Seth Rollins Addresses America’s “Blood Money” In Defense Of WWE-Saudi Partnership

Top WWE superstars such as Seth Rollins are often asked questions about WWE’s business decisions that they have little to no say over.

One such decision is the WWE-Saudi Arabia partnership. A deal has been signed that is worth $1 billion, spanning over 10 years.

This partnership has faced criticism from time to time, owing to Saudi Arabia’s poor human rights record. In fact, there have been instances when WWE superstars have refused to travel to Saudi Arabia for the premium live events.

Seth Rollins pushed back against the criticism of the WWE-Saudi Arabia partnership

During Seth Rollins’ appearance with Jay Mohr on Mohr Stories, the host mocked the “blood money” with which WWE was paid whenever working with Saudi Arabia. Seth Rollins pushed back against the idea of it being solely a Saudi Arabia concept.

Guess what, we get paid by America, too. You think there is no blood money there? Come on. Get out of here. We’ve gone there for six years. When we went in 2019, I was skeptical as well. ‘I don’t know about this.’ We go over there and the change in the culture and the people at our shows in six years has been incredible. When I tell you, we went there for the first time, there were no women on our show. No women backstage. Now, we go there and it’s just like a WWE show. There are a ton of women. [58:06 onwards]

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The energy at Saudi Arabia events has changed over time. Even John Cena pointed out the change of environment since his first visit in 2018 and how it felt on his final visit as an active pro-wrestler in 2025.

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