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The Greatest Royal Rumble: WWE holding tryouts in Saudi Arabia

Dan Owen

17:05 18/04/2018

The WWE has been holding tryouts in Saudi Arabia.

The comes ahead of the Greatest Royal Rumble which takes place in Jeddah on April 27.

The tryout is giving more than 25 athletes from Saudi Arabia the opportunity to showcase their abilities with the goal of being selected to begin training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando.

The talent pool will be comprised of elite performers with a diverse background in sports, including soccer, powerlifting, volleyball, boxing, jiu jitsu, gymnastics, CrossFit and taekwondo.

Next week, The Greatest Royal Rumble card includes the first-ever 50-Man Greatest Royal Rumble Match; John Cena vs. Triple H; The Undertaker vs. Rusev in a Casket Match; Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns in a Universal Championship Steel Cage Match; an Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match featuring champion Seth Rollins vs. The Miz vs. Samoa Joe vs. Finn Bálor; United States Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Jinder Mahal ; a Raw Tag Team Championship Match between Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt and Sheamus & Cesaro; and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Bludgeon Brothers vs. The Usos, WWE Championship Match between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura and a Cruiserweight Championship Match.

 

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