WWE has announced that the 175 WWE Superstars, production crew, and staff have returned to the United States.
PWInsider reports the the WWE Superstars and others landed at JFK Airport in New York City. Unfortunately for some superstars heading back home down south through Atlanta, they were delayed further and missed their connecting flights.
WWE had Atlas Air, the operator of the charter flight, release a statement concerning the delay in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
“A chartered passenger flight operated by Atlas Air is currently delayed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia due to a mechanical issue. The flight was scheduled to depart at 3:00 AM AST on Nov. 1. Our top priority is always to ensure our passengers arrive safely and on time at their destination. The aircraft is being repaired and will be inspected and certified before returning to service to transport our passengers to their final destination. We regret that operational disruptions delayed the flight and apologize to our passengers who were inconvenienced.”
Due to the delay in Saudi Arabia, the WWE Superstars were not able to make it to the taping of Friday Night SmackDown in Buffalo, New York. NXT talent were flown in for the show and put together a well-received show with the WWE talent that didn’t go over to Saudi Arabia.
A number of superstars took to social media to express their happiness about returning back to the United States.
https://twitter.com/NatbyNature/status/1190672187046465541?s=20
🇺🇸 Brother
— Miro (@ToBeMiro) November 2, 2019
https://twitter.com/MontezFordWWE/status/1190672843115249664?s=20
https://twitter.com/KarlAndersonWWE/status/1190676637878235137?s=20