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WWE SmackDown takeaways: Empty seats everywhere in Riyadh
Check out the top takeaways from WWE SmackDown on Jan. 30, the go-home show for the Royal Rumble in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Cody Rhodes didn’t get a warm reaction from the Saudi Arabian crowd on WWE SmackDown. This week’s episode of WWE SmackDown is currently underway at the Riyadh Season Stadium in the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh,
The Joy Awards is easy to read as spectacle, but it’s also a marker of how quickly the kingdom has built an entertainment sector. A decade ago, cinemas were banned; now the country runs a year-round calendar of concerts,
WWE Superstar Finn Bálor called out Monday Night Raw general manager Adam Pearce on social media after he was left out of the 2026 Royal Rumble on Saturday.