WWE ‘Monitoring’ Warning Of Attack In Saudi Arabia Ahead Of Crown Jewel

UPDATE: PWInsider has followed up, reporting that WWE still plans to go ahead with Crown Jewel but has “emergency contingencies” in place – read more at this link.

A new report has revealed that a warning of attack in Saudi Arabia may put this Saturday’s WWE Crown Jewel in doubt.

The Wall Street Journal released a report today on a U.S. warning of an imminent attack from Iran on targets in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

This new report has made WWE monitor the situation in the country ahead this Saturday’s Crown Jewel event, which takes place from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The report reads:

“Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with the U.S. warning of an imminent attack from Iran on targets in the kingdom, putting the American military and others in the Middle East on an elevated alert level, said Saudi and U.S. officials

In response to the warning, Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and several other neighboring states have raised the level of alert for their military forces, the officials said. They didn’t provide more details on the Saudi intelligence.

It remains to be seen if this warning of attack will postpone the scheduled Crown Jewel event, but this will remain as an ongoing concern that will be monitored by the company.

Providing an update, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer tweeted:

The best term regarding Saudi Arabia would be monitoring the situation. All plans are for the show at this moment but you can’t control the real world.

We will have further updates on Saudi Arabia and the status of Crown Jewel when they become available.

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