WWE says Crown Jewel 2024 was most-watched Saudi Arabia event in company history

WWE says Crown Jewel 2024 was the most-watched event they’ve done in Saudi Arabia.

On Monday, the company issued a press release noting that this year’s event saw a 28 percent viewership increase from the 2023 edition. They also touted the show’s live attendance, which they say sold out Mohammed Abdo Arena.

Today’s press release reads:

CROWN JEWEL® BREAKS ALL-TIME VIEWERSHIP RECORD

November 4, 2024 – WWE®, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced that Saturday’s Crown Jewel event from Riyadh saw a 28% viewership increase vs. 2023, marking a new record as the most-viewed WWE event ever from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Additionally, the sixth annual Crown Jewel sold out Mohammed Abdo Arena in Saudi Arabia’s capital city.

The event was highlighted by the introduction of the Crown Jewel Championship Titles which were decided by champion vs. champion matches. Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes outlasted World Heavyweight Champion Gunther in the main event and Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan defeated WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax to capture the inaugural Crown Jewel titles.

WWE Crown Jewel 2024 was the sixth Crown Jewel event the company has run, with the first show taking place in 2018. It was the 12th WWE PLE to take place as part of its deal with The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the first being The Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27, 2018. The initial event featured the first-ever 50-person Royal Rumble match, which was won by Braun Strowman.

Four of the 12 WWE PLEs from Saudi Arabia have been voted “Worst Major Wrestling Show” in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards. These include WWE Crown Jewel 2018, WWE Super ShowDown 2019, WWE Super ShowDown 2020, and WWE Crown Jewel 2023.