Fans show their anger at WWE Worlds Collide

Fans have shown their anger at WWE during the AAA's Worlds Collide event. While the event, which involved plenty of WWE stars, was well received, the fan disapproval stems from WWE's recent announcement.

On Friday, the sports entertainment juggernaut announced that WrestleMania 43 will be heading to Saudi Arabia. As soon as the news broke out, fans online called out WWE for the move as the promotion received intense backlash.

It turns out that the disgruntled fans weren't only online. During the WWE x AAA Worlds Collide event in Las Vegas, fans booed a video hyping up WrestleMania 43 being held in Saudi Arabia.

The booing was also accompanied by chants of "You sold out" directed at the promo as fans made their disapproval known.

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WWE's historic announcement hasn't been well received by the fans so far. With next year's Royal Rumble already scheduled for Saudi, fans haven't taken too kindly to the WrestleMania 43 news.

A few months ago, WWE also announced that WrestleMania will return to Las Vegas next year, with the city recently hosting WrestleMania 41. This happened despite New Orleans being scheduled to host the Show of Shows in 2026.

WWE had planned WrestleMania in Saudi for 2028

WWE had originally planned to hold WrestleMania 44 in Saudi Arabia in 2028. However, according to a report from Wrestling Observer Radio (WOR), Chairman of Saudi's General Entertainment Authority Turki Al-Sheikh pushed those plans forward.

He wanted WrestleMania in the Gulf nation in 2027 as part of celebrations for Saudi's 300th anniversary. Dave Meltzer noted that Al-Sheikh was willing to spend what was needed in order to get his wish.

There have already been reports that Saudi is eyeing the return of many legendary WWE names for WrestleMania 43 including The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

About the author

Sherjeel Malik is a writer at Sportskeeda and covers pro wrestling. He was hooked on the product from the moment he saw The Hardy Boyz jumping off ladders during the Attitude Era. While he comes from an engineering background, Sherjeel’s love for pro wrestling and content writing led him to pursue a career in sports journalism. Before assuming his current role at Sportskeeda, Sherjeel worked at other reputable organizations for five years.

While writing articles, he ensures that he only relies on credible sources for information and covers relevant subjects that do not project an agenda against a particular person or association. WWE legend Paul Heyman once shared Sherjeel’s work on his social media handle.

Sherjeel’s earliest memory of pro wrestling is watching Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker square off for the WWE Title in the main event of a pay-per-view in 1998. His favorite wrestlers are Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. While he admires Orton for his character work as a heel, he looks up to Jeff because of his unique wrestling style and risk-taking ability.

If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

When not writing about pro wrestling, he likes to read classics and fiction books.

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Edited by Sherjeel Malik