WWE Sets Royal Rumble 2026 and WrestleMania 2027 in Saudi Arabia
WWE frames the move as part of an international expansion strategy.
Overview
- WWE President Nick Khan confirmed at Joy Forum 2025 that Royal Rumble will be staged in Saudi Arabia in late January 2026 and that WrestleMania will take place there in April 2027.
- Khan said the company expects strong viewership and believes fans will travel to the Kingdom for the shows.
- He described the 2026 Royal Rumble as the first outside the United States or Canada, a claim reporters noted is complicated by 2018’s Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia and a 1994 Osaka house‑show Rumble.
- Khan said WWE is in the eighth year of a long‑term partnership with Turki Al‑Sheikh and Saudi authorities underpinning these events.
- He noted that about half of recent Premium Live Events have been held outside the U.S., and the Saudi WrestleMania was publicly announced on September 12.