WWE’s next trip to Saudi Arabia is fast approaching because WWE Crown Jewel 2026 It will take place on November 7 at Riyadh Season Stadium in the Saudi Arabian capital, but while the Premium Live event is still firmly on the WWE calendar, whether it will take place in Saudi Arabia is still up for debate internally.
By: Brian Alvarez of Figure Four Weekly, As of Thursday, October 8, there was a lot of talk within WWE about whether the company should actually travel to Saudi Arabia next month. These conversations happened later Reuters: Yemen’s Houthi forces claim to have attacked Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, damaging a Saudia Airlines plane, and targeting the country’s airspace, oil facilities and energy plants, to the point that Houthi forces have warned employees not to go to those plants. Three people have been killed in these rocket attacks, and these latest attacks don’t seem to be slowing down.
The US Embassy in Riyadh had already issued a statement to American citizens earlier this week, saying that all Americans in the country should be extra vigilant and could face possible travel disruptions, flight cancellations and even the complete closure of some airspace. US State Department had already issued a warning to Americans in September, advising them not to travel to Saudi Arabia at all amid the escalating conflict.
WWE will reportedly not lose any money if the event has to be moved to another country, but construction has already begun on Riyadh’s seasonal stadium in preparation for the Nov. 7 event. Despite the conflict in the Middle East, WWE is still set to travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. WWE WrestleMania 43, which will take place in April next year, Although the date has not been officially announced.