WWE Crown Jewel Moves To A Smaller Venue In Saudi Arabia

As WWE officially announces AJ Styles will face Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at WWE Crown Jewel in their press release, the company also slipped in a change of venue. Instead of the event being hosted at King Fahd International Stadium, a venue that seats 65,000, Crown Jewel will go down at King Saud University Stadium, a venue with a seating capacity of around 25,000. No reason on why the move was made and it should be noted that tickets haven’t gone on sale yet:

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA and STAMFORD, Conn., October 6, 2018 – The WWE Championship match featuring AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan will take place at Crown Jewel at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday, November 2.

Additionally, the Crown Jewel will also include a Universal Championship Triple Threat match featuring Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman, and the first-ever WWE World Cup tournament to determine the best in the world.

General Sports Authority of Saudi Arabia Chairman His Excellency Turki Al Sheikh, WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, invite the world to celebrate this signature event. Following the sold-out Greatest Royal Rumble in April, this is the second event as part of a long-term partnership between WWE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Crown Jewel will stream live on WWE Network and be available on pay-per-view outside of the Middle East. Ticket availability will be announced in the coming weeks.

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