WWE Crown Jewel 2026: New Venue Confirmed After Listing Appears On Ticketing Page

ANB Arena listed as the new home for WWE Crown Jewel in Riyadh.© NDTV Library

WWE Crown Jewel has a new home, and this one is indoors. The November 7 premium live event is now listed for The Venue (ANB Arena) in Riyadh, replacing the outdoor Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD that WWE had announced for the show. The updated ticketing page names the arena as the host, and tickets are back on sale after the original purchases got refunded. Riyadh Season announced the relocation on October 28 but left the new site out of that first notice, so the listing is the first real look at where the show is going. Crown Jewel stays in Riyadh.

INSIDE THE ANB ARENA IN SAUDI ARABIA THE NEW ARENA FOR CROWN JEWEL 2026 ???? https://t.co/guANV0kgmM

— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) October 30, 2026

The Venue (ANB Arena) Replaces Riyadh Season Stadium as WWE Crown Jewel's New Location

Riyadh Season's October 28 announcement said: “All ticket holders will receive a full refund, and tickets will be re-released to everyone within the next 48 hours.” 

The notice didn't name the replacement arena, and that gap lasted until the ticketing page got updated and tickets went back on sale by October 30. People who bought in the first round had to buy again.

The original plan had Crown Jewel at Riyadh Season Stadium in the King Abdullah Financial District, an outdoor site, and WWE had confirmed the November 7 date and Riyadh as host city back in early September. ANB Arena is indoors. 

Organizers haven't given a reason for the switch. The Venue also has a big week ahead of WWE, with the Canelo Alvarez vs. Christian Mbilli boxing match set for October 31, a week before Crown Jewel.

For WWE, the show is also a return to Saudi Arabia. Last year's Crown Jewel took place at Perth Arena in Perth, Western Australia, on October 11, 2025, and it was first Crown Jewel held outside the country.

Saudi Arabia's Airport Disruptions Continue as WWE Prepares for the November 7 Event

The relocation comes during major travel disruption in Saudi Arabia. Of the 4,736 flights scheduled at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport between October 8 and 25, 4,071 were cancelled. Those cancellations followed Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure, including the airport, and international airlines had also suspended services to Riyadh into November.

Even so, Crown Jewel is still advertised for November 7, with the broadcast beginning at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT. 

Viewers in the United States can watch on ESPN Unlimited, while Netflix carries the show internationally. Nothing about that plan has been changed by the move to a different arena.

The announced card includes Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn, Liv Morgan vs. Chelsea Green, Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing match, and a tag team title defense by Bron Breakker and Austin Theory against Penta and Je'Von Evans. 

Rhodes and Orton will fight under Last Man Standing rules, where the win comes from keeping your opponent down for a ten-count.