There are currently reports starting to circulate that WWE will be moving Crown Jewel to the US and it has settled on a venue.

At the time of typing this, WWE Crown Jewel is just nine days away. Also at the time of typing this, WWE has done nothing more than stop mentioning Saudi Arabia in response to the criticism that the show might go ahead in the Middle Eastern nation. It has now been confirmed that Washington Post Jamal Khashoggi was tortured and murdered, so surely Crown Jewel cannot go ahead as planned?

Time is ticking and the longer WWE leaves it, the more difficult it will be to change their plans. Not only that, but there has also been speculation regarding certain WWE Superstars not wanting to travel to Saudi Arabia and perform on the show. Not stars lower on the card either. Wrestlers who have prominent roles to play such as John Cena and Daniel Bryan.

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If the latest rumors are true, then WWE has finally buckled to the mounting pressure. According to a report from New Age Insiders late on Tuesday night, WWE will be moving Crown Jewel. Rather than staging the show in Saudi Arabia as planned, the latest is that it will take place in the US, more specifically Albany, New York. WWE has not yet confirmed this.

Moving Crown Jewel is much more than simply finding a new arena on short notice, however. There are Superstars slated to appear on the show that are presumably only doing so due to the vast amount of Saudi money they'll be paid in order to do so. Is the money still there if WWE has in fact pulled out? If it isn't, will the likes of Shawn Michaels and Brock Lesnar still be on the show?

There's also the start time. Due to the time difference, Crown Jewel's start time is 12 pm EST on a Friday. That will be likely to change if the news of a venue switch does turn out to be true. This is all rumor and speculation as of right now, of course, but chances are it turns out to be true since the show surely can't go ahead as planned at this point. Watch this space as we creep ever closer to WWE Crown Jewel.

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