WWE’s next Premium Live Event will be the annual Crown Jewel show, which returns to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 7, following last year’s event in Perth, Australia. However, the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East have led many people to ask if WWE going to Saudi Arabia next month is a good idea. Over the weekend, 12 people were killed and more than 300 were injured Missile strike at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airportbut despite this latest attack, there’s still no word on whether the Crown Jewel will take place or possibly relocate.
on the latest edition “Wrestling Observer Radio,“Dave Meltzer mentioned that the Crown Jewel was not brought up at all during the October 10 WWE Money in the Bank 2026 broadcast, which he believes is WWE’s way of saying that the show will only be moved or canceled if the company feels there is no other option.
“They’re going to cancel when they feel there’s no hope,” Meltzer said. “No one wants to go, I mean, let’s be serious, no one wants to go right now. Everyone knows the situation, people are on high alert, no one is advised to go there. Most likely the show will be moved, but they won’t say anything until there is hope, and that could be this week. But they’re going to fight it until they make a decision, but I mean yeah, it doesn’t look good, it doesn’t look good at all, but they’re not going to say anything. They won’t say anything until the day they say it’s not happening. It could be any day now, they can hold out for later.”
Meltzer speculated that the reason why nothing has been said about Crown Jewel’s status is because WWE is still looking to secure a replacement venue for the show, and with less than a month to go, finding an arena on short notice will be difficult to do.
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