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11-02-2018, 01:20 PM
Several WWE Superstars have been doing media appearances in Saudi Arabia ahead of the Crown Jewel event. There was also a dinner with members of the Saudi government, several top WWE Superstars and WWE management. This is similar to the dinner they had prior to the Greatest Royal Rumble in April.
PWInsider reports that Renee Young, who is part of the announce team for Crown Jewel, received special travel arrangements and accommodations while in Saudi Arabia. The General Sports Authority has been posting videos and photos of WWE Superstars in the country but none of their social media posts include Young. It is unclear if she will actually appear in front of the crowd or if her role calls for her to be backstage. Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and Corey Graves are also in Saudi Arabia. If Young is going to be in the broadcast booth then presumably that means that Saxton will be handling the backstage interviews?unless for some reason they decided on a four-person broadcast booth. WWE wanted to make things as comfortable as possible for her so that is why her husband Dean Ambrose was flown in. Ambrose is not on the card but it?s possible that he could appear for a run-in.
John Gaburick has been in the country for over a month to get all of the planning and logistics taken care of. Several WWE producers including Michael Hayes, Billy Kidman, John Laurinaitis, Adam Pearce and Ranjin Singh are in Saudi Arabia. Ring announcer Greg Hamilton is there but Mike Rome is not. Rome was originally scheduled to be a part of the show but plans changed.
From the people I spoke with, the feeling among the Superstars is that they just want to get through this show and move onto the European tour. Monday Night Raw will be in Manchester, England on Friday. For those of you that have asked about Hulk Hogan, the reason why he is part of the show (as the host) is that his name was requested by the Saudi government and he is also being presented as a ?make good? for John Cena not being there. There were plans to announce Hogan for the show in a video on Raw but that plan was scrapped and instead they chose to quietly add him to the Crown Jewel page on the bottom of a list of ?featured Superstars? for the show.
Here are some clips and photos posted by the General Sports Authority in Saudi Arabia:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">???? A number of WWE wrestlers arrive to Riyadh to participate in the long-awaited event on Friday the 2nd of November at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWECrownJewel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWECrownJewel</a> <a href="https://t.co/pfVayEVmGf">pic.twitter.com/pfVayEVmGf</a></p>— General Sports Authority (@gsaksa_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/gsaksa_en/status/1057559803558539265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">??? A number of WWE wrestlers arrive to Riyadh to participate in the long-awaited event on Friday the 2nd of November <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWECrownJewel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWECrownJewel</a> <a href="https://t.co/mGe6dSKTkW">pic.twitter.com/mGe6dSKTkW</a></p>— General Sports Authority (@gsaksa_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/gsaksa_en/status/1057573746775592960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">???? Dean Ambrose: the fact that the tickets for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWECrownJewel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWECrownJewel</a> ran out in 3 hours shows how great and enthusiastic the fan base of WWE in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is.The show will be amazing on Friday. <a href="https://t.co/DPzLGUcPZg">pic.twitter.com/DPzLGUcPZg</a></p>— General Sports Authority (@gsaksa_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/gsaksa_en/status/1057654372337901569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">???? Kurt Angle: we have a great crowd in the Kingdom, I am certain I will win the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWECrownJewel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWECrownJewel</a> Title on Friday. <a href="https://t.co/A6dhp0mtJI">pic.twitter.com/A6dhp0mtJI</a></p>— General Sports Authority (@gsaksa_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/gsaksa_en/status/1057656477379371009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">???? Seth Rollins: I am looking forward to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWECrownJewel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWECrownJewel</a> on Friday. <a href="https://t.co/lVH1bFuQCC">pic.twitter.com/lVH1bFuQCC</a></p>— General Sports Authority (@gsaksa_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/gsaksa_en/status/1057659679919222791?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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PWInsider reports that Renee Young, who is part of the announce team for Crown Jewel, received special travel arrangements and accommodations while in Saudi Arabia. The General Sports Authority has been posting videos and photos of WWE Superstars in the country but none of their social media posts include Young. It is unclear if she will actually appear in front of the crowd or if her role calls for her to be backstage. Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and Corey Graves are also in Saudi Arabia. If Young is going to be in the broadcast booth then presumably that means that Saxton will be handling the backstage interviews?unless for some reason they decided on a four-person broadcast booth. WWE wanted to make things as comfortable as possible for her so that is why her husband Dean Ambrose was flown in. Ambrose is not on the card but it?s possible that he could appear for a run-in.
John Gaburick has been in the country for over a month to get all of the planning and logistics taken care of. Several WWE producers including Michael Hayes, Billy Kidman, John Laurinaitis, Adam Pearce and Ranjin Singh are in Saudi Arabia. Ring announcer Greg Hamilton is there but Mike Rome is not. Rome was originally scheduled to be a part of the show but plans changed.
From the people I spoke with, the feeling among the Superstars is that they just want to get through this show and move onto the European tour. Monday Night Raw will be in Manchester, England on Friday. For those of you that have asked about Hulk Hogan, the reason why he is part of the show (as the host) is that his name was requested by the Saudi government and he is also being presented as a ?make good? for John Cena not being there. There were plans to announce Hogan for the show in a video on Raw but that plan was scrapped and instead they chose to quietly add him to the Crown Jewel page on the bottom of a list of ?featured Superstars? for the show.
Here are some clips and photos posted by the General Sports Authority in Saudi Arabia:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">???? A number of WWE wrestlers arrive to Riyadh to participate in the long-awaited event on Friday the 2nd of November at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWECrownJewel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWECrownJewel</a> <a href="https://t.co/pfVayEVmGf">pic.twitter.com/pfVayEVmGf</a></p>— General Sports Authority (@gsaksa_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/gsaksa_en/status/1057559803558539265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">??? A number of WWE wrestlers arrive to Riyadh to participate in the long-awaited event on Friday the 2nd of November <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWECrownJewel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWECrownJewel</a> <a href="https://t.co/mGe6dSKTkW">pic.twitter.com/mGe6dSKTkW</a></p>— General Sports Authority (@gsaksa_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/gsaksa_en/status/1057573746775592960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">???? Dean Ambrose: the fact that the tickets for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWECrownJewel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWECrownJewel</a> ran out in 3 hours shows how great and enthusiastic the fan base of WWE in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is.The show will be amazing on Friday. <a href="https://t.co/DPzLGUcPZg">pic.twitter.com/DPzLGUcPZg</a></p>— General Sports Authority (@gsaksa_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/gsaksa_en/status/1057654372337901569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">???? Kurt Angle: we have a great crowd in the Kingdom, I am certain I will win the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWECrownJewel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWECrownJewel</a> Title on Friday. <a href="https://t.co/A6dhp0mtJI">pic.twitter.com/A6dhp0mtJI</a></p>— General Sports Authority (@gsaksa_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/gsaksa_en/status/1057656477379371009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">???? Seth Rollins: I am looking forward to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWECrownJewel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWECrownJewel</a> on Friday. <a href="https://t.co/lVH1bFuQCC">pic.twitter.com/lVH1bFuQCC</a></p>— General Sports Authority (@gsaksa_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/gsaksa_en/status/1057659679919222791?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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