WWE Crown Jewel Set for Riyadh Amid Safety Concerns

WWE’s Crown Jewel event is scheduled for November 7 in Riyadh, with a major portion of its broadcast set to be produced remotely from the company’s headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, according to a report on the production plan. The event remains on the calendar amid reported safety concerns among some performers and regional security risks. The show will take place at The Venue at ANB Arena after Riyadh Season announced a move from Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD. Ticket holders were offered full refunds, and tickets were to go back on sale within 48 hours of the venue announcement. The new arena has a reported capacity of 8,000. Mike Johnson reported that production and satellite trucks will be stationed at WWE headquarters, where staff will remotely engineer a major part of the broadcast. A smaller-than-usual WWE team will travel to Saudi Arabia, while on-site crew members set up cameras, sound and other equipment and transmit the material to Stamford. The report said a sizeable production crew would still be present in Saudi Arabia. WrestleVotes separately reported that WWE offered $3,000 in hazard pay to crew members traveling to the event. WWE has not publicly...