WWE Announces That Crown Jewel Will Go On As Planned In Saudi Arabia

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Despite protests calling for the event to be paused or canceled, WWE announced via their quarterly report for Q3 that WWE Crown Jewel will happen as planned on November 2, 2018, at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Comparing itself to other companies, WWE says it plans to, “uphold its contractual obligations to the General Sports Authority” with the event, which could’ve cost them a lot of money if it’d been canceled. Here’s the full blurb, from the report:

2018 Business Outlook

This rationale goes along with what stars like JBL and Randy Orton have been saying on behalf of the company and its plans this week.

No word yet on whether or not the report that John Cena has refused to compete at the event is true, but Crown Jewel is set to feature a “World Cup” tournament of American wrestlers to see who is the “best in the world,” as well as the in-ring return of Shawn Michaels and a match for the now vacant Universal Championship.