Live Night of Champions Discussion Thread - Saturday June 28th 2025

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With the airspace around Qatar temporarily shut down due to rising tensions in the Middle East, many WWE production employees who flew in early for this Saturday’s Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia are now stuck at the Qatar airport.

That news comes from our Bryan Alvarez. Qatar borders Saudi Arabia to the south.

Following both the United States and the United Kingdom instructing their citizens in Qatar to shelter in place until further notice, Qatar temporarily closed its airspace Monday to ensure the safety of both its citizens and visitors. It’s unknown when that order will be lifted.

This news comes on the heels of the U.S. bombing several nuclear sites in Iran over the weekend. According to the Associated Press, Iran retaliated Monday with a missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar but no casualties were reported.

At this point, however, it’s business as usual for WWE/TKO with their Night of Champions premium live event set for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this Saturday. The company hasn’t publicly commented or replied to media requests about any changes in plan due to the issues.

WWE will hold Raw Monday in Columbus, Ohio, before departing for Saudi Arabia. They will hold Friday’s SmackDown in Riyadh this Friday before Saturday’s PLE.
 
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Update from Alvarez:

“Latest is that many production people are still stuck at the airport in Qatar. The belief is because of where the production trucks are in the US, if they don’t go to Saudi they’d find somewhere between OH and PA for the PLE, and apparently 4–5 options are available. Not the PC.”
 

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Make the right call.
 

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Is Qatar the place with the big resort in a third world country? Americans and Europeans tend to love places like that. Much like the resort towns of Mexico and the Caribbean.
 

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I kinda hope they don't.

Maybe that would open some more people's eyes...
I'm just not sure anything is worth the risk. Like nothing probably happens. But I rather they not risk lives.
 

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I kinda hope they don't.

Maybe that would open some more people's eyes...
And something happens and someone loses their life? Naw man I don’t agree with that take at all
 

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I presume he means they go and whilst nothing happens, it shows how little TKO care
 

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Of course I know he hopes nothing happens but I don’t agree it’s worth the risk if it does just to prove TKO is shitty we all know they are. Just cancel it and prevent the risk.
 

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I presume he means they go and whilst nothing happens, it shows how little TKO care
I would think so yeah. Looch ain't that crazy.

I just still rather they cancel
 
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