WWE’s trip to Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel 2026 has raised fresh questions after another missile attack in Riyadh on November 8, just one day after the event. With the attack happening so close to the show, concerns quickly turned to whether WWE Superstars and staff were still in the city.
According to PWInsider, the WWE roster had already left Riyadh before the latest attack took place.
“For those who have asked about the news that there was another missile attack on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia today and were concerned, the WWE roster was long gone before the attack happened.”
However, some WWE staff members may have remained in Riyadh to help break down the arena and production equipment. So far, there has been no indication that anyone connected to the company was affected.
“There would still be some WWE staff in the city, likely those helping to break down the arena and production, but we have not heard any anyone associated to the company being affected.”
It also revealed that most of the WWE roster didn’t fly directly into Riyadh for Crown Jewel. Instead, they traveled through neighboring Bahrain before taking buses into Saudi Arabia.
“We are told the majority WWE roster actually flew into Bahrain, a neighboring country, and traveled from there by bus into Riyadh.”
A smaller number of WWE names apparently used private planes to travel directly in and out of Riyadh, but that wasn’t how most of the roster made the trip.
“The belief is some names traveled via private plane directly in and out of Riyadh but that was the exception, not the norm.”
The latest attack comes after WWE already made changes to Crown Jewel due to security concerns. The November 7 event was moved indoors, and portions of the production were handled remotely. Despite the situation, WWE Crown Jewel 2026 went ahead as planned.
WWE managed to get its roster out of Riyadh before the latest attack, but the timing is still alarming. With some production staff potentially remaining in the city after the event, the situation raises more questions about WWE’s future trips to Saudi Arabia.
Do you think WWE should reconsider holding events in Saudi Arabia after the latest missile attack, or should the company continue with its plans? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
