The WWE is in Saudi Arabia for their Greatest Royal Rumble event tomorrow evening, which will feature a massive over-the-top-rope 50 man event.
Chris Jericho has had quite an interesting road to Saudi Arabia. The former WWE Champion was originally thrown into a match with The Undertaker, replacing Rusev who had made some controversial comments about The Deadman to TMZ.
Originally, Undertaker was set to face The Bulgarian Brute in a Casket match. After WWE made a mistake and assumed Rusev made fun of Taker's age, they removed him from the bout and replaced him with Jericho.
Just a few days later, WWE reversed their decision - likely realizing that Rusev didn't offend The Undertaker at all - and put Rusev back in the Casket match against The Undertaker.
Jericho is still scheduled to work the event, and will now likely participate in the 50-Man Royal Rumble main event instead. Y2J recently did an interview with ESPN to promote tomorrow's Greatest Royal Rumble.
He discussed getting the call from WWE asking him to work in Saudi Arabia - and his response was just perfect. Jericho said that the idea sounded "majestic and very mysterious, adventurous" - and that's right up his ally (quotes via Wrestling Inc.):
"It's one of those things -- I would have rather been a surprise, but I think WWE is going in there with all guns blazing and all hands on deck.
"When I got the call to do this, I was like, 'It doesn't get any bigger than that.' It's much bigger than showing up even at Madison Square Garden, where we've been there a hundred times before.
"But doing it over in Saudi Arabia, it's very majestic and very mysterious, adventurous, and that's kind of what I'm all about."
The Greatest Royal Rumble event is sure to me one of - if not the - biggest event in professional wrestling this year. Adding Jericho to the mix makes it that much more enjoyable for fans.
What are your thoughts on Jericho's response to WWE in regards to working in Saudi Arabia? And what did you make of the shuffling between Jericho and Rusev in regards to who'd take on The Undertaker in the Casket match? Do you think Jericho is going to have a good performance in Saudi Arabia? Let us know your thoughts on the matter in the comments section below!
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