{"id":67541,"date":"2018-10-13T12:46:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T17:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=67541"},"modified":"2018-10-13T12:46:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T17:46:13","slug":"wwe-saudi-arabia-relationship-detailed-in-new-article-at-the-daily-beast-presents-new-date-and-location-option-for-wwe-is-they-move-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/10\/13\/wwe-saudi-arabia-relationship-detailed-in-new-article-at-the-daily-beast-presents-new-date-and-location-option-for-wwe-is-they-move-show\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE-Saudi Arabia relationship detailed in new article at the Daily Beast, presents new date and location option for WWE is they move show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3293017547\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The Daily Beast published a feature length article today titled &#8220;Trump\u2019s WWE Buddies Are Deeply In Bed With Saudi Regime.&#8221; In the article, author Brandon Howard Thurston, describes the first event earlier this year in Saudi Arabia, the angle playing off of the Saudi Arabia-Iran tensions with the Daivari Brothers, and the financial ties between the McMahons and Donald Trump that could drive decision-making going forward regarding WWE&#8217;s live events in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>The following are ten key excerpts that show how this writer from a non-sports politically-oriented website framed the story&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;That WWE received a massive payment for its shows from the Saudis and that it has also been a massive contributor to the Trump Foundation suddenly have come under greater scrutiny.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Trump soon after his inauguration in 2017 made Linda McMahon, the former WWE President, two-time candidate for U.S. Senate, and wife of WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, the head of the Small Business Administration.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;WWE\u2019s public financial statements analyzed by The Daily Beast indicate the company received at least $40 million following the April event, way above most wrestling cards WWE puts on in the U.S.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Trump and the McMahon family that runs WWE are more than friendly. Trump hosted two WrestleManias in Atlantic City in 1988 and 1989. After Trump became a reality TV star, the McMahons teamed up with Trump again in 2007 for another WrestleMania and the \u201dBattle of the Billionaires.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;WWE inducted Trump into<a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/superstars\/donald-trump\">their Hall of Fame<\/a> in 2013.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Perhaps to compensate for another upcoming men-only event [in Saudi Arabia], WWE is holding <a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wweevolution\">its first-ever women-only event<\/a>, five days earlier, on October 28 in Uniondale, New York.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/countries\/middle-east-and-north-africa\/saudi-arabia\/report-saudi-arabia\/\">Amnesty International<\/a>, <a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/world-report\/2018\/country-chapters\/saudi-arabia\">Human Rights Watch<\/a> and others have chronicled ongoing Saudi human rights violations, including imprisonment of critics, suppression of free speech, attacks on on <a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-39881527\">LGBT people<\/a> and <a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/04\/23\/world\/middleeast\/yemen-wedding-bombing.html\">airstrikes on civilians<\/a> in Yemen. In August a Saudi airstrike on a school bus in Yemen <a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/after-dozens-of-children-die-trump-administration-faces-mounting-pressure-over-yemen-war\/2018\/08\/15\/64a822b6-a0a3-11e8-83d2-70203b8d7b44_story.html?utm_term=.66248aff8a33\">killed at least 40 children<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Following &#8216;The Greatest Royal Rumble,&#8217; commentator Corey Graves put up a cryptic <a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BiIkioBjOQF\/\">Instagram post<\/a>, writing, &#8216;A drink to remember that no matter how bad WE think we have it, at least our women have rights and we all have freedom of expression.&#8217; That statement got him &#8216;heat&#8217; with WWE officials, <a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"https:\/\/members.f4wonline.com\/wrestling-observer-newsletter\/may-8-2018-wrestling-observer-newsletter-fallout-greatest-royal-0\">according to one report<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;WWE <a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prowrestlingsheet.com\/sami-zayn-greatest-rumble\/#.W8CDU3tKgdW\">reportedly chose not to bring Zayn<\/a> to Jeddah &#8216;to respect the local culture in Saudi Arabia.&#8217; The exact reason for Zayn\u2019s absence from the event is unclear. &#8230;\u00a0Zayn (real name Rami Sebei) is a Canadian of Syrian descent who\u2019s been involved with <a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"https:\/\/app.mobilecause.com\/vf\/SamiRelief\">humanitarian efforts in Syria<\/a>, raising money to provide food, water, shelter and medical care for Syrians affected by the civil war in the country. &#8230; (H)e has also been a fierce critic of the Trump administration\u2019s policies directed at average Muslims (as opposed to Saudi royals), including the infamous travel ban. &#8216;I can&#8217;t articulate how truly disgusted I am right now,&#8217; he tweeted after Trump signed the initial order in January last year. Later he wrote, &#8220;The fear, hatred &amp; division sold to us is a much bigger problem than our struggling brothers and sisters are. CHOOSE an open heart over anger.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The article notes that WWE could easily move the Crown Jewel matches to Manchester, England two days later.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Should WWE cancel its event in Jeddah, it\u2019s possible they could reschedule the pay-per-view card for two days later on Sunday, November 4 in Manchester, England. The company is already scheduled to tape television in the Manchester Arena on following Monday and Tuesday. According to <a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manchester-arena.com\/events\/\">the venue\u2019s website<\/a>, the building is open on Sunday to make it a three-day run in Manchester. Doing so would allow WWE to put a positive spin on the news, giving the avid United Kingdom fan base its first pay-per-view event since 1992.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CHECK OUT THE FULL ARTICLE HERE:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trumps-wwe-buddies-are-deeply-in-bed-with-saudi-regime?ref=scroll\">Trump\u2019s WWE Buddies Are Deeply In Bed With Saudi Regime<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO CHECK OUT OUR RECENT ARTICLE ON THIS TOPIC:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/10\/12\/u-s-senators-now-urging-wwe-to-pause-plans-for-the-crown-jewel-event-in-saudi-arabia-next-month\/\">Four U.S. senators now urging WWE to \u201cpause\u201d plans for the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia next month<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3764196618\"><div id=\"pwtor-1824625701\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Daily Beast published a feature length article today titled &#8220;Trump\u2019s WWE Buddies Are Deeply In Bed With Saudi Regime.&#8221; In the article, author Brandon Howard Thurston, describes the first event earlier this year in <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/10\/13\/wwe-saudi-arabia-relationship-detailed-in-new-article-at-the-daily-beast-presents-new-date-and-location-option-for-wwe-is-they-move-show\/\" title=\"WWE-Saudi Arabia relationship detailed in new article at the Daily Beast, presents new date and location option for WWE is they move show\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prowrestlingnews","category-news_wwe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/10\/WWECrownJewel_3x2_600.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67541"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67542,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67541\/revisions\/67542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}