Triple H Teases WWE Will 'Change the Game' amid WrestleMania 43 Rumors in Saudi Arabia

Amid rumors that WrestleMania 43 will take place in Saudi Arabia in 2027, Triple H teased a game-changing announcement that will be revealed on Friday at 3 p.m. ET on the organization's YouTube channel.

All roads appear to be leading toward WrestleMania leaving North America for the first time ever.

The news seemed to leak on Wednesday, when Saudi Arabian General Entertainment Authority Chairman Turki Alalshikh stated in a Snapchat live video, which has since been deleted, that WrestleMania 43 is headed to Saudi Arabia.

PWInsider.com's Mike Johnson confirmed Wednesday that the news had strong backing.

"Earlier today, there was a press release issued in Arabic that WrestleMania 43 will be held in Saudi Arabia in 2027," Johnson wrote.

"The press release was yanked shortly after it went out, as it was apparently sent out accidentally before it was scheduled to be publicly issued. PWInsider.com can confirm, however, that the story is 100 percent legitimate and an announcement is coming very soon..."

Saudi Arabia is already confirmed to host Royal Rumble next January.

Saudi Arabia has already hosted numerous WWE events, most notably Crown Jewel, which called Riyadh home six times from 2018-2024 before moving to Perth, Australia this year.

Night of Champions, which featured John Cena successfully defending his Undisputed WWE Championship against CM Punk, also took place last June.

As for the WrestleMania 43, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestler Observer Newsletter offered some more information (h/t WrestleTalk), saying in part:

"They, in the same way, wanted it on the 300th anniversary, and they're paying the money for it, and they have matches that they want and they're working really, really hard to get. Even though it's a couple of years, I don't know if they're gonna be able to get them, but they're gonna spend a lot of money to get what they want obviously. We're talking about anyone coming out of retirement that wants to come out of retirement of big name value will be able to get a lot of money for this show. That's what they want."

So we'll see if any past WWE icons make their way to Saudi Arabia in a couple years.

Regardless, this is an apparent seismic shift for WrestleMania, which has been held in American football stadiums each year since 2007 outside 2020, which was held at the WWE Performance Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In fact, WrestleMania has only been held outside the United States twice (both in Toronto's then-SkyDome in 1990 and 2002).

All signs point to that trend changing dramatically, though. In the interim, it's a wait-and-see game to discover what Triple H has to say.