Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, featuring Naomi and Saudi Arabia.
• Naomi Reacts To 17 Wrestlers Getting Released From WWE
The following wrestlers were released from WWE in the latest round of talent releases:
– Braun Strowman
– Katana Chance
– Kayden Carter
– Cora Jade
– Shayna Baszler
– Eddy Thorpe
– Gigi Dolin
– Dakota Kai
– Riley Osborne
– Jakara Jackson
– Joe Coffey
– Mark Coffey
– Wolfgang
– Oro Mensah
– Javier Bernal
– Dani Palmer
– Shotzi
SmackDown Superstar Naomi tweeted the following about these releases:
“If I was doing releases I would have kept everyone and just released Jade Cargill.”
After this tweet, Naomi had the following exchanges with fans:
Fan 1: Only reason you’re in the WWE still is because you married into the right family, so sit your phat a$$ down.
Naomi: It is phat tho.
Fan 2: They didn’t have the choice to “walk out” like you once did. And I don’t remember others using it as part of their storylines then. I get that you’re a “heel” and all, but sometimes wrestlers need to learn to read the room.
Naomi: Correction…I didn’t walk I ran and then came back to beat up your favs hahahahahahhahahahahahahahah
• Next Saudi Arabia PLE & Date Revealed
WWE will return to Saudi Arabia for the Night Of Champions 2025 PLE on June 28th.
Here’s what PWN reported:
“WWE is expected to officially announce Night of Champions next week for Saturday, June 28th in Saudi Arabia. In addition, the SmackDown before Night of Champions will also take place from Saudi Arabia on Friday, June 27th.”
This will reportedly be the only Saudi PLE for 2025, as Crown Jewel will take place in Perth, Australia this year.
2025 will only feature one Saudi PLE instead of two because 2026 will feature 3 Saudi PLEs, including the Royal Rumble 2026 PLE.
The Night of Champions PLE last took place in 2023. The opening match featured Seth Rollins defeating AJ Styles to become the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion. The main event featured Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn defeating The Bloodline (Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa) to retain the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship.
