Posted on 6/23/125 by Bob Magee
Sean Ross Sapp and Fightful Select are reporting that WWE
Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia has a lot of question
marks after the United States bombed Iran.
Iran vowed what it calls "everlasting consequences" to the
US airstrikes on three of its nuclear sites. This has
naturally caused concern among wrestling fans considering
the contentious nature the situation, and previous trips to
Saudi Arabia not going as smoothly as everyone would have
hoped.
Fightful reached out to WWE reps in an official capacity,
and haven't heard back. However, one higher up on background
said the situation was being monitored accordingly.
The WWE talent are currently set to travel out mid-week via
a charter plane that would take them to Riyadh. If this was
just the Night of Champions show, it would have been a very
small flight, as only ten wrestlers are slated to compete on
the show as of now. However, WWE has a three-hour Smackdown
planned for the city as well.
At least in Saudi Arabia, those around the event are
preparing as if the event is happening. One source working
on the event called it "full steam ahead" as of Sunday
afternoon locally. That one source-- speaking on a matter of
opinion -- didn't believe it would be postponed or canceled,
and thought there was too much money at stake with the
upcoming Royal Rumble being there. Beyond that, the source
said that "Saudi is one of the safest places in the world"
as it relates to this situation, and another source believed
that WWE would be made assurances of said safety.
The site of the event is on full build mode as of now, and
fan events in Riyadh are planned to be announced for this
coming week.
We'll update you as we gain more information.