Posted on 10/16/125 by Colin Vassallo
Speaking at the Joy Forum 2025 held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
WWE President Nick Khan said taking certain events globally
was the next natural step for WWE as you can’t be just an
American product and call yourself a global company.
Khan used that explanation while discussing how half of
WWE’s premium live events now take place internationally and
also talked about the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania heading
to Saudi Arabia.
“We’re in the eighth year of a long-term partnership with
Turki Alalshikh and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We’re
bringing Royal Rumble here at the end of January,” Khan
said. “And WrestleMania 2027 will be here in April of that
year, first time ever WrestleMania outside of the U.S. or
Canada. We’re excited!”
Khan said the company is in its eighth year in the
partnership with the Kingdom and believes WWE fans from
across the world will be traveling to Riyadh to witness both
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“We think viewership is going to be strong. We think people
will come to the Kingdom to see our show, and we’re going to
put on a spectacle,” Khan said.
When asked why Saudi Arabia was chosen as the first location
for an overseas WrestleMania, Khan said that when the
Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, Turki
Alalshikh, expressed interest, they wrapped up the deal
after a few meetings and were lucky to be able to announce
it in Las Vegas ahead of their first joint boxing event.
WWE is said to be receiving somewhere in the range of $250
million for bringing WrestleMania to Saudi Arabia.