Report: Talent Scared By Reports Of WWE Sale To Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund

WWE talent have been reacting to reports that a sale of WWE to the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund has been agreed in principle.

Reports overnight noted that WWE being sold to the Saudi PIF has been agreed and the company will become private under the new ownership. The takeover has not been completed as of yet, though, as WWE need to provide notice to shareholders and other parties. New reports have since emerged, denying that an agreement in principle has been reached.

Speaking about the news on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted he could not confirm if a sale had been completed but everybody at Tuesday night's taping of NXT was "scared" due to the uncertainty in the organisation.

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful also could not confirm that a sale had been agreed but he stated during a live stream that talent are "p****d off."

"I can tell you one thing. I know talent is p****d off. Real p****d off. Really really mad. Really dejected. Really frustrated. And this is all based on rumours. This is not official, nothing like that," he said.

Furthermore, Fightful Select noted no talents have asked for their release as of yet. Sean Ross Sapp later added that multiple wrestlers have told him they will leave the company if WWE are purchased by PIF.

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