An update on the future of WWE events in Saudi Arabia.
Since 2019, WWE has hosted two events annually in Saudi Arabia, with the exception of the COVID years.
During the 2024 earnings call, TKO CFO Andrew Schleimer revealed that WWE plans to hold one event in Saudi Arabia in 2025, but will increase that to three in 2026, including the WWE Royal Rumble.
“Our guidance for 2025 includes one PLE in Saudi Arabia, compared to two PLEs in 2024. This results in an unfavorable impact to our 2025 plan of approximately $55 million of total company revenue. We expect to host three PLEs in Saudi Arabia in 2026, including Royal Rumble,” he said.
At this time, WWE has not yet announced its 2025 event in Saudi Arabia.
The 2026 Royal Rumble will take place in January.
(H/T and transcribed by Fightful)
