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Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, says they are in talks to bring WWE WrestleMania and Royal Rumble to Saudi Arabia
Mike Coppinger of ESPN recently wrote that an “enhancement” to Saudi Arabia’s agreement with WWE will be announced soon, per Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority. Alalshikh stated that he wanted to have WWE Royal Rumble and/or WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia.
Speaking on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Turki Alalshikh said they are in talks about potentially bringing the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania to Riyadh.
“We are talking in the future about WrestleMania and Royal Rumble. We are talking around ’26, ’27.”
WWE will hold the King and Queen of the Ring event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 25.
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