THE GREATEST ROYAL RUMBLE® TO AIR LIVE ON MBC ACTION AND KSA SPORTS 1
RIYADH SAUDI ARABIA and STAMFORD Conn. April 19 2018 – The Greatest Royal Rumble event will air live in the Middle East on two free-to-air TV channels MBC Action and KSA Sports 1 and stream live on Dawri Plus on Friday April 27 at 7:00 p.m. AST from the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah 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 WWE Championship match: AJ Styles™ vs. Shinsuke Nakamura™ 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™ and the Cruiserweight Championship.
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.
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