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WWE's Saudi Arabia PLE Plans For 2025 And 2026 Revealed On TKO Group Earnings Call

Saudi Arabia will only play host to one WWE Premium Live Event in 2025, instead of the usual two, but the company has plans to make up that missed date the following year.
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TKO held it's latest earnings call on Wednesday, where company reps presented its fourth quarter and full year financial results for 2024.

One of the more interesting news bits to come out of Wednesday's report concerns WWE's Premium Live Event schedule for 2025 and 2026.

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During the call, TKO CFO Andrew Schleimer said that WWE will only be holding one event in Saudi Arabia this year. A change from the the normal two per year the company has been running since 2019, save for the COVID years.

WWE does plan to make up for the loss of revenue in 2026 by holding an additional PLE in Saudi Arabia compared to the usual schedule.

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"Our guidance for 2025 includes one PLE in Saudi Arabia, compared to two PLEs in 2024," Schleimer said. "This results in an unfavorable impact to our 2025 plan of approximately $55 million of total company revenue. We expect to host three PLEs in Saudi Arabia in 2026, including Royal Rumble."

The lone 2025 event in Saudi Arabia has yet to be announced. The 2026 Royal Rumble has already been announced for next January in Riyadh.

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Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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