{"id":163862,"date":"2025-01-04T01:08:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T07:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=163862"},"modified":"2025-01-04T01:08:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T07:08:37","slug":"wwe-royal-rumble-reportedly-to-be-held-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/01\/04\/wwe-royal-rumble-reportedly-to-be-held-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Royal Rumble reportedly to be held in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3322022102\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>WWE is planning to hold the 2026 Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia. Mike Johnson of <a href=\"https:\/\/pwinsider.com\/article\/191575\/exclusive-wwe-taking-the-royal-rumble-international-in-2026.html?p=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PWInsider.com<\/a> reports that the deal is locked in and an announcement could be made as soon as Monday&#8217;s Raw premiere on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Saudi Arabia played host to &#8220;The Greatest Royal Rumble&#8221; event in 2018. Although WWE is in the midst of a ten-year agreement with the Saudis, this will be the first time that one of the company&#8217;s &#8220;Big Four&#8221; premium live events will be held in Saudi Arabia. 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