It’s obvious to most people that TKO / WWE is putting its wrestlers and production crew in unnecessary danger by moving forward with the Crown Jewel PLE on Nov. 7 in a war zone in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Earlier today, the Saudis moved Crown Jewel to a different venue in Riyadh, which Forbes reports is Kingdom Arena, an indoor venue that seats 30,000 people.
PW Insider now reports that before the venue change was announced, TKO held a town hall meeting today (on Zoom) for all company employees where
President Mark Shapiro addressed the safety of employees and talent for WWE, UFC, and Zuffa Boxing who are working events in the Middle East. Insider described it as “mostly a rah rah meeting with each department.” Shapiro apparently stressed that the safety of everyone involved is “paramount.”
I wonder if Shapiro said anything about it being even more paramount that TKO gets paid 55 or 60 million dollars by the Saudi government to run WWE Crown Jewel.
How do you think WWE wrestlers and employees should feel about TKO’s assurance that their safety in the Middle East is a priority? Let me know in the not-so-rah-rah comments below, Cagesiders.
