Logan Paul will challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Title at the Crown Jewel pay-per-view event on November 5th in Saudi Arabia.
Dave Meltzer noted on the “Sunday Night’s Main Event” podcast on TSN Radio that it comes down to Paul having a large following in Saudi Arabia and the Saudi prince wanting special attractions for these shows.
“He’s a big deal in Saudi Arabia,” Meltzer said. “He’s a big deal to the Saudi Arabian prince and that’s the whole thing of these shows.”
Meltzer stated that this move has nothing to do with selling tickets.
“Nothing to do with that. Tickets in Saudi Arabia mean nothing. It’s not even part of the game. Of course, TV numbers whatever. If he draws younger viewers, that’s good but it’s not a play for TV ratings. It is a play because the prince wants celebrity fights in Saudi Arabia to build the name in the media of Saudi Arabia and Logan Paul will get more of the type of press that Saudi Arabia is looking for than Kevin Owens or Seth Rollins.”
“That’s what Saudi Arabia is there for. Saudi Arabia is for matches that the prince wants that will get press attention around the world for Saudi Arabia so this is a great match for that.”
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