Nash Defends Riyadh WrestleMania 2027, Signals Global Expansion

WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash defended the company’s decision to hold WrestleMania 43 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2027 and suggested the move reflects a broader global strategy that could eventually produce multiple WrestleMania events each year. Nash made the remarks on his Kliq This podcast after WWE announced the Riyadh site earlier this month; the company will also return to Riyadh for the 2026 Royal Rumble, scheduled for January 31, 2026.

Nash said the choice to stage WrestleMania outside North America reflects the international scope implied by the company’s name and audience, and he argued fans should view the move in that context. He added that, given WWE’s recent event expansions, a shift to more frequent flagship shows seemed plausible. “Going to Saudi Arabia, to me, is huge,” Nash said, and he predicted that WrestleMania could become a twice‑annual event as the promotion grows.

On the same podcast episode, Nash proposed that the 2027 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony could be recorded rather than held live, drawing on the precedent of a taped Hall of Fame during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Nash said taping the ceremony had not harmed that class’s reception and would be a...