In the conference call with investors yesterday to discuss the TKO Q4 2025 earnings, WWE President Nick Khan answered a question regarding what lessons WWE learned from hosting the Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia.
Khan said that there were a lot of things learned since it was their first time doing such an event at a pop-up stadium and will be looking at the 2027 Asia Cup, which takes place in Saudi Arabia in January and February 2027, for more tips and tricks.
Khan mentioned that the Asia Cup will take place from “the same venue” as WrestleMania, but failed short in mentioning which venue. The Asia Cup will be held across eight stadiums in the Kingdom, including the newly-renovated King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, which seats 60,000 fans.
“That’s three and a half weeks of international football/soccer action, which there will be a lot of learnings coming out of that in terms of the look of the venue, the feel of the venue, how to light it properly and how to get all of those nuances down,” Khan said.
He also mentioned that some of their production team will be there for the entirety of the tournament to take notes.
WWE got a lot of criticism for their production of the Royal Rumble, especially for the lights added to each seat which made the arena look empty.
