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As Nov. 2 approaches, WWE is constantly staring down criticism for still planning to run the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia amid controversy over the alleged murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The belief over the course of the past few weeks has been that the ever-stubborn Vince McMahon wouldn’t budge in regards to moving the show out of the country, but that may no longer be the case as Crown Jewel draws nearer.On the latest edition of “Wrestling Observer Radio” [subscription required and recommended], Dave Meltzer addressed the situation, noting that holding the show in Saudi Arabia despite all the backlash is not as much of a given as it once seemed to be. Mounting pressure from what Meltzer described as “outside forces” may finally have the company seriously contemplating a relocation of the event.
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“The Saudi Arabia show is very much in jeopardy as far as what’s going to happen,” Meltzer said. “There has been … there’s only a few people who could get Vince … you know, Vince was adamant about doing the show. I mean, they’ll pull out if they have to pull out, but it was going to take a lot to pull them out. I was told it would take [Donald] Trump or government officials, and there is something in that thing that’s out there.
“That’s why tickets didn’t go on sale on Friday. It’s not … the decision has not been made, but it’s a lot less than it was a week ago when they were pretty gung-ho in doing the show. It’s in jeopardy from outside forces that are pretty much … you know, I don’t know the exact dialogue,…
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