The WWE is heading back to Saudi Arabia.
During Saturday’s SummerSlam broadcast, the company released a video announcing that the Crown Jewel wrestling event would be returning in October, although the exact date or location is currently unknown.
The short clip highlights past events in the kingdom and shows numerous WWE Superstars such as Bobby Lashley, Roman Reigns, Mansoor, Bianca Belair, Asuka and Sasha Banks, without revealing any other details.
The inclusion of female wrestlers could potentially mean there will be another women’s match on the cards, continuing a trend that started in 2019 with a bout between Natalya and Lacey Evans.
The duo made history by becoming the first to compete in a women’s match in Saudi Arabia at 2019’s Crown Jewel in Riyadh. This was followed up the next year at Super ShowDown, where Bayley defended her WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship against Naomi.
This coming event will be the sixth the WWE hosts in the country after a 10-year deal was signed between the wrestling event and the Saudi General Sports Authority in 2018.
Currently, the WWE has one Saudi Arabian-born wrestler on the roster. Mansoor, who was signed to Raw back in May, joined the company after attending a tryout in Jeddah in 2018.
In the three years since, he's had some impressive moments including winning a 51-man Battle Royale during Super ShowDown in 2019, as well as winning two singles matches against Cesaro and Dolph Ziggler at Crown Jewel in 2019 and Super ShowDown in 2020.
"I want people to go, ‘you know what, that kid who I said was never going to do anything outside of his home country, that kid deserves to be here.’ I just want to prove people wrong," he told The National previously.
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Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns have a stare down at WWE SummerSlam. Photo: WWE -
John Cena takes on Roman Reigns in the main event of SummerSlam. Photo: WWE -
Sheamus and Damian Priest compete for the US title. Photo: WWE -
Seth Rollins and Edge face off in a match at SummerSlam. Photo: WWE -
Becky Lynch raises the Smackdown women's championship after defeating Bianca Belair at SummerSlam. Photo: WWE -
Goldberg competes against Bobby Lashley at SummerSlam. Photo: WWE -
Damian Priest lifts the US championship trophy after defeating Sheamus at SummerSlam. Photo: WWE -
Edge's entrance features a throwback to his days in The Brood. Photo: WWE -
Damian Priest takes on Sheamus for the US championship. Photo: WWE -
Bobby Lashley makes his way to the ring. Photo: WWE -
Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring for the first time since May 2020. Photo: WWE -
Randy Orton and AJ Styles compete in a Raw tag team championship match. Photo: WWE -
Rick Boogs, King Nakamura and Pat McAfee. Photo: WWE -
AJ Styles and Omos make their way to the ring. Photo: WWE -
Charlotte Flair makes her way to the ring for her SummerSlam match. Photo: WWE -
Carmella, Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair in the ring at SummerSlam. Photo: WWE -
Nikki ASH dives from the top rope to her opponents Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair. Photo: WWE -
WWE SummerSlam was held in the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Photo: WWE
