During a recent interview, Corey Graves was asked about WWE's return to Saudi Arabia for this Thursday's
Crown Jewel. In the past, a number of Superstars have declined to work in the country, including John Cena, Daniel Bryan, and Kevin Owens.
Despite that, WWE remains in a 10 year deal with the Saudi government and the Superstars who travel there often earn big money for the shows. Now, Graves says that the majority of wrestlers actually like making the trip and working for those larger pay days.
"It’s a long, grueling trip over there, but most of the talent like it because it’s a pretty good pay day," Graves said. "To me, it’s super exciting to have these totally unusual attractions like Cain Velasquez-Brock Strowman and Tyson Fury-Braun Strowman."
"If you take any sort of political feeling out of the equation, aren’t you, as a fan of WWE, aren’t you curious and excited to watch these attractions?"
"It is what it is," he continued. "This is not about politics for the talent, it’s about doing what we do best on the planet all over the planet. Everyone that works for any company has things they love and things they don’t love, but what we’re all focused on is having to fly back to SmackDown in Buffalo the next day."
What do you guys make of Graves' take on the matter? Do you object to WWE holding this show in Saudi Arabia? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below!