Riyadh Season To Host WrestleMania 43, Triple H Announces Saudi Arabia To Host Historic Event

WWE WrestleMania, the grandest event of them all, has always been hosted inside the United States and Canada, but not anymore. Triple H today announced that Saudi Arabia will host WrestleMania 43 as part of the Riyadh season. WrestleMania 43 will be the first time WWE hosts this event outside the United States and Canada.

Triple H announced that the big event will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a press conference in Las Vegas, which will host WrestleMania 42. He was accompanied by Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan, Stephanie Vaquer, Logan Paul, and WWE world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins.

BREAKING NEWS: @TripleH and @Turki_alalshikh just announced that #WrestleMania 43 is heading to Saudi Arabia in 2027! #WrestleManiaRiyadh @RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/HGEQU0LMR5
— WWE (@WWE) September 12, 2025

WrestleMania is the biggest event of the year for WWE that goes for five days, starting with Friday Night SmackDown, followed by two days of WrestleMania, Monday Night Raw, and Tuesday Night NXT. The event is attended by fans from across the globe and has generated over $1.5 billion in cumulative economic impact for the cities that have hosted it over the last decade.

🚨🎟️ Two-day combo tickets for #WrestleMania 42 at @AllegiantStadm in Las @Vegas go on sale Sept. 24 at 11AM ET/8AM PT via @Ticketmaster!

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— WWE (@WWE) August 14, 2025

Las Vegas to Host Second Consecutive WrestleMania After Last Year’s Success

WWE made history at WrestleMania 41 with an attendance of 124,693 fans, making it the biggest WrestleMania of all time. Keeping that in mind, WWE has also moved WrestleMania 42 to Las Vegas. The official announcement came on August 25, 2025. While WrestleMania 42 will take place in the United States, WrestleMania 43 will take place abroad in Saudi Arabia.

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— WWE (@WWE) June 8, 2025

Turki Alalshikh said: “WrestleMania is already the biggest date on the wrestling calendar, and this announcement marks a significant moment in our partnership with WWE. We deeply respect the legacy of WrestleMania and the global prestige it holds among wrestling fans around the world. As part of Riyadh Season in 2027, our vision is to elevate this iconic event to unprecedented heights and deliver a WrestleMania unlike anything the world has ever seen.”

#WrestleMania 43 ➡️ Saudi Arabia#WrestleManiaRiyadh @RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/jaqvh3NbFG
— WWE (@WWE) September 12, 2025

This shows the groundbreaking partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and WWE. Triple H said, “HE Turki Alalshikh and GEA have made a massive impact on the world of sports and entertainment. They have been phenomenal partners to WWE, and we look forward to working with them to bring WrestleMania 43 to new heights.”

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I am Ashish Negi, and I work as a WWE and NFL writer at The Playoffs. I have 5 years of experience in content writing, and I have written in different domains like Real Estate, but I found my love while writing in sports. I love watching sports and have been a fan of WWE and cricket. I got an opportunity to write full-time on WWE and NFL here, so following the footstep of my hero John Cena, I turn heel on my last company