As previously reported, WWE has confirmed that Night of Champions 2026 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 27th, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. However, WWE President Nick Khan mentioned in an internal “town hall” call earlier this month that they are “monitoring” the situation due to the conflict between the U.S. and Israel and Iran.
Khan indicated that only Night of Champions will be held in Saudi Arabia, with no plans for RAW or SmackDown events in the country. Historically, WWE has often hosted episodes of RAW and SmackDown alongside international Premium Live Events (PLEs) in the same city, when logistically feasible.
According to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the current plan is to tape the pre-Night of Champions episode of Friday Night SmackDown on June 26th in a back-to-back session with the previous week’s episode in Kansas City at the T-Mobile Arena. It’s important to note that this plan is not yet confirmed and is labeled as “likely.”
As for the episode of RAW scheduled for June 29th, no official announcements have been made yet. WWE’s events page currently lists dates only up to the June 22nd episode of RAW at The O2 in London, along with Night of Champions in Riyadh and nothing further mentioned until Saturday Night’s Main Event on July 18th at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
