WWE running Crown Jewel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia amidst travel advisories and air strikes on the airport continues to be a topic of conversation in the pro wrestling world.
The latest on the situation is that despite some rumors going around that WWE would be moving the show, PW Insider notes no such conversations have happened within the company. Instead, they’ve talked regularly with the Kingdom and a private security firm, and the latter will have to give them the go ahead.
Insider also says they have a source who has denied a rumor that there is a backup location in Europe but did say the company is still “paying close attention to the situation.”
Bryan Alvarez, meanwhile, has chimed in to say that while the show is going ahead as of now in Riyadh, there is a backup city in the United States that is on the table.
It’s clear the company wants to move ahead as planned because they are now promoting the show on television as taking place exactly where they always planned it to.
We’ll see how it all shakes out in the weeks ahead.
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