An update has emerged on where WWE currently stands with its plans for the WrestleMania 43 premium live event next year.
WrestleMania 43 will be the first Mania to take place outside of North America, with it emanating from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in April 2027.
WWE President Nick Khan has now revealed that the company is “already across” the creative plans for the event, barring any injuries.
Speaking on The Varsity, Khan said:
“It’s never been outside of the US or Canada. It’s going to be in Riyadh. It’s going to be a significant show.
“We’re already across the creative. Of course that’s subject to any injury… we’re already across the creative.
“And in addition to that, we announced two shows from the MSG Theater. WrestleMania Saturday will have a watchalong party followed by either NXT or AAA. And the next day, MSG Theater, a watchalong party, followed by either NXT or AAA, whichever one didn’t go on the Saturday night.
“So, we’re also going to do viewing parties and all of these things from the US and other countries.
“We think, ultimately, the fans will go home happy.”
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Why WWE Doesn’t Cater To Social Media Criticism
Elsewhere in the same interview, Nick Khan spoke about why WWE doesn’t “cater” to crticism on social media, noting that he believes the company has the best creative in all of wrestling in Chief Content Officer Triple H.
He explained:
“Sports fans in general, it’s sort of why Twitter now X was created. It’s almost like, do you remember comment or complaint cards? Restaurants would have them, airlines would have them.
“Rarely, yeah, you got the nice person who would put in a comment card of, ‘I just wanna let you know how exceptional the service was tonight.’ But that’s not what that medium was created for. What it was created for was, ‘The service was terrible, the food was terrible, I didn’t like it,’ so you’d only get complaints.
“And by the way, those complaints, some of them we look at and say, ‘Hey, there’s some truth to this. Let’s make a little adjustment here, this or that.’ But you cannot cater.
“You’ve seen this in politics. If you believe what social media says, you will incorrectly predict so many outcomes. And without bringing Democrats/Republicans into this, you just saw it in the Michigan Senate Primary. The gentleman who won that Primary was down 11 points, 11 points the day before the election, he had been outspent I think it was 7-1, 10-1, something like this, and boom, he comes in and wins. With a close victory, again, in the Primary, but he comes in and wins, when all of the polls and everything online was saying that he had no chance.
“So for companies that read it and believe it and react to it, it never, ever works. Even if you see some of these companies that took some of these far right or far left positions, that’s not what most people are looking for. Most people are looking for left of center, right of center. They’re looking for the same thing in the sports space.
“So you cannot be reactive to that sort of thing, you have to rely on your team. To know we have the best creative in terms of all of wrestling in Triple H, real name Paul Levesque. We have the best live events team in my opinion. We have the best merchandise, consumer products team. They’re able to monetize it.
“And if you see the growth at TKO – that’s UFC, WWE, On Location, IMG, PBR – each of these continue to grow every year. It’s not easy, but it’s not supposed to be easy. So you’ve gotta continue to develop and redevelop what you do, and you’ve gotta make sure you’ve got the right team in place that can help you make the right decisions.”
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