The fan discontent surrounding the location for WrestleMania 43 has officially spilled over into WWE’s live broadcast (via Ringside News). What was supposed to be a celebratory co-promoted event with Lucha Libre AAA last night in Las Vegas quickly turned into a moment of protest from the live crowd.
During the Worlds Collide show at The Pavilion, a promotional video package aired to hype WrestleMania in 2027, highlighting its “historic location” in Saudi Arabia. The lively crowd immediately responded with loud, unified chants of “You Sold Out,” which were clearly picked up by the broadcast microphones and heard by viewers at home.
The reaction stems directly from the official announcement made just yesterday in Las Vegas. While WWE and Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque touted the move as a major global step in their long-term partnership with Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, many fans feel the company chose a massive payday over a more deserving location like London—a sentiment previously echoed by John Cena.
For many, the decision to host the event in Riyadh is seen as prioritizing a lucrative deal over the fanbase, given the expensive travel and the perception that the nation “used their massive checkbook to skip the line.” Last night’s chants were the first loud, public display of that frustration broadcast on WWE programming.