MLW takes shot at WWE’s Saudi Arabia ties during Fury Road

MLW took a shot at WWE during their Fury Road event on Saturday.

Cesar Duran, the on-screen figurehead of MLW, took time at the start of Fury Road show to address the crowd. While not mentioning the company by name, one line clearly was a shot at WWE’s recent announcement of WrestleMania 43 taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2027.

“You love Major League Wrestling, and Major League Wrestling loves you,” Duran said. We have a legacy in the making tonight. And while some other company packed up their big show and shipped it to Saudi Arabia to take that blood money, we come here with the real deal right here in Texas!”

WWE has continued to receive criticism from fans over their relationship with Saudi Arabia, which began back in 2018. Despite this, parent company TKO has only deepened ties to the country in the last year, forming a new boxing promotion with Saudi Arabia as a key backer.

Top matches from Fury Road saw Austin Aries defeat KUSHIDA in a first-round Opera Cup match, Satoshi Kojima defating Mr. Thomas, and MLW World Champion Mads Kruger going to a no contest against Bishop Dyer (Baron Corbin).