News that the WWE Royal Rumble 2026 event will be held in Saudi Arabia has angered fans as it is set to take place outside North America for the first time ever

This marked the start of a 10-year partnership between WWE and the Kingdom, which runs through 2027. Since then, Saudi Arabia has hosted several major WWE events, including Crown Jewel, Elimination Chamber, King & Queen of the Ring, Night of Champions, and even episodes of SmackDown and Monday Night Raw.

Saudi Arabia will host the 2026 Royal Rumble wrestling event in Riyadh. WWE, in collaboration with the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), announced that Riyadh Season will host the 39th edition of the Royal Rumble event in January 2026. It is the first time it will be held outside North America.

WWE announced Monday that Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will host the 2026 Royal Rumble. This is the first time the legendary event will be staged outside of

Just hours before its big debut on Netflix, WWE announced the 2026 Royal Rumble is set to be hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It will be the first time the event has been hosted outside of North America.

WWE Royal Rumble is officially coming to Saudi Arabia. Mike Johnson of PWInsider previously reported that WWE Royal Rumble 2026 would be held in Saudi Arabia, and Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful (via Fightful Select) confirmed the news.

The event will be happening in January… The events everyone looks forward to on the Riyadh calendar are the WWE ones; be it the Crown Jewel or RAW, the events are always a hit with the audience. Now we’re adding another one to the list,

Royal Rumble will make a historic move to Saudi Arabia, leaving North America for the first time to set the stage for the road to WrestleMania