WWE-Saudi Arabia-WrestleMania Deal Reportedly Worth Over $100 Million, What Big Stars Could Be Involved

Moments ago via the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that “WWE WrestleMania 43, scheduled for 2027, will be coming from Saudi Arabia in what is expected to be announced at 3 p.m. Eastern on 9/12.”

As far as the amount for the show, Dave also reports that “WWE asked for a higher number than $100 million as the show will feature The Rock (if the agreement is reached) and will be a packed mega stars show as the General Entertainment Authority requested.”

As far as the Rock goes, the General Entertainment Authority is very confident that the deal will get done.

“Those in Saudi Arabia close to the General Entertainment Authority, headed by Turki Alalshikh, claimed that negotiations for Dwayne Johnson to be at the WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia in 2027 were advancing and believed the deal was close to being finalized. The impression is that the final payment number for the show will be affected by whether or not they get The Rock in the main event. The idea is that the individual payoff for Johnson would be multiple times that of any pro wrestler for any event in history.”

Another star being targeted for the show is Stone Cold Steve Austin, who sounds like he’s amenable to working the event.

“They idea is to have the most star laden show in history. Another name that has been talked about is Steve Austin, who would be 62 at the time of the show. At this point Austin is yet to be confirmed. From the Saudi Arabia side, what they have been told by WWE and/or Austin is that he wants to make sure he is healthy and would be physically ready to do a match. Austin has great pride and was happy with the idea his match with Kevin Owens would be his last.”

As always, Bodyslam will keep you all posted on this developing situation.

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