10 Reasons WWE Should Never Return To Saudi Arabia

10. Dead Crowds

In the Attitude Era, everyone was over. You don’t need to be told that. Even if you weren’t there you’ll have read this point before in many, many other articles. It’s about the least original thing you can read about wrestling on the internet. But that doesn’t make it any less true.

Go back and watch those old episodes of Raw and the atmosphere is electric. Then compare that to Stomping Grounds or this year’s Extreme Rules. It’s hard to sustain crowd interest throughout such B-level pay-per-views these days, let alone three hour TV shows.

You can even see it at WrestleMania 35. Good matches between talented wrestlers struggled to rouse much enthusiasm. Fans were completely fatigued from hour after hour of wrestling.

All of which is nothing to the lukewarm indifference of the Saudi Arabian Crowds. They don’t cheer the faces or boo the heels. There’s not even so much as a bit of go-away heat for Baron Corbin.

They only really come alive for the biggest of legends. Or anything involving Mansoor.

None of this looks good to the viewer at home or makes it any easier to invest in already lukewarm matches.