WWE to Host Three Premium Live Events in Saudi Arabia in 2026

World Wrestling Entertainment is poised to deepen its longstanding partnership with Saudi Arabia, planning to host three Premium Live Events in the country in 2026, marking a significant expansion of its presence there.

The Royal Rumble, one of WWE's flagship events, is scheduled for January 31, 2026, in Riyadh. According to reports from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this will be joined by two additional Premium Live Events later that year, bringing the total to three. This arrangement would account for nearly a quarter of WWE's annual Premium Live Events lineup in Saudi Arabia alone. The partnership, which began in 2018, has typically generated about $55 million per event for WWE, though the payout for the upcoming Royal Rumble is expected to exceed that figure substantially.

In 2025, WWE scaled back its Saudi events to just one, the Night of Champions held in June at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. That show featured high-profile matches, including John Cena defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against CM Punk and Cody Rhodes facing Randy Orton. The company's traditional Crown Jewel event, usually staged in Saudi Arabia in the fall, was relocated to Perth, Australia, this...