During the show, WWE played a commercial which showed a few female talents dressed in their ring gear. WWE had to later apologize for showing that commercial, and Lawler is unsure how that made it into the show because he’s sure WWE agreed not to show those types of things in order to respect the laws and customs of the country.
Lawler heard that when WWE was negotiating the deal for this show, the Saudi Arabian representatives asked WWE to bring Yokozuna and The Ultimate Warrior. Vince McMahon had to tell them that those guys were dead. Then the Saudi Arabian representatives asked for “the guy who wears the crown, and the guy who wears the cowboy hat”. Lawler thought it was neat that they specifically asked for him and Ross to appear at the event.
Lawler informs that they did a fantastic job with security in the building that day. They did a major security sweep of the building before the Royal Family arrived, and performers/commentators had to pass through a metal detector every time they passed from the backstage area out to their commentary position. Since there was a lot of open space on the stadium’s floor separating the Royal Family and the rest of the audience, Lawler watched 80% of the show just standing there on the floor in his ring gear.
Lawler speaks about Titus O’Neil’s big fall during his entrance. He informs that this was a big hit with Vince McMahon and everyone in the backstage area. Everyone thought it was one of funniest things they’d ever seen, and Lawler was in agreement with that.
