'It would like to confirm it’s total disapproval of this, in the shadow of its commitment to eliminate anything that goes against the communities values. The translated statement, shown below, began by apologising 'to the viewers and attendees of last night’s WWE event that took place in Jeddah, over the indecent scene involving women that appeared as an ad before a segment.' However, an advertisement shown before the WWE event itself kicked off - which featured women performers in costume - caused the Saudi Arabia General Sports Authority to issue an apology over its broadcast.
One of several caveats, however, was that no women performers were allowed attend or participate. Saudi Arabia's laws regarding women in sports are among the most restrictive in the world, and although some liberalisation has taken place in the region, it's still way behind everywhere else.Īs part of the Vision 2030 scheme, cinemas are now being opened in Saudi Arabia and just this week, a WWE event was held.
