— WWE commentators were given a list of rules for The Greatest Royal Rumble and Jerry Lawler went on record to state that the company actually gave them a booklet on what they could and couldn’t say. One of the topics that the announcers were told not to mention was the Sami Zayn situation, according to Wrestling Observer Radio. Zayn as reported before was not at the event due to his Syrian background.
— It was also mentioned on the show that the Saudi Prince requested that the “announcer with the crown” and the “announcer with the black hat” work the event, which obviously refers to Lawler and Jim Ross. That is likely why Ross and Lawler were first advertised as being the announcers for the show before the company decided to change things up and place them on the Kick Off Show instead.