WWE is still planning to run Crown Jewel in Riyadh on November 7, but according to a new report, the company has a contingency plan in case the trip falls through.
Fightful Select reports that WWE has a backup venue in the United States lined up. The update follows the postponement of the Six Kings Slam tennis tournament to late December 2026, which raised questions about whether Crown Jewel could be affected too.
WrestleVotes reported that WWE personnel scheduled to travel are still operating as though the show will go ahead as planned unless they’re told otherwise.
There’s no announcement that the event is moving. But the backup plan arrives amid growing uncertainty around the trip.
Bryan Alvarez said on Wrestling Observer Live that people inside WWE don’t want to go, even though no wrestlers have said so publicly. He said some production staff have been more open about it, and that WWE wasn’t happy about posts on Instagram.
