Hey gang, it’s RUMOR time!
WWE’s Saudi Arabia and WrestleMania plans are today’s TOP RUMOR
Reporting for Post Wrestling, Brandon Thurston got hold of an audio recording of the town hall meeting TKPO held for staff on Monday (April 27). That’s the same town hall where WWE president Nick Khan defended Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque from criticism Levesque’s received about WrestleMania 42 and the build to it. The meeting also brought news of Triple H’s new WWE contract. TKO president Mark Shapiro touted WWE’s AI efforts there, too.
Nick Khan also addressed
the announcement of Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia on June 27, saying of ongoing hostilities in the region between Israel & the United States and Iran & its proxies that, “we’re only going if it’s safe or if we’re allowed there.” He continued:
“We are monitoring with our heads of security internally and with our government affairs folks externally, the situation there. If U.S. citizens are allowed in at this moment in time, it is declared and deemed safe, we’ll all be going there.”
“Saudi is deeply desirous of getting WWE back there and getting events restarted, especially those that come from the United States.”
The former agent took the blame for the decision to run WrestleMania in Las Vegas for a second-straight year this year, which is something many attributed the decline in ticket sales for WrestleMania 42. “That was ultimately my decision,” Khan told those assembled. “Maybe we don’t do that one again in terms of back-to-back, but ultimately it ended up being a successful event.”
WWE’s president also teased the site of WrestleMania 44 after next year’s show is Saudi Arabia, saying, “Wait until you hear the announcement on where we’re going to be for WrestleMania in 2028.”
And hey, check this out! After recently getting confirmation that Nashville was at one point the planned site of WrestleMania 43 before the Saudis ponied up for it, Wrestling Observer’s Bryan Alvarez reported, “Nashville has put in a bid for WrestleMania 2028, $3.5 million dollars plus tax breaks.”
More rumors!
- WWE filing a trademark on “Nox Raijin” had a lot of folks thinking it could the new name for EVIL, who debuted in NXT this week. But TC of WrestleVotes says WWE has yet to decide on a new name for the former New Japan titleholder.
- Once Bronson Reed returns from injury, Self Made Pro claims there are plans for Reed to feud with Roman Reigns during his world heavyweight title run.
- They also say Jon Moxley himself rejected the idea of Death Riders turning on him, and in turn cementing him as a babyfacemaking him babyface.
- According to Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live, Talla Tonga is out with an undisclosed injury but is expected back soon.
- Sean Ross Sapp posted that he was “outright told this week that Kevin Knight is considered a priority in AEW.”
That’s all for me. Discuss these or other rumors you’ve heard in the comments, and remember Kyle Decker will check all these for accuracy in six months in our weekly Rumor Look Back feature!
