Earlier this week, news broke via a press release in Arabic that was accidentally sent early that TKO had agreed to hold WWE’s flagship event, WrestleMania, in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, when Triple H took to social media promising a big announcement, most assumed it would be this. And now, after a press conference on Friday afternoon that saw no media or fans present, it’s been officially confirmed that WrestleMania 43 is heading to the Middle East.
However, while the announcement was expected, feedback online has been overwhelmingly negative, with fans spamming comment sections with pro-AEW messages. Still, it appears TKO won’t be too worried about potentially losing some supporters, as, according to a tweet by Nick LoPiccolo, the agent for CM Punk and Liv Morgan, the company is being paid circa $250 million
WWE began running house shows in Saudi Arabia in 2014 and soon signed a substantial deal to hold annual pay-per-view quality events in the country. Yet, while shows have been promoted as a big deal, the quality hasn’t always been that high due to the reliance on nostalgia over the in-ring product. Therefore, it’s likely WrestleMania 43 will feature plenty of big names from the past, with it already speculated that The Rock and Steve Austin have been spoken to about wrestling.
