# Missiles Target Riyadh After Crown Jewel; Roster Had Already Left Label: CONFIRMED Promotion: WWE By WrestlingNews.com Staff Published Nov. 8, 2026, 5:50 PM ET URL: https://wrestlingnews.com/story/missiles-target-riyadh-after-crown-jewel-roster-had-already-left/ > Missiles targeted Riyadh on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 8, less than 12 hours after WWE Crown Jewel ended there. PWInsider reports the WWE roster had already left and that no one tied to WWE was affected. ## The quick version - Saudi authorities said air defenses intercepted missiles aimed at Riyadh on Sunday, Nov. 8, per POST Wrestling. Falling debris damaged an Aramco office tower. No casualties were reported. - PWInsider reports the WWE roster was "long gone" before the attack, and that it has not heard of anyone tied to WWE being affected. That part rests on PWInsider alone. - We found no WWE or TKO statement. Raw is Monday, Nov. 9, in Greenville, S.C. Missiles were aimed at Riyadh on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 8, less than 12 hours after WWE Crown Jewel ended in the city, POST Wrestling reported. PWInsider's Mike Johnson reports that WWE's roster had already left Saudi Arabia and that nobody connected to WWE is known to have been affected. ## What happened POST Wrestling says Crown Jewel started at 8 PM local time on Saturday and finished shortly before 11 PM. The attack came during Riyadh's morning rush hour on Sunday. Saudi authorities said air defenses intercepted missiles targeting the capital and other areas, and that falling debris damaged an office tower belonging to Aramco in the King Abdullah Financial District. POST says no casualties were reported. It also says the Associated Press reported the Saudi-led coalition counted two ballistic and two cruise missiles intercepted, and that the Houthis later claimed responsibility. Early reports differ on the damage. The Reuters post that F4W Online embeds says the Aramco building was damaged by falling debris after an attempted attack, per the ministry. The CNN post it embeds says a missile struck the building, citing witnesses and geolocated video. Wrestling Inc says CNN described the impact as "minimal." ## What PWInsider reported Johnson wrote: "The WWE roster was long gone before the attack happened." He also reported that WWE talent landed in South Carolina on Sunday, that some WWE staff may still have been in Riyadh breaking down the arena and production, and that the majority of the roster flew into Bahrain and then went to Riyadh by bus. Some talent are believed to have flown directly in and out by private plane, per F4W Online and Wrestling Inc. We found no second source for the roster's travel. ## Where this leaves WWE WWE has not commented that we found. Several Crown Jewel performers are listed for Monday's Raw in Greenville: Roman Reigns, Liv Morgan, Penta and Oba Femi appear on WWE.com's event page, and F4W notes no matches have been announced. Earlier we reported WWE moved Crown Jewel indoors after attacks, see [our venue story](https://wrestlingnews.com/story/crown-jewel-moves-indoors-full-card/), the [U.S. Embassy statement](https://wrestlingnews.com/story/us-embassy-riyadh-statement-wwe-crown-jewel/) and TKO's Mark Shapiro saying [the risk to WrestleMania 43 is minimal](https://wrestlingnews.com/story/shapiro-says-wrestlemania-43-risk-minimal/). WrestleMania 43 is set for Riyadh in April 2027. We found no TKO response to Sunday's attack. ## What to watch Any WWE or TKO statement, and whether anyone tied to the company turns out to have been affected. **How we know.** Source: F4W Online, POST Wrestling, Wrestling Inc and Wrestling Noticias, which carry PWInsider's report and the wire and Saudi accounts of the attack. We did not open PWInsider's own article. The attack is reported by wire services and Saudi authorities. The roster's travel is PWInsider's account alone. ## Sources - F4W Online (Ian Carey), "Report: WWE roster left Saudi Arabia before Riyadh missile attack", Nov. 8, 2026 (PWInsider's report, the Reuters and CNN posts, the Raw listing). https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-roster-saudi-arabia-riyadh-missile-attack/ - POST Wrestling (Neal Flanagan), "Riyadh targeted by Houthi missiles hours after WWE Crown Jewel; roster back in U.S.", Nov. 8, 2026 (timing, Saudi statement, AP figures; read as a search excerpt). https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/11/08/riyadh-targeted-by-houthi-missiles-hours-after-wwe-crown-jewel-roster-back-in-u-s/ - Wrestling Inc (Ella Jay), "WWE Roster Left Saudi Arabia Before Recent Attacks On Riyadh", Nov. 8, 2026, 3:57 PM EST (CNN's description, the travel route; search excerpt). https://www.wrestlinginc.com/2310332/wwe-roster-left-saudi-arabia-before-recent-attacks-riyadh/ - Wrestling Noticias (Patricki Chites), "Saudi Arabia Suffers Another Missile Attack After WWE Roster Leaves the Country", Nov. 8, 2026, 2:57 PM ET (the Saudi ministry's account; search excerpt). https://wrestlingnoticias.com/saudi-arabia-suffers-another-missile-attack-after-wwe-roster-leaves-the-country/ - PWInsider (Mike Johnson), "WWE Talents Back In United States", Nov. 8, 2026 (the original report; we read it only as quoted by others). https://www.pwinsider.com/article/213517/wwe-talents-back-in-united-states.html - WWE.com, "Monday Night RAW", Nov. 9, 2026 event page (featured Superstars). https://www.wwe.com/event/monday-night-raw-73 - WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: compared four outlets' accounts and checked our own Crown Jewel, embassy and Shapiro stories. We did not watch or hear the original wire reports and did not contact WWE. How we credit sources: [Editorial standards](https://wrestlingnews.com/editorial-standards/).