WWE MENA (Middle East and North Africa) announced on Friday that the company will present Crown Jewel 2019 on Thursday, October 31st. Yes, Halloween.
The show will air on WWE’s streaming service, WWE Network, from the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. Tickets go on sale this Monday, September 30 at 6pm local time via TicketMX.com.
This event marks the fourth show that WWE has aired from Saudi Arabia. The original target date was November 1st.
A promo was released for the show that features WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan and The Undertaker. You can check it out here:
Brock Lesnar, WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston, WWE United States Champion AJ Styles, Roman Reigns, Big E, Xavier Woods, “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, and Mansoor Al-Shehail are all advertised.
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PWInsider reports that WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair will also be going on the trip as well. It was hyped that the event will take part during “Riyadh Season” that runs from October 15 through December 15.
The country is slated to hold 11 festivals during these two months as a way to boost domestic and international tourism in the country.
WWE started their deal with Saudi Arabia last year as the company signed a 10-year partnership with the Saudi General Sports Authority.
