WWE Could Move WrestleMania 43 Out Of Saudi Arabia, Says Veteran
In September 2025, WWE dropped the bombshell by announcing Saudi Arabia as the host of WrestleMania 43.
Earlier in 2026, the promotion hosted the Royal Rumble in Riyadh for the first time since its inception in 1988. While the event was a success, the local organizers promised bigger surprises for the Showcase of the Immortals.
Following the WrestleMania announcement, the wrestling fandom found itself split right down the middle.
A couple of weeks ago, a report by Wrestling Observer claimed that WWE had internally discussed next year’s WrestleMania as well as the hosting situation of two upcoming PLEs in the Kingdom owing to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Now, Jonathan Coachman has provided another update while speaking on The Coach & Bro podcast.
The former employee of the Stamford promotion revealed that if the conflict continues, WrestleMania 43 will be moved out of Saudi Arabia. He also provided the names of two cities in the US that might host it.
So, I get word from my source that they are actively, if the war continues to a certain date, and I don’t have that date, but there is a cut-and-dry date, that if the war continues in the Middle East through that date, that they will move WrestleMania out of Saudi Arabia. [4:43 onwards]
Los Angeles Or New Orleans Could Host WWE WrestleMania 43
In February 2025, New Orleans was named as the host of WrestleMania 42. However, the location was later changed to Las Vegas, as WWE decided to ‘run it back’ after witnessing monetary success in the city.
Jonathan Coachman revealed that New Orleans would again be in contention to host WrestleMania in 2027, should Triple H & Co. decide to pull away the event from Saudi Arabia due to the war.
The second part of this is that LA and New Orleans are the two leading candidates to get WrestleMania next year if they decide to take it out of Saudi Arabia for safety concerns for the talent, for the fans that are gonna travel there, the whole nine yards. But I got this confirmed today—if the war continues past a certain date, they will bring it back States side, LA or New Orleans. [5:04 onwards]