New report reveals planned WWE Night of Champions date for Saudi Arabia
Amid the uncertainty of the conflict in the Middle East comes a new report about the planned date for WWE Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia.
First reported by Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston for Post Wrestling, the date currently penciled in for the show is Saturday, June 27.
Our Bryan Alvarez reported several days ago that there have been discussions about WWE’s next two events in Saudi Arabia planned for both this year and next April’s WrestleMania 43, believed to be prompted by the current US/Israel/Iran war that is causing issues for several other countries that includes Saudi Arabia. No decisions have been made.
Thurston noted that according to one source, Night of Champions is being tabbed for Riyadh as has been other recent WWE events. WWE hasn’t run in Jeddah since May 2024.
Saudi Arabia pays WWE at least $50 million per event as part of a new decade-long deal that kicked off in 2018. The Royal Rumble was held in Riyadh for the first time this year with WWE’s biggest events of the year planned to head there next year.
This past weekend, F1 canceled two races set for April in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.