RIYADH: A video of legendary WWE superstar the Undertaker has surfaced online on social media accounts for Turki Al-Sheikh, chairman of the board of the General Entertainment Authority and chairman of Riyadh Season.
The video teased the return of the Undertaker at the upcoming Crown Jewel event, which will be part of the festivities to kick off the upcoming second Riyadh Season.
The video wet the appetite for sports entertainment fans who last saw the WWE legend at the November 2020 Survivor Series, which was broadcast live from WWE’s ThunderDome at the Amway Center and was themed as the Undertaker’s Final Farewell.
The WWE Crown Jewel is scheduled to take place on Oct. 21 at Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
It will be the third event promoted under the Crown Jewel chronology and the sixth held under WWE’s 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Crown Jewel event did not occur last year, however, the event will return to the Kingdom’s capital.
The WWE landscape will change significantly after the event. Crown Jewel will not only be WWE’s return to Saudi Arabia, but will also serve as the final event before the changes to the WWE Draft go into effect for both Raw and SmackDown brands.
Brock Lesnar will make his in-ring return battling the Universal champion Roman Reigns in a huge showdown. Another championship match is officially set for the card, with Becky Lynch defending the SmackDown women’s championship against Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks.
Riyadh Season launches on Oct. 20, with the first of 14 zones opening up the next day.
The second iteration of Riyadh Season is expected to run until March 2022, with more than 7,500 events that will cover an area of 5.4 million square meters across 14 districts in Riyadh.