Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline is reporting that WWE doesn't want employees to publicly speak ill of Saudi Arabia in light of the that the upcoming Crown Jewel pay-per-view is only the second event the company has run in the country. It should be noted WWE recently signed a 10 year deal to run shows in Saudi Arabia. WWE has encountered some backlash for doing events there given the Women's Revolution and Saudia Arabia's laws against women which have prevented WWE's female roster competing there. Meltzer wrote the following.
āI havenāt even bothered because what does it matter what they think when you really think about it. Iām sure thatĀ the lawof averages whatever it is, thereās 200 people on that roster you know andĀ the lawĀ of averages is that there are probably dozens that probably donāt want to go or donāt feel right about something.āĀāBut if you said something now it would create a mainstream media story. It wouldĀ shineĀ a light on this whole thing and it would be bad for WWE if the light was shined on this right now. So anybodyĀ who saysĀ anything publicly , and thatās the thing because nobody says anything anyway. You donāt really have, I donāt want to say you donāt haveĀ freedom of speechĀ there, but you kind of , itās different from most companies.āĀ