— According to Dave Meltzer on Monday’s Wrestling Observer Radio, the majority of the production staff on WWE doesn’t want to go to Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel and this is the general sentiment that most in the company share. Management however wants to go ahead with the show as they are afraid that if they pull out, it will hurt the company’s stock price. One of the reasons the stock is high is due to the revenue from the Saudi Arabia deal which is pumping in a ton of extra revenue for the company.

— The reason WWE is branding their tournament at Crown Jewel as “The World Cup” is because the Saudi government wanted to create their own World Cup after rival country Qatar secured rights to the 2022 World Cup of Soccer.