{"id":177726,"date":"2025-09-12T14:30:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=177726"},"modified":"2025-09-12T14:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:30:32","slug":"wwe-announces-wrestlemania-43-will-be-held-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/09\/12\/wwe-announces-wrestlemania-43-will-be-held-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces WrestleMania 43 will be held in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-981274701\" 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 officially announced that WrestleMania 43 will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Paul Levesque made the announcement at a press conference that was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Fontainebleau Hotel. Watch the press conference below or via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SPInrw5DKs4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Levesque announced that the event will be held during Riyadh Season. No dates were listed, but Riyadh Season typically takes place between October and March. 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