FEARS are rising over the WWE’s Night of Champions after Iran’s warning to the US.
The wrestling promotion have scheduled the big fixture for June 28 – next Saturday.
WWE’s Night of Champions is scheduled for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia next Saturday[/caption]
Travelling to the Middle East could be complicated by the US’ bombing of Iranian nuclear sites[/caption]
And the action is due to take place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
John Cena is expected to be part of the action, defending his Undisputed WWE Championship against CM Punk.
However, fans are growing increasingly worried about the Night of Champions.
It comes after President Donald Trump ordered the US’ launch of bomb strikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites.
America used covert tactics and the world’s biggest conventional bombs to inflict the devastating bombardment.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Operation Midnight Hammer was “an incredible and overwhelming success” that took months and weeks of planning.
But Iran – who are set to meet with the Kremlin on Monday – vowed the “outrageous” attacks would have “everlasting consequences”.
And an Iranian state television anchor claimed that “every American citizen or military personnel in the region is now a target” and that Iran will finish the conflict Trump started.
The reason this affects the WWE show is because the United States have bases in Saudi Arabia – thus fitting the category of targets outlined by Iranian TV.
To complicate matters further, the UK have advised citizens – including wrestlers and WWE fans – against travelling to nearby UAE and Qatar as tensions in the Middle East escalate further.
On Sunday, the British Government also updated information for Saudi Arabia, advising against all travel within 10km of the Yemen border and all but essential travel within 10-80km of the Yemen border.
And fans looking forward to the Night of Champions are growing increasingly concerned.
One wrote: “With the ever rapid developments happening in that part of the world and especially with what’s happened tonight, there’s a high chance this ends up getting cancelled. At this point some of the wrestlers might even decide to back out for safety.”
Another said: “If there was ever a time for WWE to cancel a Saudi Arabia show now is the time they’re seriously about to send their entire roster right here in a week.”
A third added: “Needs to be cancelled and moved to Vegas immediately.”
And a fourth commented: “To be fair, the event should be postponed or scrapped altogether. Talent’s safety should be the primary concern for any wrestling company.”
WWE is yet to make any statement on next weekend’s event.
SunSport has contacted WWE for comment.
President Donald Trump and his officials labelled the devastating attacks as a huge success[/caption]
Satellite images of the Fordow complex where US bombs were dropped[/caption]
