WrestleMania Expands: Saudi Arabia to Host the Event in 2027
For the first time in its history, WrestleMania, the pinnacle event of professional wrestling, will be held outside of North America. The 2027 edition of the “Showcase of the Immortals” will move to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of the “Riyadh Season” initiative, WWE announced on Friday.
Since its inception in 1985, WrestleMania had always been held in North American cities. Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE’s Chief Content Officer, had hinted at the possibility of the company’s most important event taking place abroad, and now that vision is materializing.The official announcement comes a few days after Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, mentioned in a now-deleted Snapchat live video that WrestleMania would be moving to Saudi Arabia.This is an opportunity to show the world that WWE is a global brand that reaches every corner of the planet and excites fans from all over.
Paul “Triple H” Levesque
As part of “Riyadh Season” in 2027, the vision is to elevate this iconic event to unprecedented levels and offer a WrestleMania like never before seen. WWE has been holding events in Saudi Arabia since 2018, when the promotion and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia agreed to a billion-dollar deal that would involve the company holding multiple shows in the country over the next 10 years. Next year’s Royal Rumble will be the first of WWE’s “Big Four” events to take place in Saudi Arabia. WrestleMania 42 will be held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on April 18 and 19, 2026. It will be the second consecutive time that Las Vegas hosts WrestleMania.WrestleMania is already the most important 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 worldwide.
Turki Alalshikh
