Wrestling Tonight: WWE SAUDI TRAVEL WARNING HANGS OVER CROWN JEWEL | WORLDS COLLIDE GOES LIVE vs. AEW, WWE-TNA COOLS, SAMI ZAYN'S TITLE PLAN, CMLL 93 & AEW'S PARAMOUNT FUTURE | 216

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Episode 216 of Wrestling Tonight begins with WWE reportedly discussing the developing situation in Saudi Arabia after the United States State Department updated its Level 3 travel advisory and again advised Americans to reconsider travel. Crown Jewel remains scheduled for November 7 in Riyadh, but with regional tensions rising, we look at WWE's history in Saudi Arabia and why the company will likely move forward unless circumstances force a change.

WWE x AAA Worlds Collide also appears headed for a live YouTube broadcast after days of uncertainty. The current plan has the show beginning at 8 p.m. ET from the Allstate Arena, one hour after AEW All Out begins, with more than 11,000 tickets already distributed.

The WWE-TNA partnership appears to be cooling off heading into Bound for Glory, while Sami Zayn's second WWE Championship reign is beginning to take shape with Kevin Owens, CM Punk, Gunther, Finn Balor, Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton all positioned around the title picture.

CMLL's 93rd Anniversary show saw Persephone retain the CMLL World Women's Championship, while Místico defeated longtime rival Averno in a mask vs. hair match and remained undefeated in Lucha de Apuestas competition.

Marigold also wrapped up the 2026 Dream Star Grand Prix, with Victoria Yuzuki defeating Rea Seto in the final at Korakuen Hall. Seto also scored a major upset earlier in the night by eliminating Mayu Iwatani in the quarterfinals.

Elsewhere, Paramount Skydance's proposed Warner Bros. Discovery merger moved another step closer, MLW landed a new Tubi rights deal, the Tessa Blanchard situation became increasingly messy, Dragon Lee and Dralistico reportedly have contracts coming due, WWE revealed the full 14-team Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic field, and AJ Styles' podcast ended after only seven months.

Plus, we preview another packed week across Raw, NXT, AEW Dynamite, TNA Impact, SmackDown, Collision, AAA and NWA, before looking ahead to AEW All Out, WWE & AAA Worlds Collide, NJPW Destruction in Kobe, MLP Northern Rising, Money in the Bank, TNA Bound for Glory, AEW WrestleDream and everything else coming up on the wrestling calendar.

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