Nick Khan addresses WWE’s decision to move forward with plans for Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia amid safety concerns

During a town hall meeting with WWE staff on Monday, WWE President Nick Khan addressed the company’s decision to move forward with plans for Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia amid safety concerns in the Middle East…

“We’re only going if it’s safe or if we’re allowed there. We are monitoring with our heads of security internally and with our government affairs folks externally, the situation there. If U.S. citizens are allowed in at this moment in time, it is declared and deemed safe, we’ll all be going there. Saudi is deeply desirous of getting WWE back there and getting events restarted, especially those that come from the United States.” (quote courtesy of PostWrestling.com)

Khan said he would be traveling to Riyadh for the event, along with Paul “Triple H” Levesque. He also noted that WWE would only hold Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia and would not stage any surrounding RAW or SmackDown events there.