WWE announced on Monday the Royal Rumble will take place outside of North America for the first time when Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, plays host in 2026.

WWE first began promoting non-televised events in Saudi Arabia in 2014 before an expansion of the relationship started in 2018 with the "Greatest Royal Rumble" pay-per-view event. It was announced ...

In 2011, the match featured 40 wrestlers, and in April 2018, WWE held a special event called the “Greatest Royal Rumble” that took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and featured 50 wrestlers.