Ticket Turmoil Clouds WWE SmackDown Riyadh Ahead of Royal Rumble

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The January 30 SmackDown in Riyadh announced 18,000 fans but wide shots showed many empty seats, blamed on ticketing mismanagement and a booming secondary market that priced out local fans; resale prices reportedly jumped from 80 Riyals to over 1,012 Riyals, prompting calls for WWE to intervene before the Royal Rumble.
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