WWE are staging the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia today.
And the show could run for even longer than the Showcase of the Immortals.
When is the WWE Greatest Royal Rumble?
The WWE Greatest Royal Rumble takes place TODAY, April 27 at 5pm (BST).
The sold-out Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah hosts the event.
All SEVEN of the men’s belts will be on the line.
How long will the event run for, and will there be an prayer break?
The event time could surpass WrestleMania, which went on for seven hours.
In addition to all seven of the men’s titles up for grabs and the biggest Royal Rumble ever (with 50 participants), there will also be a prayer break intermission during the show as is the local custom.
How can I live stream the WWE Greatest Royal Rumble, and what TV channel is it on??
The huge show will be live streamed on the WWE Network.
The WWE Network costs £9.99 a month for subscribers.
The Network includes each live WWE pay-per-view and also unlimited access to historic WWE content and EVERY pay-per-view they have ever produced.
It will also be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office for a one-off cost of £14.95 (€21.95 for viewers in the Republic of Ireland).
Is there a pre-show for the Greatest Royal Rumble?
Yes there is.
WWE have announced that Jim Ross, Booker T and Jerry Lawler will be panellists on the WWE Network from 4pm (BST) on Friday before the event.
With no women on the show, Byron Saxton will be hosting instead of Renee Young.
The pre-show will stream live on WWE.com, the WWE app, plus WWE’s Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Pinterest pages
Why are there NO women’s matches on the show?
The Women’s Evolution has been a key role of WWE programming in recent years, with the main event of WrestleMania next year rumoured to be Charlotte Flair vs Ronda Rousey.
There will be no women in action in the Saudi Arabia event this week, however.
Women in Saudi Arabia are still restricted by laws on what they can and can’t do.
The company has come under-fire for for not announcing any women’s matches, with fans accusing WWE chiefs of putting profit before gender equality in the bumper Gulf State bash.
Speaking to The Independent, WWE executive president and 14-time champ Triple H said that while there is no women’s wrestlers on the show this year, he hopes that there will in the coming years and the WWE can be part of the cultural change.
He said: “I understand that people are questioning it, but you have to understand that every culture is different and just because you don’t agree with a certain aspect of it, it doesn’t mean it’s not a relevant culture.
“You can’t dictate to a country or a religion about how they handle things but, having said that, WWE is at the forefront of a women’s evolution in the world and what you can’t do is affect change anywhere by staying away from it.
“While, right now, women are not competing in the event, we have had discussions about that and we believe and hope that, in the next few years they will be. That is a significant cultural shift in Saudi Arabia.”
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