Paul "Triple H" Levesque insisted the WWE is "right to go ahead" with its Greatest Royal Rumble show in Saudi Arabia this week "despite the event drawing criticism for its omission of female stars," according to Matty Paddock of the London INDEPENDENT. The sports entertainment company "decamped" in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for a "landmark show which is headlined by a 50-man Royal Rumble match -- the largest of its kind in WWE history." But the build-up to the spectacular show has been "blighted in some quarters by criticism of WWE to allow the show to go ahead without the presence of any of its female talent." The company has been "famed in recent years for the vast development of its women's division," with the likes of Charlotte Flair and former UFC champion Ronda Rousey making headlines. The event is "only to be attended by families and men" -- women are "only allowed to watch the show from the King Abdullah Sports City if they are accompanied." Levesque said, "I understand that people are questioning it, but you have to understand that every culture is different and just because you don't agree with a certain aspect of it, it doesn't mean it's not a relevant culture" (INDEPENDENT, 4/24).
