WWE Crown Jewel returning to Saudi Arabia

By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)

WWE issued the following press release on Tuesday regarding the WWE Crown Jewel event on Saturday, November 7, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD.

September 1, 2026– The General Entertainment Authority, on behalf of HE Turki Alalshikh, in partnership with WWE, today announced that Crown Jewel will emanate from the Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD as part of Riyadh Season’s world-class sports and entertainment calendar.

Crown Jewel will pit Champion against Champion in both the men’s and the women’s divisions, with last year’s event seeing Seth “Freakin” Rollins and Stephanie Vaquer triumph to become Crown Jewel Champions, recipients of a title made up of 50 carats of diamonds signifying the best of the best.

Tickets for Crown Jewel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will be available soon at www.webook.com.

WWE’s partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia began in 2018 and has since brought some of the biggest WWE events to the Kingdom including Crown Jewel, Elimination Chamber^®, King & Queen of the Ring^®, Night of Champions^® and Royal Rumble^®. In 2027, Riyadh Season will play host to WrestleMania^® 43, marking the first time the event will be held outside of North America.

Crown Jewel will broadcast in the U.S. on the ESPN app with an ESPN Unlimited plan, and on Netflix internationally.

Powell’s POV: Last year’s Crown Jewel was held in Perth, Australia. WWE is holding two premium live events in November, with Survivor Series on Saturday, November 28, in Houston, Texas.

(Jason Powell, founder and editor of ProWrestling.net, has covered pro wrestling full-time since 1997. He hosts the weekly podcast, Pro Wrestling Boom, and also appears regularly on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Reach him via email at [email protected] and on social media via @prowrestlingnet.bsky.social or x.com/prowrestlingnet. For his full bio and information on this website, click here.)