• WWE’s Asking Price for WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia Revealed
WWE is reportedly planning to host WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia, marking the first time the company’s biggest annual event would take place outside of North America.
The show is expected to feature an incredibly stacked line-up, with the company likely to bring in numerous legends, something they’ve done consistently for other Saudi shows due to the significant payouts involved.
According to the Wrestling Observer, WWE asked for more than $100 million for the Show Of Shows as the event will feature The Rock (if an agreement is reached) and will be an event packed with mega stars as per the request of the Kingdom’s General Entertainment Authority.
Saudi Arabia will need to spend heavily to bring The Grandest Stage of Them All to the Kingdom. Not only will they have to meet WWE’s requirements, but they will also cover the massive costs of securing appearances from legends.
If The Rock does compete at the event, it is expected that he could earn the biggest payday any star has ever received for a pro wrestling appearance.
Also Read: Saudi Arabia Has Requested A Huge Main Event At WrestleMania 43
• Former AEW Star Wants To Return To WWE
Paige, also known as Saraya, was a guest on the latest edition of Busted Open Radio, where she talked about a variety of topics.
She talked about the connection she had with the WWE locker room and missing working with them.
“I’m always going to have that feeling, because WWE is doing amazing things right now. I miss being in the locker room. I miss being around people like Natty. I miss my sisters. I miss being a part of these things.”
She then discussed the return of AJ Lee, a star she beat on her first night on the main roster to become the Divas Champion.
“When I watched AJ, I’ve watched that over and over again, because she’s my fairy godmother. She was one that took me under her wing when I first came up on the roster, and we traveled together. My social media has blown up. I cannot go on there without hundreds of thousands of people doing videos being like, ‘Please bring Saraya back. Please bring Paige back.’
It made me emotional. People still like me, and they still want me to be around. That’s probably the best feeling in the world for me.”
She then talked about wanting to be Paige again while discussing a potential return to WWE.
I feel like I have done a lot for women’s wrestling. My career was cut short with the neck, but now my neck is healthy. I’m in full health. I want to start training again. I want to get in the ring and bring back the Paige that I was in NXT.
I watched a match I had with Natty a couple of days ago, and I thought, man, I just miss that side of me. I need to get back in the swing of things again. So if I ever do come back…
I’m ready to come back. I want to get my cardio back and get the ring rust off. I found my love for it again. This is such an exciting time for wrestling, and I miss it. I want to be Paige again, like the way she wrestled in NXT, and I want to upgrade her. I’m not going to be crazy, but I want to do the new generation style of wrestling.
If I ever come back, people are going to be surprised at what I can do. I’m going to credit Natty because I am coming to the Dungeon. I’m going to come there for a good month, and we are going to sweat.”
I feel like I have done a lot for women’s wrestling. I do believe that. But everyone has a moment, a human moment, where you get in your head. Sometimes this world can be exhausting mentally, and you have insecurity.
I know I’ve done a lot, and I know my career has been really great, but it was cut short with the neck. Now my neck is healthy. Now I’m in full health. I want to start training again and get back in the ring.”
Paige was forced to retire from in-ring competition in 2018 due to a neck injury. She returned to action when she signed with AEW in 2022. She left All Elite Wrestling earlier this year.
