Posted on 2/27/125 by Colin Vassallo
TKO Chief Financial Officer Andrew Schleimer revealed
yesterday during the TKO earnings call with investors that
WWE will be having three premium live events in Saudi Arabia
in 2026.
The plan for three events next year will differ from this
year, with only one Saudi premium live event set on the 2025
calendar, with Schleimer saying that it will have a hit of
approximately $55 million in company revenue.
WWE has already announced that next year’s Royal Rumble will
take place from Riyadh, the first time that the Rumble will
happen outside North America.
During the same conference call, TKO Chief Operating Officer
Mark Shapiro said that the company is also close in
negotiations with the Kingdom to launch a boxing league
where TKO would operate and promote but it would be owned by
Saudi Arabia.