Crowd boos WrestleMania 43 announcement during WWE x AAA Worlds Collide
Some people aren’t fans of WWE’s big WrestleMania announcement that took place on Friday.
During WWE x AAA Worlds Collide, a video package aired featuring highlights of WWE’s announcement earlier in the day that WrestleMania 43 would be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2027. The crowd in Las Vegas could be heard audibly booing the video, chanting “you sold out.”
WWE held a press conference on Friday to make the announcement official after word accidentally got out earlier in the week. Exact dates were not announced, but it will be held as part of the Riyadh season festival. Triple H, Saudi official Turki Alalshikh, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan, Stephnaie Vaquer, Logan Paul, and Seth Rollins all attended the press conference, which was closed both to the media and public.
WWE’s relationship with Saudi Arabia dates back to 2018, with the company holding multiple events in the country each year. For the first time, the 2026 Royal Rumble will be held in Riyadh on January 31.
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