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Recently, it was announced that the WrestleMania 43 event, which is scheduled for 2027, will take place in Saudi Arabia, and this is going to be the first international WrestleMania event. A large number of fans have expressed their disappointment about this announcement, as they did not want to see WrestleMania moving to Saudi Arabia.
Europe was previously rumoured to host the first ever International WrestleMania. John Cena even teased WrestleMania to be held in England when he appeared at the Money in the Bank event of 2023. All the European venues had been excellent in terms of crowd support, and any WrestleMania event would be a great fit at any European venue.
Stevie Richards criticized Triple H for taking WrestleMania 43 to Saudi Arabia
But WrestleMania 43 is going to be taking place in Saudi Arabia, a lot of fans and wrestling legends expressed their disappointment, including the former 21 times WWE Hardcore Champion, who explained why it is a terrible decision to force the event in Saudi Arabia, and he also blamed Triple H for it. Speaking on his “The Stevie Richards Show,” he explained the following;
WrestleMania 43 will take place in 2027
“These guys have all made tens of millions of dollars, if not more. And at the same time, they’re going to wrestle at WrestleMania 43, all three of them. That’s my prediction. If Taker, Shawn, or anybody else that’s going to work this show is going to have multi-millions of dollars for multi-generational wealth, which all three of them, all the people involved, including Glenn, already have—I get that.”
“But at the same time, I’ll talk about the physical part of this. Getting in the ring is always a huge risk, no matter what age you are. And we saw the Goldberg–Taker match from Saudi Arabia, where Goldberg could have broken Taker’s neck, and he could have been out just like that. Done.” he continued, “It only takes a bad bump, could be a back bump, a front bump. Doesn’t have to be a big Jackhammer, Brainbuster bump. It can just be something where you’re done. That’s it.”
Saudi officials are rumoured to be demanding The Rock in the main event of the show
“Either you’re done, you’re crippled, or even worse. And to me, no amount of millions of dollars is worth that. Taker, Hunter, and Shawn already have paid the price multiple times over. And every time you see them walk or try to do anything, you notice they paid their dues and paid the price.”
Saudi Arabia has always been accused by the Western wrestling fans for not being proper wrestling fans, as Saudi shows always featured older stars in action who were completely out of their prime. It is already reported that Saudi officials are demanding that The Rock be in the main event of WrestleMania 43, and The Rock will be almost 56 at the time of the event. No matter what, this will always remain one of the most controversial decisions taken by WWE.
