Posted on 9/12/125 by Colin Vassallo
WWE officially announced WrestleMania 43 will be taking
place from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2027 during Riyadh
Season, although no exact date was given.
The event was hosted by Joe Tessitore at the Fontainebleau
Las Vegas hotel and casino, standing in front of a backdrop
with the WrestleMania 43, Riyadh Season, ESPN, and Netflix
logos.
The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Charlotte Flair, Bianca
Belair, Liv Morgan, Stephanie Vaquer, Logan Paul, and Seth
Rollins were also in attendance on stage.
Triple H did the announcement after introducing his “dear
friend and partner,” Chairman of the General Entertainment
Authority, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh. Triple H
described Alalshikh as “a man who is changing the face of
sports and entertainment,” and said this will be an
opportunity to show the world that WWE is a global brand
that reaches every corner of the world and excites fans from
everywhere.
Triple H made it clear that the driving force behind this
deal were Alalshikh and WWE President Nick Khan.
Alalshikh said this has been eight years in the making, and
thanked Khan for continuing the legacy of Vince McMahon in
bringing WWE events to the Kingdom. He acknowledged that his
people made a mistake two days ago when they published a
press release on the Internet for “two seconds” and people
in Saudi went crazy about it, wondering if it’s true.
“Now, it’s true,” Alalshikh said.
This will be the first WrestleMania outside North America in
WWE history.