After Five Years of Widespread Criticism, WWE-Saudi Arabia Partnership Can Finally Be Called a Success by an 18% Margin

The Night of Champions premium live event certainly lived up to the expectations. Although WWE faced criticism for organizing shows in Saudi Arabia, its current deal is proving to be a rainmaker. The show was nothing short of spectacular, as the card was replete with action-packed triple main events. A new report suggests that Night of Champions bumped up WWE’s viewership in Saudi Arabia significantly. 

One of the prime points of the show was when the fans finally witnessed the Bloodline implode. During the barn burner of a main event, Jimmy Uso went berserk and delivered two super kicks to the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns.

In addition, the event marked Sami Zayn and Kevin Owen’s first-ever appearance in Saudi Arabia. Considering the response from the fans, the show surpassed the viewership of the previous events held in Saudi Arabia. And the numbers don’t lie either. 

WWE is reportedly happy with their performance at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia

According to a new report from Fightful Select, WWE had the highest viewership of all the shows in Saudi Arabia. To be precise, the viewership of Night of Champions reportedly increased by 18% in comparison with Crown Jewel 2022.

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The show in Jeddah Super Dome attracted around 13,000 fans in attendance. The report further states that WWE  expressed their delight with their holiday weekend results. 

WWE signed a lucrative deal with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2018. The contract allows WWE to host two events per year. With Night of Champions in the rearview mirror, WWE has held a total of nine premium live events in the country. The Stamford-based company’s next destination is The United Kingdom on July.

The Money In The Bank premium live event will emanate from the O2 arena in London, England. We will have to wait and see if the company reaches a new milestone with its upcoming premium live event. Did you know that Night of Champions initially had a different name?

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Nevertheless, the PLE that just got over was earmarked to have another name as part of an overhaul strategy.

WWE had another name for the Night of Champions premium live event

The event that took place on May 27th was rechristened as Night of Champions. However, the show was initially called King and Queen of the Ring. According to reports, WWE decided to rebrand the show to Night of Champions due to Roman Reigns’ legendary World Title reign.

Roman Reigns successfully hit the 1000-day mark at Night of Champions as the reigning Universal Champion. At the rate Roman is headed, it seems as though it is virtually impossible to dethrone the Tribal Chief. Nevertheless, did you enjoy Night of Champions? What do you make of the record set by the PLE? Let us know in the comment box!