-- Last week, it was reported that Saudi Arabia was looking to announce an enhanced agreement with WWE with the possibility of hosting a future Royal Rumble or WrestleMania event, a step up from all the other premium live events that WWE has brought to the country. On Wednesday, The Saudi Arabian General Entertainment Authority Turki Alsheikh spoke with Ariel Helwani on MMA Hour and revealed more information.
-- Alsheikh specifically stated that his organization and WWE are in discussions about bringing in either Royal Rumble or WrestleMania in the year 2026 or 2027. If it happened, it would be a landmark event as both events have taken place in North America every year since their inception, with the great majority of them in the United States and a few in Canada.
-- WWE has been working with Saudi Arabia since 2018 in what is believed to be a 10-year agreement that sees the promotion host two events per year in the country. It is also rumored that WWE rakes in $50 million per event as part of that deal. More recently, WWE's parent company - TKO - has further deepened their relationship with Saudi Arabia, announcing a new deal that will see them work with UFC to host an event and sponsor another.
