The appearance of American wrestler Randy Orton, wearing the shemagh, attracted attention from five foreign media outlets following his match against his compatriot Cody Rhodes at the 'Crown Jewel 2026' show, held in the capital Riyadh on Saturday.
The American site 'Wrestle Zone' highlighted the scene in a report titled 'Randy Orton wears the Saudi head covering after a bloody encounter at Crown Jewel', noting that the wrestler interacted with the Saudi audience after his loss, insisting on wearing the shemagh and taking photos in front of the fans amidst their cheers.
For his part, the site 'Ring Side News', under the headline 'Randy Orton wears the Arab shemagh after a bloody encounter at Crown Jewel', clarified that the American wrestler, despite bleeding during the match, stopped to salute the crowd before wearing the shemagh as he left the ring, a scene that drew attention after the encounter.
The site 'TGR Wrestling' dedicated a subheading to the incident stating 'Randy Orton wears the Saudi shemagh after Crown Jewel 2026', mentioning that a fan presented the shemagh to Orton, who placed it on his head and stood in front of the crowd to take photos, before removing it, kissing it, and handing it to the referee to return it to its owner.
In the same context, the site 'ITR Wrestling' shed light on Orton's behavior under the headline 'An emotional gesture from Randy Orton after his match with Cody Rhodes', covering the wrestler wearing the red and white Saudi shemagh and kissing it before returning it to the fan who gave it to him, a scene that followed the end of the television broadcast of the match.
The spread of the scene extended to the American platform 'AOL', which republished the report from 'Wrestle Zone', highlighting Orton's appearance in the Saudi shemagh and his interaction with the crowd in Riyadh.
The incident came after Orton's loss to Rhodes in an 'Last Man Standing' match, which featured exciting events inside the ring, before the American wrestler's gesture towards the Saudi crowd turned into media material circulated by foreign sites, highlighting the presence of the Saudi shemagh at one of the most prominent professional wrestling shows.
Source: Arriyadiyah newspaper
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