Crown Jewel Moves Venues as Riyadh Season Offers Refunds

Riyadh Season announced on October 28 that Crown Jewel would move to a new venue, with ticket holders due full refunds and tickets set to be rereleased within 48 hours. The event remains scheduled for November 7 and has not been cancelled. The announcement did not identify the replacement location or explain why the venue was changing. Dave Meltzer reported that the event would remain in Riyadh, at Kingdom Arena rather than Riyadh Season Stadium. That location was not named in the official notice. The change came amid heightened regional security concerns, including U.S. travel warnings and an order for nonemergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members to leave Saudi Arabia. Riyadh Season did not connect those developments to its decision, and the reason for the move has not been publicly stated by the organizers in the reports. The refund and ticket rerelease require existing ticket holders to go through a new purchasing process. The shift also means organizers must adjust event arrangements, although no further operational details were announced. Crown Jewel is a WWE premium live event planned for Riyadh. The company has held major events in Saudi Arabia as...