WWE is planning the largest ever Royal Rumble match to take place in Saudia Arabia. The event will take place from the King Abdullah Sports City on April 27th, 2018.

The 50-Man Royal Rumble was mentioned on Smackdown and Raw this week but there has been no confirmation that this will be a WWE Network special. It appears this event is part of WWE’s plan to increase their exposure in the middle east.

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Increased WWE Exposure in the Middle East

WWE is making a strong push into the Middle East and is attacking this initiative on several fronts. In addition to WWE running live events in Abu Dhabi, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that WWE is considering opening a second Performance Center there. This facility would be used to cultivate talent from both the Middle East as well as India.

WWE isn’t the only promotion looking at running developmental programs internationally. NJPW is running a week of camps in Los Angeles later this month with Katsuyori Shibata serving as the head instructor.

Originally, WWE wanted to run just one live event in Abu Dhabi last year but strong ticket sales led them to run another night from the same venue.