RIYADH SAUDI ARABIA and STAMFORD Conn.  April 17 2018 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE) is in Saudi Arabia this week in search of the next generation of WWE Superstars with a four-day talent tryout in Jeddah beginning tomorrow Wednesday April 18 through Saturday April 21.

The tryout which will be hosted at the King Abdullah Sports City Sports Hall will give more than 25 athletes from Saudi Arabia the opportunity to showcase their abilities with the goal of being selected to begin training at the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center in Orlando Florida U.S. The talent pool will comprise of elite performers with a diverse background in sports and athletics including soccer power lifting volleyball boxing jujitsu gymnastics crossfit and taekwondo.

The world-class tryout is part of WWE’s commitment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia highlighted by the Greatest Royal Rumble event on Friday April 27. General Sports Authority of Saudi Arabia Chairman His Excellency Turki Al Sheikh WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia invite the world to celebrate this signature event. It is the first event as part of a long-term partnership between WWE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Greatest Royal Rumble card includes the first-ever 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble match John Cena™ vs. Triple H™  The Undertaker™ vs. Rusev™ in a Casket match  Brock Lesnar™ vs. Roman Reigns™ in a Steel Cage Universal Championship match  Intercontinental Championship Ladder match: Seth Rollins™ vs. The Miz™ vs. Samoa Joe™ vs. Finn Bálor™  United States Championship match: Jeff Hardy™ vs. Jinder Mahal™ with Sunil Singh™ Raw Tag Team Championship match: Matt Hardy™ and Bray Wyatt™ vs. Sheamus™ and Cesaro™ SmackDown Tag Team Championship match: The Bludgeon Brothers™ vs. The Usos™ as well as two other championship matches – WWE Championship and the Cruiserweight Championship. 

“WWE is dedicated to recruiting the most talented athletes and entertainers from around the world and developing them into global Superstars ” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque WWE Executive Vice President Talent Live Event & Creative. “In partnership with the General Sports Authority we look forward to bringing the Greatest Royal Rumble to Saudi Arabia while showcasing this historic event to the world.”

The Jeddah tryout is the latest example of WWE’s global talent recruiting efforts. In recent years WWE has scouted rugby and soccer players from Europe Kabaddi and Kushti athletes from India and martial artists and boxers from China. In 2017 WWE held a tryout in Dubai which resulted in the first Arab female the first Kuwaiti man and the first Indian woman to sign with WWE.

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