WWE Announce Lacey Evans Vs. Natalya For Crown Jewel 2019, The First-Ever Women's Match In Saudi Arabia
Groundbreaking news this morning...
Oct 30, 2019
WWE have this morning announced that they will be staging their first-ever women's match in Saudi Arabia.
"WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced at a press conference at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh that the first-ever WWE women’s match in Saudi Arabia will take place tomorrow, October 31 as part of Riyadh Season, which includes more than 100 events over a two-month span featuring world-class entertainment and sports properties," a press release from the company read.
"WWE Superstars Natalya and Lacey Evans will perform at Crown Jewel, one of WWE’s premier pay-per-view events, which also features Roman Reigns, the
undefeated lineal heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, Universal Champion Seth Rollins and many more."
You can catch Crown Jewel live on the WWE Network tomorrow evening at 8 pm AST/1 pm ET.
Last year,
a proposed matchup between Nattie and Alexa Bliss - who travelled to the Super ShowDown event with commentator Renee Young - wasn't approved by the Saudi Arabian government.Here is the full card for the show: