On Saturday the Crown Jewel premium live event aired from Saudi Arabi and it seems that the show was a major success. Fightful Select reports that WWE sent out a memo announcing that Crown Jewel was the most viewed international premium live event in the history of the company.
It was also noted that the memo touted that WWE brought in 7 figure viewership for the show on Peacock in the United States. So far the top 5 Saudi events for WWE in terms of global viewership are as follows:
1 – Crown Jewel 2022
2 – Greatest Royal Rumble 2018
3 – Elimination Chamber 2022
4 – Crown Jewel 2021
5 – Super ShowDown 2019
PWInsider is reporting that both WWE and Saudi Arabia are thrilled with how things went at Crown Jewel on Saturday. The current plan is for WWE to return to Saudi Arabia for another event in May of 2023. Stay tuned for more updates as they become available.
