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WWE Crown Jewel faces uncertainty as Tim Kennedy survives Congo ambush
WWE’s Crown Jewel event is scheduled to take place in Riyadh next month, but bombings have raised questions about whether it will go ahead there.
The event was not heavily promoted at a recent WWE show, and a backup plan is said to be needed.
A boxing match featuring Canelo Alvarez is scheduled in Riyadh seven days earlier.
Alvarez said he still plans to fight there, which could add pressure on WWE to hold its event as planned.
Separately, former UFC fighter Tim Kennedy was shot at least three times while working for private security and logistics company Vectus Globa in the Congo.
He survived an ambush in which seven people were killed and 20 were injured, and is being treated at Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Maryland.
WWE Crown Jewel’s planned event in Riyadh is in jeopardy because of bombings, according to the Wrestling Observer.
The report said WWE had not promoted the event heavily and that a backup plan must be in place.
Former UFC fighter Tim Kennedy survived an ambush in the Congo in which he was shot at least three times.
The attack killed seven people and injured 20 others, the Wrestling Observer reported.
Kennedy is being treated at Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Maryland.
- Who
- WWE and former UFC fighter Tim Kennedy.
- What
- Crown Jewel’s planned event in Riyadh faces uncertainty; Kennedy survived an ambush in the Congo.
- When
- The Wrestling Observer report was published on October 11, 2026; the attack date is not stated.
- Where
- Crown Jewel is planned for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Kennedy was attacked in the Congo and is being treated in Maryland.
- Why
- The report said bombings put Crown Jewel’s Riyadh event in jeopardy. The reason for the ambush is not stated.
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The Wrestling Observer published its report saying Crown Jewel’s Riyadh event was in jeopardy and Kennedy had survived an ambush.
Canelo Alvarez was scheduled to fight in Riyadh, and Turki Alalshikh said Alvarez intended to go ahead with the fight.
- Crown Jewel location
- Riyadh
- Kennedy’s injuries
- Shot at least three times
- Ambush deaths
- Seven people killed
- Ambush injuries
- 20 others injured
- Kennedy’s treatment
- Walter Reed Military Medical Center, Maryland
- Report publication
- October 11, 2026
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