WWE Crown Jewel is set to return to Riyadh on November 7, as part of the city’s Riyadh Season sports and entertainment program, the General Entertainment Authority announced Tuesday. The event will take place at the Riyadh Season Stadium, located in the King Abdullah Financial District, and will feature WWE’s top wrestling talent in high-profile matches.
This year’s Crown Jewel is expected to showcase champion-versus-champion contests in both the men’s and women’s divisions. Last year, Seth “Freakin” Rollins and Stephanie Vaquer were named the inaugural Crown Jewel champions, each receiving uniquely designed championship belts embedded with 50 carats of diamonds to represent the event’s “best of the best” theme.
Tickets for the event will be made available soon through the Webook platform. International broadcasts will be accessible via the ESPN app with an ESPN Unlimited subscription for U.S. audiences, while Netflix will offer coverage for viewers outside the United States.
WWE’s collaboration with Saudi Arabia began in 2018 and has since brought a series of major events to the Kingdom, including Crown Jewel, Elimination Chamber, King & Queen of the Ring, Night of Champions, and Royal Rumble. The partnership marks a significant expansion of international entertainment in Saudi Arabia, particularly through Riyadh Season, which has increasingly become a hub for global sporting and cultural events.
A milestone in this partnership is scheduled for 2027, when Riyadh Season will host WrestleMania 43. This will represent the first time WWE’s flagship event is held outside North America, cementing Saudi Arabia’s growing role in the global professional wrestling landscape.
The announcement of Crown Jewel further underscores Riyadh Season’s aim to attract major international events to the Saudi capital, enhancing the city’s profile as a destination for world-class sports and entertainment.
