star_Fighting_Marigold" title="Dream Star Fighting Marigold">Dream Star Fighting Marigold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reality_of_Wrestling" title="Reality of Wrestling">Reality of Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lucha_Libre_AAA_Worldwide" title="Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide">AAA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_South_Wrestling" title="Deep South Wrestling">Deep South Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insane_Championship_Wrestling" title="Insane Championship Wrestling">Insane Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Wrestling_Association_(Puerto_Rico)" title="International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)">International Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Championship_Wrestling" title="Memphis Championship Wrestling">Memphis Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michinoku_Pro_Wrestling" title="Michinoku Pro Wrestling">Michinoku Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Wrestling" title="Ohio Valley Wrestling">Ohio Valley Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Power_Pro_Wrestling" title="Power Pro Wrestling">Power Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progress_Wrestling" title="Progress Wrestling">Progress Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smoky_Mountain_Wrestling" title="Smoky Mountain Wrestling">Smoky Mountain Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_World_of_Sports" title="Super World of Sports">Super World of Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Pro_Wrestling" title="Ultimate Pro Wrestling">Ultimate Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Wrestling_Association" title="United States Wrestling Association">United States Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Lucha_Libre" title="Universal Lucha Libre">Universal Lucha Libre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Association" title="Universal Wrestling Association">Universal Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Japan)" title="Universal Wrestling Federation (Japan)">Universal Wrestling Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAR_(wrestling_promotion)" title="WAR (wrestling promotion)">WAR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westside_Xtreme_Wrestling" title="Westside Xtreme Wrestling">Westside Xtreme Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Alliance_(Massachusetts)" title="World Wrestling Alliance (Massachusetts)">World Wrestling Alliance</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_champions_in_WWE" title="List of current champions in WWE">Current champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_championships_in_WWE" title="List of former championships in WWE">Former championships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_world_champions_in_WWE_born_outside_the_United_States" title="List of world champions in WWE born outside the United States">Foreign champions</a></li> <li>Types of championships <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secondary_championships_in_WWE" title="Secondary championships in WWE">Secondary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tag_team_championships_in_WWE" title="Tag team championships in WWE">Tag team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_championships_in_WWE" title="Women's championships in WWE">Women's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_championships_in_WWE" title="World championships in WWE">World</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Accomplishments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Diva_Search" title="WWE Diva Search">Diva Search</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Money_in_the_Bank_ladder_match" title="Money in the Bank ladder match">Money in the Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Tough_Enough" title="WWE Tough Enough">Tough Enough</a></li> <li>Awards <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Slammy_Award" title="Slammy Award">Slammys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_Year-End_Award" title="NXT Year-End Award">NXT Year-End</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Year-End_Award" title="WWE Year-End Award">WWE Year-End</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(professional_wrestling)" title="Grand Slam (professional wrestling)">Grand Slam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_(professional_wrestling)" title="Triple Crown (professional wrestling)">Triple Crown</a></li> <li>Battle royals <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant_Memorial_Battle_Royal" title="André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal">André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_match" title="Royal Rumble match">Royal Rumble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_Women%27s_Battle_Royal" title="WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal">WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_tournaments" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE tournaments">Tournaments</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWF_Brawl_for_All" title="WWF Brawl for All">Brawl for All</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cruiserweight_Classic" title="Cruiserweight Classic">Cruiserweight Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes_Tag_Team_Classic" title="Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic">Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Ring_tournament" title="King of the Ring tournament">King of the Ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mae_Young_Classic" title="Mae Young Classic">Mae Young Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Mixed_Match_Challenge" title="WWE Mixed Match Challenge">Mixed Match Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_Breakout_Tournament" title="NXT Breakout Tournament">NXT Breakout Tournament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_of_the_Ring_tournament" title="Queen of the Ring tournament">Queen of the Ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Muchnick_Memorial_Tournament" title="Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament">Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_brand_extension" title="WWE brand extension">Brand extension</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_(WWE_brand)" title="NXT (WWE brand)">NXT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_UK_(WWE_brand)" title="NXT UK (WWE brand)">NXT UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/205_Live_(WWE_brand)" title="205 Live (WWE brand)">205 Live</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ECW_(WWE_brand)" title="ECW (WWE brand)">ECW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Draft" title="WWE Draft">Draft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_WWF_Draft_Lottery" title="2002 WWF Draft Lottery">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_WWE_Draft_Lottery" title="2004 WWE Draft Lottery">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_WWE_Draft_Lottery" title="2005 WWE Draft Lottery">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_WWE_brand_extension_draft" title="2006 WWE brand extension draft">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_WWE_Draft" title="2007 WWE Draft">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_WWE_Draft" title="2008 WWE Draft">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_WWE_Draft" title="2009 WWE Draft">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_WWE_Draft" title="2010 WWE Draft">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_WWE_Draft" title="2011 WWE Draft">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_WWE_Draft" title="2016 WWE Draft">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_WWE_Superstar_Shake-up" title="2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_WWE_Superstar_Shake-up" title="2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_WWE_Superstar_Shake-up" title="2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up">April 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_WWE_Draft" title="2019 WWE Draft">October 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_WWE_Draft" title="2020 WWE Draft">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_WWE_Draft" title="2021 WWE Draft">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_WWE_Draft" title="2023 WWE Draft">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_WWE_Draft" title="2024 WWE Draft">2024</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_in_Australia" title="WWE in Australia">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_in_Canada" title="WWE in Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble" title="Royal Rumble">Royal Rumble</a> (1988–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Vengeance" title="WWE Vengeance">Vengeance</a> (2001–2007, 2011, 2021, 2023–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Elimination_Chamber" title="WWE Elimination Chamber">Elimination Chamber</a> (2010–2015, 2017–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_Stand_%26_Deliver" title="NXT Stand & Deliver">NXT Stand & Deliver</a> (2021–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WrestleMania" title="WrestleMania">WrestleMania</a> (1985–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Backlash" title="WWE Backlash">Backlash</a> (1999–2009, 2016–2018, 2020–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Ring" title="King of the Ring">King of the Ring</a> (1993–2002, 2015, 2024–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Battleground" title="WWE Battleground">Battleground</a> (2013–2017, 2023–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Clash_at_the_Castle" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Clash at the Castle">Clash at the Castle</a> (2022, 2024–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Money_in_the_Bank" title="WWE Money in the Bank">Money in the Bank</a> (2010–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ECW_Heat_Wave" title="ECW Heat Wave">Heatwave</a> (2024–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SummerSlam" title="SummerSlam">SummerSlam</a> (1988–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bash_in_Berlin" title="Bash in Berlin">Bash in Berlin</a> (2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_No_Mercy" title="WWE No Mercy">No Mercy</a> (1999–2008, 2016–2017, 2023–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Bad_Blood" title="WWE Bad Blood">Bad Blood</a> (1997, 2003–2004, 2024–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halloween_Havoc" title="Halloween Havoc">Halloween Havoc</a> (2022, 2024–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Crown_Jewel" title="WWE Crown Jewel">Crown Jewel</a> (2018–2019, 2021–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series" title="Survivor Series">Survivor Series</a> (1987–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_Deadline" title="NXT Deadline">NXT Deadline</a> (2022–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Wrestling_Classic" title="The Wrestling Classic">The Wrestling Classic</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_Holds_Barred:_The_Match/The_Movie" title="No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie">No Holds Barred</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/This_Tuesday_in_Texas" title="This Tuesday in Texas">This Tuesday in Texas</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWF_One_Night_Only" title="WWF One Night Only">One Night Only</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWF_Capital_Carnage" title="WWF Capital Carnage">Capital Carnage</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWF_Over_the_Edge" title="WWF Over the Edge">Over the Edge</a> (1998–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWF_Fully_Loaded" title="WWF Fully Loaded">Fully Loaded</a> (1998–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWF_Invasion" title="WWF Invasion">Invasion</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Rebellion" title="WWE Rebellion">Rebellion</a> (1999–2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Insurrextion" title="WWE Insurrextion">Insurrextion</a> (2000–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_to_Dismember_(2006)" title="December to Dismember (2006)">December to Dismember</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_New_Year%27s_Revolution" title="WWE New Year's Revolution">New Year's Revolution</a> (2005–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_One_Night_Stand" title="WWE One Night Stand">One Night Stand</a> (2005–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Unforgiven" title="WWE Unforgiven">Unforgiven</a> (1998–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Cyber_Sunday" title="WWE Cyber Sunday">Taboo Tuesday/Cyber Sunday</a> (2004–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Armageddon" title="WWE Armageddon">Armageddon</a> (1999–2000, 2002–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Judgment_Day" title="WWE Judgment Day">Judgment Day</a> (1998, 2000–2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Breaking_Point" title="WWE Breaking Point">Breaking Point</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Bragging_Rights" title="WWE Bragging Rights">Bragging Rights</a> (2009–2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Capitol_Punishment" title="WWE Capitol Punishment">Capitol Punishment</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Over_the_Limit" title="WWE Over the Limit">Over the Limit</a> (2010–2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_No_Way_Out" title="WWE No Way Out">No Way Out</a> (1998, 2000–2009, 2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_Arrival" title="NXT Arrival">NXT Arrival</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Fatal_4-Way" title="WWE Fatal 4-Way">Fatal 4-Way</a> (2010, 2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beast_in_the_East" title="The Beast in the East">The Beast in the East</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Live_from_Madison_Square_Garden" title="WWE Live from Madison Square Garden">Live from Madison Square Garden</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cruiserweight_Classic" title="Cruiserweight Classic">Cruiserweight Classic Finale</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Roadblock" title="WWE Roadblock">Roadblock</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_United_Kingdom_Championship_Special" title="WWE United Kingdom Championship Special">United Kingdom Championship Special</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Great_Balls_of_Fire" title="WWE Great Balls of Fire">Great Balls of Fire</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mae_Young_Classic" title="Mae Young Classic">Mae Young Classic</a> (2017–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Royal_Rumble" title="Greatest Royal Rumble">Greatest Royal Rumble</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_United_Kingdom_Championship_Tournament" title="WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament">United Kingdom Championship Tournament</a> (2017–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Evolution" title="WWE Evolution">Evolution</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halftime_Heat" title="Halftime Heat">Halftime Heat</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_The_Shield%27s_Final_Chapter" title="WWE The Shield's Final Chapter">The Shield's Final Chapter</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stomping_Grounds" title="Stomping Grounds">Stomping Grounds</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolve_131" title="Evolve 131">Evolve's 10th Anniversary Celebration</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smackville" title="Smackville">Smackville</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starrcade" title="Starrcade">Starrcade</a> (2018–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_UK_TakeOver" title="NXT UK TakeOver">NXT UK TakeOver</a> (2019–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Super_ShowDown" title="WWE Super ShowDown">Super ShowDown</a> (2018–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Clash_of_Champions" title="WWE Clash of Champions">Clash of Champions</a> (2016–2017, 2019–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_TLC:_Tables,_Ladders_%26_Chairs" title="WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs">TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs</a> (2009–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Superstar_Spectacle" title="WWE Superstar Spectacle">Superstar Spectacle</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_TakeOver" title="NXT TakeOver">NXT TakeOver</a> (2014–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_WarGames" title="NXT WarGames">NXT WarGames</a> (2017–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Day_1_(2022)" title="WWE Day 1 (2022)">Day 1</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/In_Your_House" title="In Your House">In Your House</a> (1995–1999, 2020–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hell_in_a_Cell" title="WWE Hell in a Cell">Hell in a Cell</a> (2009–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Worlds_Collide" title="WWE Worlds Collide">Worlds Collide</a> (2019–2020, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Extreme_Rules" title="WWE Extreme Rules">Extreme Rules</a> (2009–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Night_of_Champions" title="WWE Night of Champions">Night of Champions</a> (2008–2015, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Great_American_Bash" title="The Great American Bash">The Great American Bash</a> (2004–2009, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Payback" title="WWE Payback">Payback</a> (2013–2017, 2020, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Fastlane" title="WWE Fastlane">Fastlane</a> (2015–2019, 2021, 2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=Saudi_Arabia&#124;link=Saudi_Arabia_Saudi_Arabia–United_States_relations_23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=United_States&#124;link=United_States" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link 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D.C.">Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, D.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_Saudi_Arabia_to_the_United_States" title="List of ambassadors of Saudi Arabia to the United States">Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia to the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Saudi_Arabia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Saudi Arabia">Ambassadors of the United States to Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quincy_House_(U.S._Ambassador_residence)" class="mw-redirect" title="Quincy House (U.S. Ambassador residence)">Quincy House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Near_Eastern_Affairs" title="Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs">Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Diplomacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Hajji_Baba" title="Operation Hajji Baba">Operation Hajji Baba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Training_Mission" title="United States Military Training Mission">United States Military Training Mission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Program_Manager,_Saudi_Arabian_National_Guard_Modernization_Program" title="Office of the Program Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program">Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safari_Club" title="Safari Club">Safari Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_proxy_conflict" title="Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict">Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_alliance" title="Arab–Israeli alliance">Arab–Israeli alliance</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._support_for_Saudi-led_operations_in_Yemen" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. support for Saudi-led operations in Yemen">U.S. support for Saudi-led operations in Yemen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_States%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_arms_deal" title="2017 United States–Saudi Arabia arms deal">2017 United States–Saudi Arabia arms deal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Riyadh_summit" title="2017 Riyadh summit">2017 Riyadh summit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Maritime_Security_Construct" title="International Maritime Security Construct">International Maritime Security Construct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Jeddah_(2023)" title="Treaty of Jeddah (2023)">Treaty of Jeddah (2023)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Incidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Attack_on_the_Saudi_Embassy_in_Khartoum" title="Attack on the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum">1973 attack on the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum</a></li> <li><a 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Nelson">Saudi Arabia v. Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khobar_Towers_bombing" title="Khobar Towers bombing">Khobar Towers bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alleged_Saudi_role_in_the_September_11_attacks" title="Alleged Saudi role in the September 11 attacks">Alleged Saudi role</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/In_re_Terrorist_Attacks_on_September_11,_2001" title="In re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001">In re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justice_Against_Sponsors_of_Terrorism_Act" title="Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act">Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Saudi_detainees_at_Guantanamo_Bay" title="List of Saudi detainees at Guantanamo Bay">Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homaidan_Al-Turki" title="Homaidan Al-Turki">Homaidan Al-Turki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contents_of_the_United_States_diplomatic_cables_leak_(Saudi_Arabia)" title="Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak (Saudi Arabia)">United States diplomatic cables leak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_alleged_Iran_assassination_plot" title="2011 alleged Iran assassination plot">2011 alleged Iran assassination plot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bezos_phone_hacking_incident" title="Jeff Bezos phone hacking incident">Jeff Bezos phone hacking incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashoggi" title="Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi">Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Pensacola_shooting" title="Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting">Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Golden_gimmick" title="Golden gimmick">Golden gimmick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Roush" title="Patricia Roush">Patricia Roush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Aramco" title="Saudi Aramco">Saudi Aramco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_lobby_in_the_United_States" title="Saudi Arabia lobby in the United States">Saudi Arabia lobby in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_American_Public_Relation_Affairs_Committee" title="Saudi American Public Relation Affairs Committee">Saudi American Public Relation Affairs Committee</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">WWE in Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Sultan_Air_Base" title="Prince Sultan Air Base">Prince Sultan Air Base</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Abdulaziz_Air_Base" title="King Abdulaziz Air Base">King Abdulaziz Air Base</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Khalid_Military_City" title="King Khalid Military City">King Khalid Military City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Khalid_Military_College" title="King Khalid Military College">King Khalid Military College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_International_School_of_Jeddah" title="American International School of Jeddah">American International School of Jeddah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_International_School_%E2%80%93_Riyadh" title="American International School – Riyadh">American International School – Riyadh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhahran_School" title="Dhahran School">Dhahran School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISG_Dammam" class="mw-redirect" title="ISG Dammam">ISG Dammam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_Saudi_Academy" title="Islamic Saudi Academy">Islamic Saudi Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Abdullah_Academy" title="King Abdullah Academy">King Abdullah Academy</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/House_of_Bush,_House_of_Saud" title="House of Bush, House of Saud">House of Bush, House of Saud</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td 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