Since its live debut in January 1993, WWE Raw has been broadcast from nearly a dozen countries, including Canada, England, Italy, Mexico, Germany, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
WWE’s return to Saudi Arabia in November for Crown Jewel 2024 which will feature the first-ever WWE Raw taping in the country. WWE Crown Jewel will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, November 2, 2024. WWE will tape a special episode of Raw on Sunday, the day after Crown Jewel, which will air in its usual time slot.
Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, announced the historic event as part of #RiyadhSeason 2024:
WWE’s website does not have a Monday Night RAW listed for November 4, which will be the first Monday of the month and the first after Crown Jewel 2024. The previous week’s RAW will take place in Hershey, PA, and the following week will see the roster travel to Grand Rapids, MI.
Wrestling fans in Saudi Arabia can watch WWE Raw, WWE SmackDown and other WWE programming through the MBC Shahid streaming platform.
WWE has hosted eleven Premium Live Events since launching its lucrative relationship with Saudi Arabia with 2018’s Greatest Royal Rumble. Earlier this year, WWE hosted its first TV taping, the go-home SmackDown before King and Queen of the Ring, in Jeddah.
Reports of Monday Night RAW coming to Saudi Arabia come after the nation’s representatives expressed interest in furthering their ongoing deal. In May, Turki Alalshikh, Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority Chairman spoke of enhancing the current deal and hopes to bring WWE’s biggest events to the Kingdom. Alalshikh mentioned bringing the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania to Saudi Arabia, as well as UFC pay-per-views.
