Riyadh: In a historic development, Saudi Arabia on Thursday (local time) hosted the country's first-ever women’s wrestling match.
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) stars Lacey Evans and Natalya competed against each other in the capital city at the Crown Jewel tournament.
Canadian-American Natalya, who is also two-time women’s WWE champion thrashed Evans, who is a U.S. Marines veteran.
After the match was concluded, 'Queen of Harts' Natalya and 'Southern Sassy Belle' Evans shared a tearful embrace as fans gave them a standing ovation.
Interestingly, the WWE stars had to ditch their usual wrestling attire due to strict rules on women's dress in the Middle Eastern nation. The duo wore bodysuits that covered their arms and legs for the match.
Earlier, on October 10, in another groundbreaking decision, the gulf nation had announced that they would allow women to join the military.
Recently, the KSA had also declared that a man and a woman would be allowed to share a hotel room without proof of marriage.
Intrestingly, KSA also removed their law according to which a woman had to prove a man’s consent to obtain a passport or for travelling abroad.
