WWE hosted a Special Announcement event in Las Vegas, Nevada today. Several big names were present, including Triple H, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, Logan Paul, Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan and Stephanie Vaquer.
Triple H announced that WrestleMania 43 will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2027. It will be the first time The Show Of Shows will be hosted outside of North America.
BREAKING NEWS: @TripleH and @Turki_alalshikh just announced that #WrestleMania 43 is heading to Saudi Arabia in 2027! #WrestleManiaRiyadh @RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/HGEQU0LMR5
— WWE (@WWE) September 12, 2025
According to the latest reports, WWE is demanding over $100 million for the event. Several big names, including The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin, are some of the legendary names the kingdom’s General Entertainment Authority wants at the Showcase Of Immortals.
You can read the official press release below:
RIYADH SEASON TO MAKE HISTORY BY HOSTING WRESTLEMANIA 43 IN 2027
September 12, 2025-WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), in partnership with The General Entertainment Authority (GEA), on behalf of HE Turki Alalshikh, today announced that Riyadh Season will host WrestleMania 43 in 2027 in Riyadh, marking the first time that the cultural phenomenon will be staged outside of North America.
In a statement, HE Turki Alalshikh said: “WrestleMania is already the biggest date on the wrestling calendar and this announcement marks a significant moment in our partnership with WWE. We deeply respect the legacy of WrestleMania and the global prestige it holds among wrestling fans around the world. As part of Riyadh Season in 2027, our vision is to elevate this iconic event to unprecedented heights and deliver a WrestleMania unlike anything the world has ever seen.”
Saudi Arabia Has Requested A Huge Main Event At WrestleMania 43
WWE will hold WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia. It will be the first time The Grandest Stage Of Them All is hosted outside of North America.
It is expected that it will be a show with massive star-power. WWE could bring in a lot of legends to compete there as Saudi Arabia pays the company a massive amount for Premium Live Events and expects to see major names.
According to the Wrestling Observer, the Kingdom is pushing for a main event of The Rock against either WWE Champion Cody Rhodes or Roman Reigns.
Sources close to the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia confirmed this week that the show is official, and they claimed negotiations for The Rock were advancing and they believed the deal was close to being finalized.
The final payment amount for the Show Of Shows will be affected by whether or not The Rock is in the main event. The Final Boss could receive the highest payout a wrestler has ever received if he competes at the event.
There was speculation among fans that The Rock vs. Roman Reigns or Cody Rhodes would happen at WrestleMania this year, but The Great One did not compete at the event. His last match was in the main event of night one of WrestleMania XL, where he teamed up with Reigns to defeat Rhodes and Seth Rollins. Rock pinned Cody on that night.
