REPORT: WWE planning to return to Saudi Arabia for show in October

Originally published at REPORT: WWE planning to return to Saudi Arabia for show in October

WWE is preparing to return to Saudi Arabia with a show being planned for October.

Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Podcast reported that the company is planning a return in October if there are no restrictions at that time.

Zarian stated he had heard the date was Thursday, October 21st, which a separate source in WWE confirmed to POST Wrestling.

WWE entered into a deal with the General Sports Authority in Saudi Arabia in 2018 and the current deal calls for two events per year.

Their last event in Saudi Arabia took place in February 2020 and featured Bill Goldberg defeating The Fiend Bray Wyatt to become the WWE Universal Champion.