Saudi Arabia hosts first female WWE match
By AFP
04 November 2019 |
2:17 pm
Dressed demurely in black leggings and unflattering baggy t-shirts, rather than their trademark low-cut bikini tops, WWE superstars Natalya and Lacey Evans star in the first ever women's wrestling match in Saudi Arabia at King Fahd stadium, the latest unlikely event in the kingdom as it attempts to shrug off an ultra-conservative image.
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