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RIYADH: 黑料社区 will host WWE鈥檚 flagship event WrestleMania next year as the week-long wrestling festival leaves North American shores for the first time in its history.
WrestleMania 43 will be held in the Saudi capital as part of Riyadh Season in 2027, organizers announced on Friday.
Turki Alalshikh, the head of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, said: 鈥淲restleMania is already the biggest date on the wrestling calendar and this announcement marks a significant moment in our partnership with WWE.鈥�
鈥淲e deeply respect the legacy of WrestleMania and the global prestige it holds among wrestling fans around the world. As part of Riyadh Season in 2027, our vision is to elevate this iconic event to unprecedented heights and deliver a WrestleMania unlike anything the world has ever seen.鈥�
The announcement of the event coming to Riyadh next year 鈥渉ighlights the groundbreaking partnership between WWE and the Kingdom of 黑料社区,鈥� an official statement said.
WrestleMania was born in 1985 and has been exclusively held in North American cities since then.
Paul 鈥淭riple H鈥� Levesque, WWE Chief Content Officer, said: 鈥淗E Turki Alalshikh and GEA have made a massive impact on the world of sports and entertainment. They have been phenomenal partners to WWE and we look forward to working with them to bring WrestleMania 43 to new heights.鈥�
The Kingdom has already held a number of WWE events, including Crown Jewel, Elimination Chamber, and King & Queen of the Ring.
The 39th Royal Rumble is set to be held in Riyadh this January.
WrestleMania 42 returns to Las Vegas in April, following the success of this year鈥檚 event in 鈥淪in City,鈥� which became the highest grossing in WWE history.
Wrestling has been big in the Kingdom since the 80s and fans, with immense passion and deep knowledge of the shows and wrestlers, have now flocked to events ever since the GEA brought WWE to the Kingdom in 2018.
The events often sell out quickly even though they are held at some of the Kingdom鈥檚 largest sporting venues.