THE Saudi Arabian government has issued an embarrassing apology for showing female WWE stars during adverts for the Greatest Royal Rumble event in the Gulf state.
The WWE are understood to have been paid a staggering £50million for the show, which will be an annual event for the next ten years.
But strict laws stopped Vince McMahon from putting ANY women’s matches on the card, with only men appearing.
There was widespread outrage over the move, with many boycotting the show.
Saudi chiefs have now been forced to apologise for even showing female stars such as Sasha Banks during an advert shown on a big screen inside the stadium.
The promo was broadcast during the middle of the event, which clearly upset many in the Middle Eastern state.
It read: “The General Sport Authority would like to apologize to the viewers and attendees of the WWE event that took place in Jeddah, over the indecent scene involving women that appeared as an ad before a segment.
“It would like to confirm its total disapproval of this, in the shadow of its commitment to eliminate anything that goes against the communities values.
“The authority has made sure to ban showing of any segment that involves women wrestling or any scenes related to it, and stipulated that to the company (WWE).
“The authority also disapproved any promotional stuff with pictures or videos showing women in an indecent way, and emphasized on commitment of this rule.
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“And it’s a commitment that the authority would still commit to forever in all of its events and programs.”
Wrestling fans had branded the WWE sell-outs for agreeing to stage an event in a nation where women are not allowed to perform.
They have also attacked the Saudi authorities over the apology, with one user raging: “It’s absolutely disgraceful you’ve apologised over this. Get a life. What women’s revolution?”
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