Paul Heyman Says He’s Constantly Bringing Up Reminders About Potential Plans For WWE WrestleMania 43 In Saudi Arabia

Heyman explains why he thinks the planning should have already started.

For the first time, WWE’s WrestleMania event will be held outside North America. In 2027, WWE will present WrestleMania 43 from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

That show was discussed by Paul Heyman during a recording of Busted Open. Heyman said for the last eight months, he’s been bringing up the conversation of what WWE will be doing for that show.

“I’ll say this publicly, and I’m surprised that it hasn’t been revealed on Unreal and it maybe will be in the next season. I have been, for the last eight months, jumping up and down with my hands flailing in the air saying, ‘What are we gonna do at Saudi Mania?’ And everybody’s very concerned — what we’re gonna do at Vegas Mania. ‘I’ll tell you what, let’s book Saudi Mania. It’s gonna make booking Vegas Mania much easier.’ Not that Vegas Mania is the launching pad to Saudi Mania, but Vegas Mania is the launching pad to Saudi Mania which is the launching pad to Mania 2028, which is the launching pad to Mania 2029. It progresses. It’s bigger tomorrow than it is today, bigger two days from now than it is tomorrow. Next year’s WrestleMania, by definition, has to be bigger than this year’s WrestleMania and WrestleMania two years from now has to top whatever we do next year. So if we just have a concept of what we’re doing next year, oh my God, I can tell you what to do this year because it leads to next year.”

The 2026 Royal Rumble Premium Live Event emanated from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A venue was built from the ground up for the PLE.

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