WWE’s next big main roster pay-per-view event, Crown Jewel, has been a hot topic as of late. One of the topics regarding this event all comes down to the World Cup tournament and why the WWE is booking this.

Dave Meltzer noted on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio the reason for it is all due to the request made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as they have a conflict with Qatar.

The Saudis attempted to win the bid for the rights to the 2022 FIFA World Cup of soccer. However, they lost the bid and are upset over Qatar getting the tournament.

Thus, they went to WWE officials and asked to have their own World Cup of wrestling at Crown Jewel. The issues between the two countries date back to the mid-1990s but have risen in years because they are fighting for power in the region. Most people refer to the conflict as the Second Arab Cold War.

WWE presents the Crown Jewel pay-per-view event on November 2nd, 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Saud University Stadium and will air on the WWE Network.

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