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<p>Just a couple of days after the Crown Jewel nightmare, WWE and Saudi Arabia have officially announced their “expanded” partnership that runs through 2027 in support of the Saudi Vision 2030 campaign.</p>



<p>Per the <a href="https://corporate.wwe.com/investors/news/press-releases/2019/11-04-2019-215634106" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="official statement (opens in a new tab)">official statement</a>, The Kingdom will host a second annual large-scale WWE event over the next eight years.</p>



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<p>Tony Maglio of <a href="https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjFzsrhw9PlAhUIPI8KHRywDwoQFjAAegQIBhAC&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewrap.com%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw0SLToByvsxixBqvEyXxE_J" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="The Wrap (opens in a new tab)">The Wrap</a> explained the “expanded partnership”, stating that Super ShowDown and Greatest Royal Rumble events are “placeholders”.</p>


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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Press release: <br>Following the historic Crown Jewel event in Riyadh, WWE (NYSE: WWE) and the Saudi General Entertainment Authority (GEA) have expanded their live event partnership through 2027 to include a second annual large-scale event. 1/2?</p>&mdash; Tony Maglio (@TonyMaglio) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyMaglio/status/1191467783894253571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2019</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WWE was only contracted to do Crown Jewels (1/year) as they worked out the longterm contract for a 2nd event. The Greatest Royal Rumble &amp; Super Showdown were I guess what you would consider freelance/placeholder events. <br><br>Now there will be 2 contracted events for the next 8 years <a href="https://t.co/J8Annzomok">https://t.co/J8Annzomok</a></p>&mdash; Tony Maglio (@TonyMaglio) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyMaglio/status/1191479455518220290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2019</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m told this second Saudi Arabia event, like technically every WWE PPV, is not contracted to be realized <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24WWE&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$WWE</a> revenue in a specific, regular quarter.<br><br>The major ones are usually in the same quarter each year, but <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WrestleMania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WrestleMania</a> has dipped its toe into Q1 when it made sense to. <a href="https://t.co/1WE71O2N6Z">https://t.co/1WE71O2N6Z</a></p>&mdash; Tony Maglio (@TonyMaglio) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyMaglio/status/1191493784393129985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2019</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>On <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Oh You Didn’t Know Patreon (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.patreon.com/OYDKWS" target="_blank">Oh You Didn’t Know Patreon</a>, Brad Shepard reported that WWE has been giving Saudi Arabia two shows yearly despite agreeing to only one annual event. The latest announcement simply makes the second event official, that’s all.</p>


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<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“I’m told they were only contractually obligated to do a minimum of one per year, so this was just making the two shows they already do official.“</p></blockquote>



<p>Shepard further noted that WWE will return to The Kingdom in February 2020.</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>&#8220;There are already plans to return to Saudi Arabia in February – no hard date is planned yet. The situation remains a point of contention for many, so it will be interesting to see who volunteers to make the trip in just several months.&#8221;</p></blockquote>


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<p style="text-align:left">As previously reported, <strong>Vince McMahon</strong> hadn’t received the full payment for the show which caused him to <a href="https://api.wrestlingworld.co/rumors/wwe-in-saudi-arabia-vince-mcmahon-addressed-superstars-in-a-backstage-meeting-before-raw/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="delay the Crown Jewel (opens in a new tab)">delay the Crown Jewel</a> <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="broadcast by 40 minutes (opens in a new tab)" href="https://api.wrestlingworld.co/rumors/wwe-in-saudi-arabia-vince-mcmahon-addressed-superstars-in-a-backstage-meeting-before-raw/" target="_blank">broadcast by 40 minutes</a>. Saudi Arabia retaliated; after the event, the talents were detained in their hotels until <strong>Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman</strong>&nbsp;had made up his mind.</p>


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<p>However, Shepard reports that Saudi has cleared all pending cheques while also paying for next year’s shows in advance.</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“The money owed from previous events was paid and both events scheduled for 2020 were paid in advance today.”</p></blockquote>



<p>It’s safe to assume that all’s well between WWE and KSA &#8211; while both sides have seemingly overcome the “misunderstanding”, it’s unclear whether Superstars are ready to look past all this drama with a diplomatic mindset.</p>


WWE In Saudi Arabia: Expansion Of Partnership, Next Show In February, Payment Made In Advance

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