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The Shocking Sum WWE Has Made From Saudi Arabia Events Compared To WrestleMania Since 1985

Has made significantly more money from it's Saudi Arabia deal than it has from WrestleMania?
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WWE has made an eye-popping amount of money from their deal with Saudi Arabia.

As of the Night of Champions 2025 event that airs live from Saudi on Saturday afternoon, the company will have officially made 1.5X the amount of revenue than every WrestleMania ticket sale ever -- adjusting for inflation.

Brandon Thurston from Wrestlenomics is reporting that after Night of Champions, WWE will have made $600 million from Saudi Arabia events. To date, revenue from every single WrestleMania ticket sale since 1985 totals $400 million. That means in just 8 years of Saudi events, WWE has earned 1.5 times more than in over 40 years of WrestleMania events.

WWE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia agreed to a $1 billion deal that would see the company run multiple shows in the country for 10 years. The agreement began in 2018 with the first Crown Jewel event, headlined by The Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker) and D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels).

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This weekend, WWE presents Night of Champions 2025 from Riyadh. In the main event of the show, John Cena will defend his Undisputed WWE Championship against CM Punk.

Other announced matches include Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton in the King of the RIng finals, Jade Cargill vs. Asuka in the Queen of the Ring finals, Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross, and Rhea RIpley vs. Raquel Rodriguez in a Street Fight.

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Zack Heydorn
ZACK HEYDORN

Zack Heydorn has been covering the pro wrestling industry for a decade and writes news, features, and interviews for The Takedown On SI. He also hosts and cohosts a variety of WWE and AEW shows on YouTube. Heydorn is a former Assistant Editor of PWTorch and Managing Editor of SEScoops. Zack is also the author of the Hybrid Shoot book Stunning: The Wrestling Artistry of Steve Austin, which is available on Amazon. You can follow Zack on X and Bluesky.

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